Politics Archive November 2022
MRD PS Attends Workshop on CDF & Anti-Money Laundering in New Zealand
The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr. Samson Viulu has attended a regional workshop on Constituency Development Funds (CDFs) and Anti-Money Laundering in Wellington, New Zealand from 28-29 November, 2022.
Canada’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Presents Letter of Introduction to Government
The High Commissioner of Canada to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Mr. Mark Glauser has presented his letter of introduction to the government in Honiara on Wednesday (23rd November 2022).
What Can We Learn from Botswana?
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says Solomon Islands can learn a lot from Botswana’s economic journey, formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
Ground Breaking Ceremony Signifies Tina Project is Moving
Major construction work on the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) is moving ahead this month following the official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday 2nd November, at the project site in Central Guadalcanal.