REBUILDING A NATION Ten Years of the Solomon Islands -

RAMSI Partnership REBUILDING A NATION Ten Years of the Solomon Islands - RAMSI Partnership

Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands P.O Box 1931, Honiara, Solomon Islands T (+677) 36249 E [email protected] W www.ramsi.org © Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands Reinvigorated Aug 4 June Office of August National Gender Audit the Auditor New Elections Report of General Correctional conducted March Correctional March completes Centres smoothly Services of National open in Auki, without First of 134 new Solomon March Solomon Islands Government Malaita major police houses Islands launched in accounts on Province incidents. formally handed Special Clerk to the time within over to RSIPF Coordinator’s Honiara. National Niuean the legislated officers and Award for Parliament, Participating Achievements May deadline their families Women 2012 Taeasi Sanga Police Officer, of the Solomon for the first in Honiara by honours presented Australia Sisiliah August Islands-RAMSI time since RAMSI’s Police career public with RAMSI commits Puleheloto partnership Independence Accommodation RAMSI Police servant Ruth Special AUD500 tragically lost Aug 12 feature in an in 1978. Project. withdraw Liloqula for Coordinator’s million in its in the Tongan Fatal shooting of a exhibition on from the first her fearless Award for 2013/2014 ferry disaster Solomon Islander Community Peacekeeping at provincial commitment Women 2013 budget for April is farewelled on the outskirts worker Mayline United Nations police post to for services to RAMSI, Partnership by her RAMSI of Honiara. First Sese Toghoa Headquarters, as part of transparent the National guaranteeing Framework colleagues time in seven year receives New York. transition at and Parliament the Mission’s between the in a moving deployment that the the Special Buala, Isabel accountable August and the police July 24 Solomon Islands ceremony actions of RAMSI Coordinator’s May Province. Government. component th Award for government. RAMSI 10 Government and at RAMSI New Court personnel operating New RSIPF another Women 2011 Anniversary. RAMSI endorsed Headquarters, Complex in the line of duty Provincial four years for her work by both parties GBR. opens in result in the death of a Police in Solomon with grassroots and the Forum Auki, Malaita Solomon Islander. Headquarters Islands. communities. Ministerial jointly funded opens Standing by Solomon in Isabel Committee on Islands and Province. RAMSI. RAMSI. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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Rebuilding A Nation: Ten Years of the Solomon Islands – RAMSI Partnership © Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) 2013 www.ramsi.com

First Published 2013

University of the South Pacific Library Cataloguing-in-Publication data

Rebuilding a nation : ten years of the Solomon Islands – RAMSI partnership / RAMSI Public Affairs Unit. -- Honiara, Solomon Islands : Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), 2013.

104 p. ; 21 x 28 cm.

ISBN 978-982-9112-02-6

1. Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. 2. Peacekeeping Forces--Solomon Islands. 3. Australia—Foreign relations—Solomon Islands. 4. Solomon Islands—Foreign relations—Australia. 5. Solomon Islands—Politics and government—21st century. I. Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. Public Affairs Unit.

DU850.R43 2013 995.93

Cover photos Front: A young visitor to the RAMSI Outreach stall at the 2007 Auki Tradeshow, Malaita, displays RAMSI’s signature face paint design. (Qila Tuhanuku) Back: The children of Nuhu village farewell a RAMSI Outreach team after a Wakabaot Tok Tok in the Shortland Islands, March 2011. (Tom Perry)

Print: CanPrint, Canberra, Australia REBUILDING A NATION Ten Years of the Solomon Islands - RAMSI Partnership

Editor: Mary Louise O’Callaghan Reporter: Johnson Honimae WƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͗YŝůĂdƵŚĂŶƵŬƵ ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ

RAMSI Public Affairs Unit would like to thank all those who have contributed to Rebuilding a Nation. In particular the authors of the various chapters for their excellent contributions. Thanks must also go to all those, both Solomon Islanders and RAMSI personnel past and present, who so generously gave of their time, thoughts and experiences, in the many interviews conducted during our research for this book and to the various photographers including Jeremy Miller, Tom Perry and Adrian Richardson who have contributed so much to the RAMSI photographic library over the past ten years. contents

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Tuiloma Neroni Slade O.S. ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ'ĞŶĞƌĂů WĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵ

