Features Archive May 2021
Reserved Seats in PNG: Lessons Learnt
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of three countries without a single woman in parliament. Two previous attempts to increase women’s representation in PNG’s parliament were unsuccessful.
Burning Ambition: Timor-Leste’s Waste Management Problem
Fifty kilometres east of Dili is the site of one of Timor-Leste’s most renowned scuba diving locations.
SICCI Partners with PHAMA Plus, CEMA to Deliver Training for Farmers in Makira
Twenty (20) rural farmers and entrepreneurs in Makira/Ulawa Province are now equipped with the relevant knowledge to produce good and quality Copra and Cocoa to meet requirement needed in exporting their products.
A Cultural Basis for Development in Solomon Islands
Early interactions between Solomon Islanders and the global economic system, such as through early explorers, labour recruiters, traders, planters, missionaries, and colonial administrators left a negative impression on many locals.
Australia Helps Timber Growers on Kolombangara
Australia’s Strongnim Bisnis is working with Kolombangara Forest Products Limited (KFPL) to support small timber growers (out-growers) on Kolombangara in Western Province, boosting the sustainable forestry sector and providing local communities with new jobs and more income.
How to Respond to Fiji’s COVID-19 Health Crisis
On 18 April 2021, Fiji marked 365 days since the last case of COVID-19 ‘outside of border quarantine transmission’.
Malaita Communities Certified in Emergency Response
The Malaita Provincial Disaster Office successfully certified 25 community leaders in Emergency Response Training (ERT), which will give communities the ability to assist authorities and carry out their own assessments in a disaster response event.
SICCI Delivers 4th Directorship Programme
As an organization that strives to achieve excellence in corporate governance, the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is again delivering the Essential to Directorship Programme.
