Features Archive January 2023
PALM Continues to Offer Lifeline for Many Solomon Islanders
For local workers such as Andrew Pandavisu, the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme has offered a life-line for his family and community.
Corruption In Solomon Islands Often Pushed Under the Carpet: CPI Report
The Solomon Islands has come through very challenging times since Independence and the link and the role that Corruption in the Public Sector and the Private Sector plays in social disorder, conflicts, poverty, human rights abuses, and gender equality is often underplayed or pushed under the carpet, or, in our case, custom weaved mats.
A New Beginning – for Education, and Beyond
January is always a most peculiar month.
Kava Haus Solomon: YECSI Most Improved Male Entrepreneur 2022
This is a highlight story of Aldrin Olava Piohite who is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands and also the winner of the 2022 YECSI Most Improved Male Entrepreneur award.
MRD Taking Good Governance Seriously: Minister Kopu
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) is taking “good governance” very seriously as it embarks on steps to strengthening the governance of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) implementation and administration with the formulation of the first ever Solomon Islands Constituency Development (SICD) Policy.
Pacific Predictions: A Look Ahead to 2023
As the new year gets underway, there is much to anticipate in the Pacific islands region. Whether it is politics, economics, Pacific regionalism or the impacts of geostrategic competition, there is no shortage of fodder for discussion and analysis.