1 Message from the Prime Minister

dĞŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽŽŶϮϰ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ;ZD^/Ϳ͕ĐĂŵĞƚŽŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐƵŶĚĞƌĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŵĂŶĚĂƚĞ ƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌĂŌĞƌĂůŵŽƐƚĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞƚŚŶŝĐƐƚƌŝĨĞƚŚĂƚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŽŶ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͘ dŽĚĂLJ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƐƚĂŶĚƐƚĂůůŝŶƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐĂƐǁĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĂĚĞĐĂĚĞŽĨƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ͘ ZD^/͛Ɛ,ĞůƉĞŵ&ƌĞŶŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŚĂƐƵŶĚĞŶŝĂďůLJƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŚĞĨŽƌƚƵŶĞƐŽĨĂƉůƵŵŵĞƟŶŐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĂƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐŶĂƟŽŶĚĂƌƟŶŐ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĂƚĂŶŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞƉĂĐĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ͕ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĂŶŽƌĚĞƌůLJƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ dŚĞƐƵƉƌĞŵĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨZD^/ŝƐĂŶĚŵƵƐƚďĞĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĞīŽƌƚƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚĞĚďLJƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞďŝƌƚŚ ŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘/ƚƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚĂƚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵͲĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŶŽƚĂƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŽĂůůŽƵƌƉƌŽďůĞŵƐͲŽīĞƌƐĂǁŽƌŬĂďůĞĐŚŽŝĐĞ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨŵLJĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ some ten years ago. ĚĞĐĂĚĞŽŶŝƚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŽĨůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚƌŝĚĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƌĞŚƵŐĞůLJŝŶĚĞďƚĞĚ ƚŽƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘>ŝĨĞŚĂƐƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽŶŽƌŵĂůĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŐĂŝŶƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚƐŝŶĐĞ:ƵůLJϮϰϮϬϬϯ͘ dŚĞůĂƐƚϭϴŵŽŶƚŚƐďĞƐƚĞŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐǁĞŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂƐǁĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJŚŽƐƚĞĚƚŚĞ&ĞƐƟǀĂůŽĨWĂĐŝĮĐƌƚƐ͕ƚŚĞKĐĞĂŶŝĂ &ŽŽƚďĂůůŽŶĨĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶtŽƌůĚƵƉƋƵĂůŝĮĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞϳϱthŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞĂƩůĞŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐǀŝƐŝƚŽĨƚŚĞƵŬĞĂŶĚƵĐŚĞƐƐ ŽĨĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞĞǀĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚĂďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉŽĨƐƚƌŽŶŐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐĂůŵŽƐƚϭϭƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŝŶϮϬϭϭ͘ ƐZD^/ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƐŚŝŌƐŐĞĂƌǁĞĂƌĞĂůƐŽĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƚĂĐŬƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƚŚĞĚƌĂǁĚŽǁŶŽĨZD^/ĂŶĚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůůĐĂƌƌLJŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ͘DLJƉĞŽƉůĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚƐŚĂǀĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ ƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĂůŽĨƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚŽĨZD^/ĂŶĚĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJƚŽŵŽǀĞŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ /ǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽƚŚĂŶŬƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͕&ŝũŝ͕dŽŶŐĂĂŶĚWĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂǁŚŽŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚŽĨZD^/͘ ƐĂĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂƐƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŶĞŵĂŶLJĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĂŶĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨZD^/ŝŶŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ŚĂƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƚŚĞǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐĂŶĚŐůŽďĂůůLJ͘ EŽǁƚŚĂƚZD^/ŚĂƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƉŚĂƐĞ͕ŵLJĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƐƟůůŶĞĞĚƐƚŚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŽƵƌƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐƚŽďƵŝůĚŽŶƚŚĞŐĂŝŶƐĂŶĚŵĂƉŽƵƚ ĂŶĞǁƉĂƚŚǁĂLJĨŽƌŽƵƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ hŶƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůLJƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŚĂƐŚĞůƉĞĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŽƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐƚŚŝƐĨĂƌďƵƚ/ĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŚŝƐƐĂŵĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝůůĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƚŚŝƐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶŝƚƐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ĂŶĚŝŶŝƚƐŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ͘ /ƚŝƐƚŚĞĚƌĞĂŵŽĨĞǀĞƌLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƚŽůŝǀĞŝŶĂƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŽƵƐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ĂŶĚŚĂǀĞĞƋƵĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌũŽďƐĂŶĚĂĚĞĐĞŶƚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͘ƐĂ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁĞĂƌĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽƚŚŽƐĞŐŽĂůƐĂŶĚǁĞŚŽƉĞƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨŽƵƌƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ Ɛ/ŚĂǀĞƐĂŝĚŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐͲZD^/͛ƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƚĂƐŬďŽƵŶĚŶŽƚƟŵĞďŽƵŶĚ͘ /ŶĐůŽƐŝŶŐĂůůŽǁŵĞƚŽƚŚĂŶŬĂůůWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵŵĞŵďĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽZD^/͘KŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨĂůů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ/ƚŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵĨŽƌĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨŽƵƌďĞůŽǀĞĚĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ /ĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƚŚŝƐŬůĞƚƚŽĂůů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐĂŶĚZD^/ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂƐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĚĞĐĂĚĞŽĨƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŚĂƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂĮƌŵĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŶĂƟŽŶ͘

,ŽŶ'ŽƌĚŽŶĂƌĐLJ>ŝůŽ WƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ

2 Message from the Special Coordinator

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EŝĐŚŽůĂƐŽƉƉĞů ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ   Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

