AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEducation & Innovation: SINU Open Day 2026 in Honiara saw the Faculty of Education and Humanities win Best Booth (coconut tree theme with a Tomoko canoe) and the SEWA Student Association take Best Cultural Performance for panpipes, under “Creating Your Future: Education, Skills and Innovation for a GREAT Solomon Islands.” Carbon Markets Safeguards: Live and Learn Solomon Islands launched the RISE forest carbon policy project (Rights, Integrity, Safeguards and Equity) to strengthen rules for community-owned forest carbon projects, with local land rights and fair benefit-sharing at the core. Scholarships & Skills Pipeline: Government is preparing a fully funded initiative sending 1,000 students to China, starting with 200 later this year, targeting areas like agriculture, fisheries, healthcare, roads, renewable energy and IT. Payments Tech: The Central Bank of Solomon Islands launched Instant Funds Transfer via SOLATS, enabling faster transfers between participating banks (initial limit SBD5,000). Regional Geohazards: Pacific partners met in Honiara to push coordinated earthquake and tsunami resilience, focusing on better monitoring, data sharing and investment for 2026–2030. Science & Culture: Ecologist Cynthia Malone is pursuing an Oxford PhD to advance “Decolonizing the Wild,” drawing on her work across Africa and the Solomon Islands.
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