His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Albert Palmer, last week reiterated his call to have legal education introduced into the school curriculum. During his address at the start of this year’s legal sessions, Sir Albert called on the community to…
Radio New Zealand reported last week that the head of the Kiribati tourism authority believed being added to China’s list of approved destinations would be a game-changer. The announcement came after the Kiribati president Taneti Maamau visited Beijing and signed…
The Solomon Island economy is still largely dependent on agriculture and forestry, albeit with a growing reduction in round log exports, and fisheries. A large proportion of the population is rural or village-based; as a result, a large percentage of…
A story which featured in the online publication ‘Solomon Times’ yesterday, Thursday, told the story of a young Solomon Islander girl who left for New Zealand in 2018 and became a Pacific Cooperation Foundation intern in order to pursue a…
The young musicians of the local Piano Association (PASI) have had two-weeks of professional help from the trio of UK musicians known as the Dionysus Ensemble. During the past fortnight they were given instrument instruction under expert guidance, shown how…
I have written recently about the need for youths to enter into agriculture and stimulate their income and to create greater economic opportunities in the informal sector. I believe it is fair to say, however, that the youth in rural…
Many youths in the rural areas of Solomon Islands are unemployed and the idea of creating a productive vegetable garden to support themselves and their families might be a daunting task without money and the tools to make a start.…
Would readers agree that youth unemployment is one of the socioeconomic policy challenges facing the Solomon Islands Government’s economic growth and development today? Unless this problem is amicably addressed, it will hinder the country’s ambition to reduce poverty and attain…
The professional musicians of the Dionysus Ensemble who are in Honiara giving instrument training and music education to the young, talented musicians of the Solomon Islands Piano Association (PASI) have just 5 more days before they will leave and return…