3 ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞĂĐůƵƚĐŚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚůŽĐĂůŵĞĚŝĂ͕ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŝƌĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽŶϮϰ:ƵůLJ͕ϮϬϬϯ͕ŶĞǁůLJĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕EŝĐŬtĂƌŶĞƌ;ĐĞŶƚƌĞͿ͕ǁĂƚĐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌ ŽĨZD^/͛ƐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͕ĞŶDĐĞǀŝƩ;ůĞŌͿƉůĞĚŐĞƐ ZD^/ǁŝůůǁŽƌŬŝŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚŽƐĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŚŽ ůŽŶŐƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƟŽŶϷƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĂŌĞƌĂůŵŽƐƚŚĂůĨůŽŶŐƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĂŌĞƌĂůŵŽƐƚŚĂůĨ ĂĚĞĐĂĚĞŽĨĐŝǀŝůĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͘

4 WHY RAMSI? dŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĐĂŵĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͕ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŝŶŶĞĞĚ͘/ƚƐĂƌƌŝǀĂů͕ƐŚŽƌƚůLJĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĂLJƐŽĨĚĂǁŶƐƚƌƵĐŬƚŚĞƚĂƌŵĂĐŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƌƉŽƌƚŽŶdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϰ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͕ǁĂƐĂŶĞǀĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŚĂƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨĂŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ dŚĞƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐĞĂŶĚĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƐĨƌŽŵƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ŽŽŬ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕&ŝũŝ͕<ŝƌŝďĂƟ͕EĂƵƌƵ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͕WĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂ͕^ĂŵŽĂ͕dŽŶŐĂĂŶĚsĂŶƵĂƚƵ ǁŚŽƉŽƵƌĞĚŽīƚŚĞ,ĞƌĐƵůĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂŝƌĐƌĂŌƚŚĂƚĚĂLJĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĚĂLJƐƚŚĂƚĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ͕ǁŽƵůĚĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJĂŵĂƐƐŽǀĞƌϮϬϬϬ͘/ŶǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ZD^/ͲƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐͲŚĂĚ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐĂŶĚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ďĞĞŶďƌŽƵŐŚƚŝŶƚŽďĞŝŶŐ͘ >ĞĚďLJǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶĚŝƉůŽŵĂƚ͕EŝĐŬtĂƌŶĞƌ͕ǁŚŽĂǁĞĞŬĞĂƌůŝĞƌŚĂĚďĞĞŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ZD^/ƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞů ǁĞƌĞŐƌĞĞƚĞĚďLJƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂĚŇŽĐŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐƚŽǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂĚďĞĞŶƐŽ ĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞůLJƉƌĂLJŝŶŐĨŽƌ͕ĮŶĂůůLJƌĞĂĐŚƚŚĞŝƌƐŚŽƌĞƐ͘

“The atmosphere in Honiara at the time was one of desperateness. Ordinary Solomon Islanders were in a real jam. They didn’t have access to running water in their homes, kids stopped going to school because teachers stopped going to teach. The whole society was grinding to a halt.” Dorothy Wickham, Founding CEO, One Television dŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĨĂĐŝŶŐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞǁĞƌĞŵĂŶLJĂŶĚƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ͘dŚĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŶŽǁƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚƵŶĨĞƩĞƌĞĚĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŽǀĞƌƚŽŽŬ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵϭϵϵϴƚŽϮϬϬϯ͕ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůLJƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞůŽŶŐƐŝŵŵĞƌŝŶŐĞƚŚŶŝĐƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůĂŶĚDĂůĂŝƚĂ͘džƉůŽŝƚĞĚďLJƵŶƐĐƌƵƉƵůŽƵƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞůĞĚƚŽĂĐŽƵƉŝŶϮϬϬϬ͕ƚŚĞǁŝĚĞͲ ƐĐĂůĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĂŶĚƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĂƚŚƐŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞǀŝƌƚƵĂůĐŽůůĂƉƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚĂŶĂůŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ďƌĞĂŬĚŽǁŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕ůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂůŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘ŌĞƌĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĐŝǀŝůƵŶƌĞƐƚ͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƚƐ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŚĂĚĐĞĂƐĞĚƚŽĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͘ŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶǁĂƐǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚ͘WƵďůŝĐĮŶĂŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŝŶƌƵŝŶĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďĂƐŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶǁĞƌĞŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ /ŶƉƌŝůϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞƚŚĞŶWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕^ŝƌůůĂŶ<ĞŵĂŬĞnjĂ͕ƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚŚŝƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌƵƌŐĞŶƚƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚŝƐƟŵĞ ƚŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞĨƌŽŵƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂǁĂƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘/Ŷ:ƵŶĞ͕^ŝƌůůĂŶǁĂƐŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽĂŶďĞƌƌĂƚŽĨŽƌŵĂůůLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƚŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƚŽŚŝƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͗ĂŶŽīĞƌŽĨ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƚŚĞŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕:ŽŚŶ,ŽǁĂƌĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚƐĞĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂůĞĂĚĂŶĚĨƵŶĚĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ mission. >ĂƚĞƌ:ŽŚŶ,ŽǁĂƌĚǁĂƐƚŽƐĂLJ͗͟ĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĐĂŵĞLJĞƚĂŐĂŝŶ͕/ŚĂĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŚĞǀŝĞǁŝŶƚŚĞůĞĂĚƵƉƚŽŽƵƌĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂĚ ƉƌŽďĂďůLJŵĂĚĞƚŚĞǁƌŽŶŐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶĞĂƌůŝĞƌ;ŝŶĚĞĐůŝŶŝŶŐƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚͿ͘/ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐǁĞƌĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŚĞŬĞLJƚŽ ŝƚƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ŶŽďŽĚLJĐŽƵůĚƐĂLJŝƚǁĂƐĂďŝƚŽĨƚŚĞŽůĚĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĞĚĐŽůŽŶŝĂůŝƐŵ͘͟

