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By Professor Transform Aqorau Vice Chancellor, SINU Former CEO, Parties to the Nauru Agreement For decades, the Pacific Islands region has been heavily reliant on donor funding to support development, governance, and capacity-building initiatives. While donor support has played a role in strengthening institutions, it has also created a dependency…
by Dr Joseph D. Foukona, University of Hawaii On 13 March 2025, the High Court of Solomon Islands ruled that the dismissal of Daniel Suidani in 2023 as a provincial member of Ward 5, Baegu-West Fataleka in Malaita Province, was invalid. This case started following Rollen Seleso, the former Minister…
On 30 November 2024, Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te embarked on a week-long visit to Taiwan’s three Pacific diplomatic allies: Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau. During the trip, Lai made a transit stop in Hawai‘i on the way to Marshall Islands and another transit stop in Guam between visits to Tuvalu and Palau.…
by Stephen Howes Recent articles by Matt Withers and Sophia Kagan have argued that (a) the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme suffers from unacceptable levels of worker exploitation, and (b) one solution is to allow PALM workers to move between employers. I have addressed the first claim elsewhere. In fact, when surveyed, workers overwhelmingly express…
By Ronald Toito’ona* It was described by many as one of the greatest beach soccer matches in Oceania history, between the two Oceania rivals – Solomon Islands ‘Bilikiki’ and ‘Tiki Toa’ of Tahiti. The Bilikiki narrowly lost 10-9 to Tiki Toa in a thrilling encounter at the OFC Beach Soccer…
By Patteson Warrick Lengakiki, Honiara As Solomon Islands reflects on the significant event of the Battle of Guadalcanal two months ago, it is timely to shed light on Operation Cleanslate, carried out on February 21, 1943. This critical operation involved a joint effort by Australia and the United States, securing…
By Gloria P. HongFormer Solomon Water Board Member The recent decision to repeal the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Act has raised significant concerns, particularly regarding its impact on Solomon Water. Contrary to what has been reported in the media, this decision was not made in the best interest of the authority.…
Transparency Solomon Islands commends the Auditor General David Dennis and his audit team for the successful completion of the COVID19 series of audit under the Government’s Letter of Intent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and calls on the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC), the Leadership Code Commission…
by Charlotte BedfordLast week, the New Zealand coalition government announced changes to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme’s policy settings, including the addition of Timor-Leste as a participating country. The changes are largely designed to reduce costs for RSE employers and support continued growth of the scheme. The annual RSE…
By Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme has been transformed over the last five years. In June 2019, there were 5,886 PALM visa holders in Australia. Five years later, in May 2024, there were 32,513, an increase of 450%. There are several factors behind…
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