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"People need to know their rights": What Solomon Islands youth want from leaders
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (498+ words) LESS corruption. More transparency. Development that reaches rural villages, not just urban centers. These are the demands of young Solomon Islanders in a governance survey, and unless political leaders start listening, the next election may be their last benefit of…...
Tonga, UNICEF report highlights kids hit hard by poverty
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (482+ words) A QUARTER of Tonga's children live in multidimensional poverty, according to a new report released by Tonga and UNICEF. The youngest children and those in rural communities face the greatest hardships The report, Multidimensional Child Poverty in Tonga, found that…...
Survey finds Samoa youth feel shut out of political processes
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (658+ words) A RECENT governance survey has laid bare a disconnect between Samoa's political leadership and its people. The majority of respondents believe leaders only look after the wealthy, that development benefits are unfairly distributed, and that only a select few " chiefs,…...
Vodafone Kiribati: Driving Digital Connectivity and Inclusion in the Pacific
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (175+ words) Doing this in a country stretched across 3. 5 million square kilometres is no mean feat, and the positive flow-on effects are felt across the board in education, healthcare, economic development, and perhaps most important of all " financial inclusion. Every new connection…...
Vanuatu government vehicles fail road tests
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (172+ words) ONLY one in five government vehicles in Port Vila has passed roadworthiness inspections this year, according to data from the Public Works Department. Roadworthiness inspector, Hilton Matamalele, confirmed that just 20 per cent of government vehicles met the required standards, highlighting…...
Manele supports Zimbabwe's security council bid
3+ mon, 23+ hour ago (247+ words) SOLOMON Islands will support Zimbabwe's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele met Zimbabwe's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Professor Amon Murwira, in Honiara to confirm support for the African nation's 20272028 council bid. Manele…...
Violent, often disproportionate repression" in New Caledonia
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (716+ words) FRANCE's national human rights body has detailed violations of human rights and "violent, often disproportionate repression" by French security forces during the 2024 crisis in New Caledonia, which pitted Kanak protestors against thousands of French gendarmes and police. Meanwhile, deep underlying…...
Palau people to decide fate of refugees
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (192+ words) PALAU will decide by referendum whether to allow deportees from the United States to settle in the tiny North Pacific state. The Senate blocked a deal agreed between President Surangel Whipps and his US counterpart Donald Trump to resettle 75 deportees…...
Solomons airline spreads wings to PNG
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (188+ words) SOLOMON Islands" national carrier will introduce flights to Papua New Guinea, allowing connections to China. Weekly flights to Port Vila, Vanuatu, will resume on March 30 with connections to Auckland " ostensibly due to increased demand from island workers employed on New…...
TE RAN AE E MANO, E MOA MAN TE MWEENGA (Safe Water Starts at Home): "How Kiritimati's Nei Baneawa Women Are Leading the Way" - Islands Business
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (334+ words) On Kiritimati Island, clean water is more than a basic need " it's a community effort. Thanks to the leadership of Nei Baneawa Women's Association, families across the island are learning how to treat their water safely using bucket filters. The…...