Dear Editor, Please consider this letter. Yours sincerely, Frank Short It has been reported that the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison assured Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, during a telephone exchange between the two leaders on Monday this week that…
By Richard CurtinThe need for government to give attention to the situation of seasonal workers has been highlighted in two earlier Devpolicy blogs. This blog focuses on the problems Approved Employers in the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) are facing in…
Dear Editor, Please consider this letter. Australia’s minister for the Pacific, Alex Hawke, said his country was committed to tackling Covid-19 with its Pacific partners, as part of its Pacific step-up strategy. “We have never faced a challenge of the…
Dear EditorsPlease consider this piece. According to a news article published in the Island Sun newspaper today, Thursday, two cargo ships loaded with substantial medical supplies to help the Solomon Islands government keep up the fight against coronavirus, left the…
The most daunting announcement every public officer is anticipating is officially released today. The Solomon Islands government, through the Ministry of Public Service, has announced that due to the risks of COVID-19, it is scaling down its services. The announcement,…
Dear Editor, Please consider this letter. The news from the Solomon Islands today tells of an exodus from Honiara with hundreds of people returning to their home provinces following the declaration of a State of Public Emergency announced by the…
Dear Editor,Please consider this letter. A member of the nursing staff at theTigoa Nursing Home in Renbel Province has written to the Solomon Start newspaper describing the accommodation still being used after many years since being posted to the rural…
By Stephen Howes There is no part of Australian life that the current pandemic is not touching. Here are the some of the likely far-reaching implications for Australian aid. To start with, the pandemic and resulting economic fallout have thrown…
Dear Editor, Please consider this letter. In Papua New Guinea the Prime Minister, James Marape, said the country was desperate to get testing kits to test local people that were suspected of contracting coronavirus. He said a batch of testing…
Dear Editor, Please consider this letter. In the Solomon Islands there is a strong Christian community and where religious leaders can play an important part in relaying accurate information about coronavirus and the preventative measures and precautions brought in by…