Helena Goldie Hospital will complete its 110th year of service to the communities of Solomon Islands next year (2013). From its humble beginning in 1903 with a small leaf-house on Kokeqolo Hill, it has grown to the present size of 68-bedded, secondary level care hospital, catering to a population of over 26,000 within the Western Province [...] » Read More
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Helena Goldie Hospital – “healing hands”
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012Australian aid target down but increase to the Pacific
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012The Pacific Institute of Public Policy reports that the Australian government’s target for increasing aid as a percentage of the national economy has been pushed back, but the 2012-13 budget sees aid to the Pacific region increasing modestly to $1.17 billion in, up from $1.16 billion in 2011-12. In most cases, the changes at the country level are [...] » Read More
Illegal logging remains a problem for Solomon Islands
Monday, April 16th, 2012With the logging industry being such a significant economic factor in the Solomon Islands, weak governance can lead to all kinds of problems. These can include illegal or uncontrolled exploitation of the resource, misclassification, smuggling, and corruption. This can lead to loss of government revenue, environmental degradation, diminished livelihoods for local people and the erosion [...] » Read More
Pacific Seasonal Workers Pilot Scheme
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Pacific seasonal workers come to Australia each year to undertake a range of horticulture related work such as harvesting fruit, vegetables and nuts, pruning trees and vines, thinning, planting, and working in on-farm packing sheds. Pacific seasonal workers are recruited from Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu to work [...] » Read More
The Melanesian demographic dilemma
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011Statistics give a window on the demographic challenge facing Melanesia. More than half the population is under 24. Across the Pacific, Melanesia has the highest growth rates both in terms of population (average is 2.0 per cent) and urbanisation. The Solomon Islands, for instance, shows an urban growth rate of 4.7 per cent as apposed [...] » Read More
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