5 /ŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵ͕ĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽďĞůĞĚĂŶĚĨƵŶĚĞĚďLJƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞƵƉǁŝƚŚƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĨƌŽŵĂůů&ŽƌƵŵĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞǁĂƐ Mission ĞŶĚŽƌƐĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŝŬĞƚĂǁĂĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ&ŽƌƵŵ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐƐŝŐŶĞĚƵƉƚŽŝŶϮϬϬϬ͘dŚĞĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ To work together with the people and ƐƟƉƵůĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƐƵĐŚĂŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĐŽƵůĚŽŶůLJďĞƐĞŶƚƚŽĂŵĞŵďĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƵƉŽŶƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Government of Solomon Islands to ĂīĞĐƚĞĚŶĂƟŽŶ͘ build a secure, well-governed and dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞ&ŽƌƵŵĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐƚŚĞŶĂŐƌĞĞĚŽŶĂŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƚŽ prosperous nation. ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĐŝǀŝůƵŶƌĞƐƚĂŶĚůĂǁůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞĐůŝŶĞ͕ĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĚƌŽƉŝŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJĂŶĚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘ KŶϮϮ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚƵŶĂŶŝŵŽƵƐůLJƉĂƐƐĞĚƚŚĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶŽĨ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĐƚϮϬϬϯ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƵŶĚĞƌ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĚŽŵĞƐƟĐůĂǁ͘ ^ŝƌůůĂŶ<ĞŵĂŬĞnjĂǁĂƐƚŽĂĚŵŝƚůĂƚĞƌ͗͞/ĨĞůƚƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƟǀĞǁĂƐĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽ Mandate ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŝŶŵLJĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘/ĨƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĚŝĚŶ͛ƚĂŐƌĞĞƚŽĐŽŵĞĂŶĚŚĞůƉƚŚĞƌĞǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ In 2003, the Solomon Islands Government ŶŽĨƵƚƵƌĞĨŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘͟ ƒ†–Š‡ ‘—–”‹‡•‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ ‹Ƥ ‡‰‹‘ǡ KŶƚŚĞƚĂƌŵĂĐƚŚĂƚĚĂLJŽŶϮϰ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͕^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌEŝĐŬtĂƌŶĞƌŐĂǀĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽĨǁŚĂƚǁĞƌĞ –Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡ƒ ‹Ƥ  •Žƒ†• ‘”—ǡƒ‰”‡‡† ƚŽďĞŵĂŶLJƉƌĞƐƐĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͕ƚĞůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĂƚŚĂƚ͗͞&ŽƌƚŽŽůŽŶŐƚŚŝƐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJŚĂƐƐƵīĞƌĞĚĂƚƚŚĞ on a mandate for RAMSI to address ŚĂŶĚƐŽĨĂƐŵĂůůŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐĞĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ civil unrest and lawlessness, economic ďƌŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŽŝƚƐŬŶĞĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĚŽŶĞĂĚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐĂƐĂ decline and a dramatic drop in service ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ delivery and government administrative ͞dŚĞŵĞŶĂŶĚǁŽŵĞŶĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐǁŚŽĂƌƌŝǀĞĚŽŶLJŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐƚŽĚĂLJĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ standards. ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶĐŽŵĞĂƚƚŚĞŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĂƐŐƵĞƐƚƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ The key elements of the mandate were ͞tĞĂƌĞĐĂůůŝŶŐŽƵƌŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŚĞƌĞKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ,ĞůƉĞŵ&ƌĞŶ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞŚĞƌĞƚŽĚŽ͘ to: tĞĂƌĞŚĞƌĞĂƐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ƚŽǁŽƌŬŝŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚLJŽƵ͕ƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƚŽLJŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞ – restore civil order in Honiara and the ŚŽƉĞƐĨŽƌĂďĞƩĞƌůŝĨĞƚŽLJŽƵĂŶĚLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘͟ throughout the rest of the country ZD^/͛ƐƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƉŽůŝĐĞͲůĞĚ͖ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐϯϮϱͲƐƚƌŽŶŐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ WŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͕ĂŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ&ĞĚĞƌĂůWŽůŝĐĞŵĂŶ͕ĞŶDĐĞǀŝƩ͘^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞǁĂƐĂŶ – •–ƒ„‹Ž‹•‡‰‘˜‡”‡–Ƥƒ ‡• ϭϴϬϬͲƐƚƌŽŶŐŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚ͕ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚĞĚďLJ>ŝĞƵƚĞŶĂŶƚŽůŽŶĞů:ŽŚŶ&ƌĞǁĞŶŽĨƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ƒ†Ƥ‰Š– ‘””—’–‹‘ ĞĨĞŶĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐϰϱϬĐŽŵďĂƚƚƌŽŽƉƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐ͕ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĞĚŝĐĂů – promote longer-term ƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞů͘ economic recovery and revive tŽƌŬŝŶŐĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZŽLJĂů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞǁŝƚŚƐƚƌŽŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ „—•‹‡•• ‘Ƥ†‡ ‡ ĂŶĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝů͕ZD^/͛ƐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞWŽůŝĐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ďLJZD^/͛ƐŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚ͕ŵŽǀĞĚƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŽƌĞͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͘/Ŷ – rebuild the machinery of government. ĞĂƌůLJƵŐƵƐƚĂϮϭͲĚĂLJĮƌĞĂƌŵƐĂŵŶĞƐƚLJǁĂƐĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚ͘ůŵŽƐƚϰϬϬϬĮƌĞĂƌŵƐǁĞƌĞƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚŽƌ ĐŽŶĮƐĐĂƚĞĚĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϯϬϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĞǁŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐůŝĨĞ͘

