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By Charley Piringi, Gina Maka’a, and Ofani Eremae For his constituents in Guadalcanal’s remote Weather Coast, the new road promised by Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Bradley Tovosia could have been life-changing. But there’s one big problem: it’s headed the wrong way. First announced by Tovosia in 2021,…
The latest Solomon Islander to be conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) has attributed his journey to the positive networks he had developed over the years. Dr Derek Futaiasi was conferred his PhD at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, through the School of Regulation and Global Governance,…
by Charley Piringi Illegal gold mining activities in the Central Guadalcanal region of the Solomon Islands is affecting the health of a local river and traditional Indigenous ways of life. “Eat like a king, and sleep like a rat!” This is a common phrase in the Central Guadalcanal region in the…
By Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka At a graduation ceremony at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on Sunday, 14 May 2023, Charles Olovikabo was conferred with a Master of Law degree. When his name was called, the young Birao lad from the highlands of Guadalcanal walked on to the stage with…
by Ofani Eremae Villagers fight to reclaim stolen logs from Gov’t & Asian logger AT Korona logging base on San Jorge island in Solomon Islands’ Isabel province, the logging machinery lay quiet. Except for the movement of three local security guards, the silence in this once bustling log pond was deafening.…
