Part 1 By Mr. Frank Zhou, Team Leader of China Medical Team in NRH of Solomon Islands Dear readers of Solomon Islands, the 1st China Medical Team in Solomon Islands has worked in National Referral Hospital for over 9 months. Over this period, we acquired a good understanding of the public hospital system in this…
ALL good people of Solomon Islands, at midnight tonight, this year 2022, will come to an end. And we thank God for what the year has been to all of us. We must acknowledge, however, that the year was full of health issues, economic challenges, struggles and difficulties. But through the love and goodness of…
A commentary By MOFFAT MAMU THE 2022 festive season and the arrival of 2023 have been celebrated with much excitement. December is always a time when many working people and students look forward to having a well-deserved break after 11 months of stress and hard work. Most often head to their villages to be united…
Happy New Year, my dear readers! At the very beginning of a new year, what is your New Year resolution? I hope it is a better health condition! Last time we covered life style intervention on prevention and treatment of hypertension (limit alcohol consumption and increase work-out). This time, we would go through some mild…
Solomon Islands has been a member of the United Nations since its independence. The United Nations designated 9th December as the International Anti-Corruption Day after the passage of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption on October 31st, 2003. This Convention entered into force in…
There seem to be no sense of direction in the government of Western Province since the dissolution of the provincial assembly in June 2022. This is because for over 5 months there has been no care-taker government in the Province until after the provincial elections of 14th December 2022. Only the Deputy Provincial Secretary has…
By Tess Newton Cain* Tensions are high in Fiji ahead of the elections to be held on December 14th. Pre-polling has commenced for some voters, and campaigning has been in full swing for some time. Opposition parties continue to point to what they see as constraints on the process. In addition, the Electoral Commission is…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) commends Justice Keniapisia for his bravery and commitment to upholding the law and processes and judicial procedure of the independent, sovereign democratic state of Solomon Islands, the right of the resource owners who are the citizens of this country to be heard in our court systems. It is very disturbing that…
Since Solomon Islands and China established diplomatic relations three years ago, China has become the largest infrastructure cooperation partner and reliable development partner of Solomon Islands. In July 2022, China-Pacific Island Countries Poverty Alleviation and Cooperative Development Center was officially launched in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, which is an important measure taken by China to support…
By Kelly Durrant and Phoebe Ryan The overturning of Roe versus Wade is a huge setback for reproductive rights in the United States, and worldwide. But closer to home, there are many countries in Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbourhood where access to legal, safe abortion care has never been available. The US now joins El Salvador, Nicaragua…