6 ůƚŚŽƵŐŚǁĞĂƉŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚďLJĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚĂůůŶŝŶĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐŽŶƚŚĞƚǁŽŝƐůĂŶĚƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͕DĂůĂŝƚĂĂŶĚ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů ǁŚŝĐŚŚŽƐƚƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͘ ŌĞƌƚŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂůƐƚĂďŝůŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƚĂŐĞ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚZD^/ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŽďƵŝůĚĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚƚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂƐƚĂďůĞĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ ZD^/͛ƐƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŶĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŝƚƐĐŽƌĞƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͘ǀĞƌLJ&ŽƌƵŵĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞƐŝŶZD^/ ĂŶĚƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚŝǀĞƌƐĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞϭϱĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ KǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ͕ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƉŽůŝĐĞ͕ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĂŶĚĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŚĂǀĞƐĞƌǀĞĚǁŝƚŚZD^/ĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŝĚĞďLJƐŝĚĞǁŝƚŚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͘dŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĞīŽƌƚƐŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚZD^/ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞĂŐƌĞĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨ ƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘dŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵŝŶŽǀĞƌƐĞĞŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐƌƵĐŝĂůƚŽŝƚƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘/ƚŚĂƐŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŝŶĂĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞĂŶĚĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞǁĂLJ͘ dŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌŐĞĚƚŚĂƚĚĂLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚZD^/ ŚĂƐĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚŵƵĐŚŝŶƚŚĞƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞ͘>ĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ͕ŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐƌĞďƵŝůƚĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂĚĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƌĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘dŚĞƐĐĂůĞĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞŽĨǁŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐͲZD^/ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞƉŝůůĂƌƐŽĨZD^/͛ƐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͗>ĂǁĂŶĚ:ƵƐƟĐĞ͕ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJŽĨ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƐŽůŝĚĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŽďƵŝůĚ͘ ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ͕ďŽƚŚƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚZD^/ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƟůůŵƵĐŚ ǁŽƌŬƚŽďĞĚŽŶĞ͘ /ŶŵŝĚͲϮϬϭϯZD^/ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĞĚƚŽĂƉŽůŝĐĞͲĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƐƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĚƌĞǁĂŶĚ ZD^/͛ƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚďŝůĂƚĞƌĂůĂŝĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ or to other donors.

