Welcome To Solomon Islands In Focus

As a long­time friend of the Solomon Islands, let me say the aim of this website is to bring you news about the Solomon Islands, promote tourism to the "Happy Isles” and generate donations for causes in the Solomons that will provide income for charitable institutions dependent on aid and help to give much needed money for local craftsmen and women.

I would encourage you to see for yourself a most unique and different part of the world and meet friendly, hospitable people while enjoying the sheer delights and beauty of a easy accessible Pacific paradise.

The Challenges Faced By Disabled Youths In The Solomon Islands

Speaking on the first day of a Regional Conference on Disability recently held in Nadi, Fiji, Mr. Charlie Maeke from the Solomon Islands told the audience from the Pacific Youth Regional Forum on Disability of the many challenges and obstacles, including discrimination, faced by disabled youths, like himself, in getting access to skills development and entrepreneurship due to discriminatory treatment at home.

Mr. Maeke went on to say that accessibility to education and employment opportunities for youths with disabilities in the Solomon Islands is a challenge.  He also reported that it was equally a challenge for youths with disabilities to access scholarships for the TVET program and getting enrolled to the program because priority is given to young people without a disability.

TRUST AND CONFIDENCE OF EMPLOYERS IN YOUTH@WORK PROGRAMMES NEEDED TO EMPLOY MORE YOUTHS

Honiara :  6  May 2017
Letter to the Editors,  Island Sun and Solomon Star Newspapers.
Last week the Youth @Work organisation elaborated on the process of its Y@W internship programmes.
The organization’s presentation before an invited audience of local employers gave an overview of the successful and vitally important work that has been done in the educational practices aimed at developing work skills and preparing young people to be confident individuals.
What is clearly needed, however, is for robust participation by employers to offer youths work opportunities by providing positive internship partnerships.
One Y@W graduate has been successfully employed by BSP Banking Group but far more employers need to make similar opportunities available to other worthy Y@W graduates.
Congratulations to Y@W for the vitally important work it does as an organisation.

GLOBAL CORRUPTION INDEX

PNG improves ranking in global corruption index

Quoting Radio New Zealand International – 23 February 2018

“Papua New Guinea has improved its ranking in Transparency International's newly released global corruption index.

“The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.

“It uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.

“With a score of just 29, PNG is ranked at 135th, which is still an improvement of 15 places over five years.

“The only other Pacific Island countries in this year's rankings are Vanuatu at 71st with a score of 43, and Solomon Islands at 85th with 39.

“New Zealand was ranked the top country, with 89 points.

“Somalia was ranked last.

Copyright:  RNZI     (All Rights Reserved)

Solomons government pledges to build 5000 new homes.

Honiara :  10 August 2015

"The Solomon Islands government says it will build 5000 new homes over the next four years, as part of its commitment to helping Solomon Islanders achieve a better standard of living.

"The Skyline Investment Group, through the Solomon Islands Development Corporation, is to build the new homes.

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