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the tensions. Those 9 &ŝŶĂůůLJŝŶDĂLJϮϬϬϯ͕ĂŶďĞƌƌĂƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJĐŚĂŶŐĞĚŝƚƐƚƵŶĞ ǁŚĂƚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĨŽƌĐĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŝŶŐ͕ǁŚĂƚŝƚƐŵĂŶĚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ<ĞŵĂŬĞnjĂ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁĂƐƋƵŝĞƚůLJƚŽůĚƚŚĂƚƐƵĐŚĂ ǁĂƐĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŝŶǁŚĂƚǁĂƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚŵĂLJǁĞůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂŵŽƌĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞŝĨŝƚǁĂƐ about to happen. to be put once again. By the end of the month, the Prime DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŚĂĚďĞĞŶŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽďƌŝŶŐĂĚĞůĞŐĂƟŽŶƚŽĂŶďĞƌƌĂ͘/ Working with RAMSI ũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞĚĞůĞŐĂƟŽŶŝŶŵLJĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂƐŚĂŝƌŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĞƚƵƉŝŶϮϬϬϬƚŽŽǀĞƌƐĞĞƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ WĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝů͕ĂŶĚŽŶϱ:ƵŶĞϮϬϬϯͲƚŚƌĞĞLJĞĂƌƐƚŽƚŚĞǀĞƌLJ WĞĂĐĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŚĞ ĚĂLJŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϬϬĐŽƵƉʹǁĞƐĂƚĚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ŝĚĞĂůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĨŽƌZD^/ĚƵƌŝŶŐŝƚƐĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌŽĨŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ WƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕:ŽŚŶ,ŽǁĂƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐŽĸĐŝĂůƐƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞŝƌ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶƚŚĞƚĂƐŬZD^/͛ƐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞŚĂĚƐĞƚ proposal for Australia to fund and lead a regional mission that ŝƚƐĞůĨŽĨƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĂůůƚŚĞĮƌĞĂƌŵƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘tŚŝůĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŽŶůLJŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞďƵƚǁŽƵůĚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƵƐƚŽŚĞůƉƵƐ ƚŚĞƟŵĞǁĂƐƌŝƉĞĨŽƌƐƵĐŚĂŐŽĂů͕ĂŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůŽĨĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ rebuild our economy, restart the machinery of government ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁĂƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŝĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐǁĂƐĞǀĞƌƚŽďĞ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͘/ƚǁĂƐƚŚŝƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ĂďůĞƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂŐƵŶͲĨƌĞĞƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ;ZD^/ͿǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐƚŽ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌŽĨZD^/͕EŝĐŬtĂƌŶĞƌĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƵƐ ĂƌƌŝǀĞŽŶŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐũƵƐƚƐŝdžǁĞĞŬƐůĂƚĞƌ͘ ƚŽĂƐƉŝƌĞƚŽ͘tŚŝůĞZD^/ŚĂĚƚŚĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŽĨďĞŝŶŐĂǁĞůůͲ KŶŽƵƌǁĂLJďĂĐŬĨƌŽŵĂŶďĞƌƌĂ͕WƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ<ĞŵĂŬĞnjĂ ĂƌŵĞĚĂŶĚǁĞůůͲĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚŶĞƵƚƌĂůĨŽƌĐĞ͕ŚĂǀŝŶŐũƵƐƚůĂŶĚĞĚŽŶ ĂƐŬĞĚŵĞŝĨ/ǁŽƵůĚďĞǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽŚĞĂĚĂďŝͲƉĂƌƟƐĂŶĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐŝƚŚĂĚůŝƩůĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚŶŽ ƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƉƌĞƉĂƌĞƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůŝŶŬƐĂƚĂůů͘ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞŽĨĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŚĂƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶŽīĞƌĞĚďLJWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ LJƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨZD^/͛ƐĚĞƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŌĞƌĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐŽĨƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ͕ ,ŽǁĂƌĚ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐůĂƚĞƌƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞŬŶŽǁŶĂƐƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ ŶŽƉŽůŝĐĞŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŽƌǁŽƵůĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŽ dĂƐŬĨŽƌĐĞ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞƌŝƐŬƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƌƵƌĂů'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůŽƌDĂůĂŝƚĂ͘tŚĞƌĞĂƐƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐĂĨĞƚLJ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĂŬĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ/ƐĂŝĚ/ǁĂƐǁŝůůŝŶŐ ŽƵŶĐŝůŚĂĚďLJƚŚĞŶďƵŝůƚƵƉƚŚĞŝƌůŽĐĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐĂŌĞƌƚŚƌĞĞ ƚŽƚĂŬĞƚŚŝƐŽŶĨŽƌŝƚƐĞĞŵĞĚƚŚĞŚĞůƉǁĞŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽƉƵƚŽƵƌ years of on the ground experience. The council consisted of ŶĂƟŽŶďĂĐŬŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚƌĂĐŬǁĂƐĮŶĂůůLJŽŶŝƚƐǁĂLJ͘dŚĞŶĞdžƚ ƚĞŶĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐƉůƵƐŽŶĞĨŽƌ ƐŝdžǁĞĞŬƐǁĞƌĞĨƌĞŶĞƟĐĂƐǁĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŽŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞ ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂĐŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƐĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌƐŝŶƚƵƌŶǁŽƌŬĞĚǀĞƌLJĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚ

“What we promised Solomon Islanders was a better life, a safer life and a more prosperous life. I think we met those key objectives. We met them because we had the right team, the right timing and the right approach. Part of that right approach was a partnership with the Government of Solomon Islands and just as importantly, with the people of Solomon Islands.” Nick Warner RAMSI Special Coordinator, 2003 - 2004

10 ϴϳƉĞĂĐĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐǁŚŽĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŚŽƚƐƉŽƚƐŽŶ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͕ DĂůĂŝƚĂĂŶĚtĞƐƚĞƌŶWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐƉůƵƐƚĞŶŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐƚĂī including one expatriate adviser funded by AusAID. Under my guidance the monitoring posts and the peace ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐǁŚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŵĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐƉƌŽĮůĞ and high level of trust and acceptance in most rural areas Special Coordinator’s ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞŝŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƌƵƌĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐĨŽƌůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞ͘ϭ dŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚŝƚƐŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐǁĞƌĞƚƌƵƐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĂƌĚĨŽƌtŽŵĞŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǀĞƌLJĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ͘tĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƌ An untrained school teacher who founded a primary school, a senior police ƌĂĚŝŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ƐŽŵĞƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƚŽ officer who had loyally served the force with integrity and determination for ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ many years, a young woman community worker, a long time public officer and the Clerk to the National Parliament have been the recipients of the Special &ƌŽŵƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚZD^/ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚĚŽǁŶ͕ƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŽƌŬĞĚ Coordinator’s Award for Women since its inception in 2009. ǀĞƌLJĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕EŝĐŬtĂƌŶĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͕ĞŶDĐĞǀŝƩ͕ The idea for such an award came up in 2008 when RAMSI was considering ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůůŝŶŬƚŽƚŚĞĐŚŝĞĨƐĂŶĚ ways to highlight and celebrate the considerable achievements of women ƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚĐƌƵĐŝĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚĂŶĚ in Solomon Islands. The Special Coordinator’s Award for Women is given out ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞƵƉŽŶĂƌƌŝǀĂů͘tĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞƵƌŐĞŶƚƚĂƐŬ at the annual RAMSI Women’s Breakfast which is held to mark International ŽĨŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐǁŚĞƌĞƉŽůŝĐĞƉŽƐƚƐǁĞƌĞŵŽƐƚ Women’s Day in early March. The Award includes a monetary prize of $2,000 needed in the hot spots of Guadalcanal and Malaita. This to be used as the awardee chooses. ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŶĞƵƚƌĂů͕ǁĞůůͲƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĚŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽĐĂů͕ŬŶŽǁŶĂŶĚƚƌƵƐƚĞĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŐĞŶĐLJĞŶĂďůĞĚ In 2009 the inaugural Special Coordinator’s Award went to Ms Beverley Komasi ŽƵƌĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽĞŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĂŶĚƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁƚŽƚŚĞ for her extraordinary initiative in establishing the Mercy School in Burns ŶĂƟŽŶƚŽŵŽǀĞĂŚĞĂĚǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬůLJŝŶĚĞĞĚ͘&ƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĂLJƚŚĞ Creek in East Honiara, for the children of the RANADI dump, followed in 2010 ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚ͕ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐĂŶĚĂŵŵƵŶŝƟŽŶďĞŐĂŶŇŽǁŝŶŐ by Inspector Florence Taro of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force for her ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůŽŶƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚƚŽďĞŚĂŶĚĞĚ many years of dedicated professionalism, then in 2011 the community work of an outstanding young woman, Ms Maylin Sese was acknowledged, and in 2012 the award went to long-standing and feisty champion of transparency, ϭ KƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂƐĂƵƐĞĨƵůĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞƚĞĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ/ accountability and excellence in the Solomon Islands Public Service, Ms ŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐĞŶũŽLJĞĚ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŵLJĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐŽĨƐŽůŝĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŝŶƌƵŐďLJ Ruth Liloqula. In 2013 the silent achiever and Clerk to National Parliament, ůĞĂŐƵĞĨŽŽƚďĂůůŝŶĂŵƉďĞůůƚŽǁŶ͕ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŚĂƐŵĂĚĞůƵŵŝŶŽƵƐƚŚĞƌĞĂů Mrs Taeasi Sanga was acknowledged for her many years providing efficient ŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚĞĂŵǁŽƌŬ͘EŽǁŚĞƌĞĞůƐĞŚĂĚŵLJƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJĚĞƉĞŶĚĞĚƐŽŵƵĐŚ ŽŶƚĞĂŵǁŽƌŬ͕ŝĨŽŶĞƚĞĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌŝƐĚŽǁŶ͕ƚŚĞƚĞĂŵŝƐĚŽǁŶ͕ŝĨƚŚĞƚĞĂŵ administration with dedication to the Parliament. ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ͕ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐ͘/ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJǁĂƐƚŚƵƐƉĂƌĂŵŽƵŶƚ RAMSI hopes that the award has inspired women in Solomon Islands to ĨŽƌƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘DLJƌƵŐďLJƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŶŽƚŽŶůLJŵĂĚĞŵĞŵŽƌĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐĂŶĚǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ͕ďƵƚĂůƐŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚŵLJŽǁŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ celebrate each other’s successes and to continue their individual contributions ŽĨŵLJƐĞůĨ͘/ŚĂǀĞĐĂƌƌŝĞĚƚŚŝƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞ to the nation, whether this be in a high profile role or by quietly getting a job ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƐĂƚĞĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌŚĂƐůĞĚƚŽĂƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨƐŚĂƌĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ done in their community. ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǁŽƌƚŚǁŚŝůĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĨŽƌĂůůƚĞĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘

11 Community Outreach

Eighty per cent of Solomon Islanders live in rural The Community Outreach encouraged open, honest communities. There are more than six thousand and truthful discussions by all parties. Besides villages. the feedback provided to RAMSI and the Solomon Islands Government during the community outreach With the remoteness of some of the communities, meetings, Solomon Islanders frequently used the the lack of reliable communication links, and the short reach of the traditional media, RAMSI made the occasion to thank RAMSI for the restoration of peace decision at the outset that if the Mission was to be and normalcy in their communities. successful, it must make the effort to reach ordinary The Community Outreach teams comprised of Solomon Islanders, to inform them of its work and representatives of RAMSI’s three pillars – civilian, equally important, hear what the people had to say police and military as well as their Solomon Islands about RAMSI. counterparts. The RAMSI Community Outreach Program was all Besides the opportunity to inform communities about about getting out into these village communities and the work of RAMSI and the Government and hearing meeting ordinary Solomon Islanders. The Outreach feedback, the Community Outreach Program also gave Program provided the face to face interaction the opportunity for the communities to experience between representatives of the Solomon Islands the regional nature of the Mission. People from the Government, the various programs of RAMSI and villages, who may never have the opportunity to meet the people of Solomon Islands. People were able to any one from another country, had the opportunity get firsthand information about what RAMSI and the to hear stories from representatives of the various Solomon Islands Government were doing to improve Pacific Island nations that make up RAMSI. their lives from the very people doing the work including the police and RAMSI civilian advisers. On the other hand, members of RAMSI had the opportunity to experience firsthand life in a rural Since the inception of the RAMSI Community Outreach community in Solomon Islands and appreciate the Program in 2006, more than 1000 outreaches have culture as well as the challenges faced by ordinary been held throughout the provinces, in settlements in Solomon Islanders. RAMSI personnel also used the and around Honiara, in schools and around Honiara, opportunity to try out their Solomon Islands pidjin, as well as during national trade shows. In recent something which some of them take back to their years RAMSI’s stakeholders have been invited from to time to time Wakabot Toktoks, a form of key home countries with them. RAMSI personnel usually stakeholder consultations. experience why Solomon Islands is known as the “Hapi Isles” when participating in the Community No outreach session is the same. Each community Outreach program with the countless smiling faces session or meeting has its own set of concerns and they met in the villages. issues. Discussions are always lively and active. People use the outreach as an opportunity to ask The coordination of the Community Outreach Program questions and hear answers straight away. was no easy task but the success of each of the meetings was due to the exceptional skills and >ĞŌ͗ZD^/͛ƐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJKƵƚƌĞĂĐŚŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ commitment of the Solomon Islands former school ŚƌŝƐdĂƌŽŚŝŵĂĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŽĨ principal, Chris Tarohimae who as RAMSI Culture ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͛Ɛ<ŝŶŐ'ĞŽƌŐĞ/s͕EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ^ĐŚŽŽůĂƚŽŶĞ and Community Outreach Coordinator led RAMSI’s ŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐƌĞŐƵůĂƌƐĐŚŽŽůĨŽƌƵŵƐŚĞůĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJKƵƚƌĞĂĐŚWƌŽŐƌĂŵϮϬϬϲͲϮϬϭϯ͘ Outreach efforts since 2007.

12 ŽǀĞƌƚŽZD^/ƚŽďĞĚĞƐƚƌŽLJĞĚ͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚŽĨϭϳƉŽůŝĐĞƉŽƐƚƐ ŵĂŶŶĞƌ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐŝŶǀƵǀƵŽŶƚŚĞtĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞ WĞĂĐĞdĂůŬƐŚĞůĚŝŶƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶĐŝƚLJŽĨdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞŝŶKĐƚŽďĞƌ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ ϮϬϬϬǁŚŝĐŚƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJůĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ tĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚƌĞďĞůůĞĂĚĞƌ͕,ĂƌŽůĚ<ĞŬĞĂůůŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶ Peace Agreement. a month later. ƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŶŐƚĂďůĞ ǁĂƐĐƌƵĐŝĂůƚŽƚŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚĂůŬƐ͘/ƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ >ĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌWĞĂĐĞ͕ďĞĨŽƌĞZD^/ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚƉĞĂĐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĂĐƚƵĂůŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ The depth of these achievements and the extraordinary pace of the combatants. Although it did not end all our problems as ŽĨƚŚĞƚƵƌŶͲĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞLJďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĐĂŶŽŶůLJ ŚŽƉĞĚ͕ƚŚĞdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞWĞĂĐĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĚŝĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŽŶĞƚŚŝŶŐ͘ be appreciated in the context of the decline in security and /ƚĞŶĂďůĞĚƚŚĞƚǁŽǁĂƌƌŝŶŐƐŝĚĞƐƚŽĂŐƌĞĞƚŽĂĐĞĂƐĞĮƌĞ͕ůĂLJŝŶŐ standard of living that Solomon Islands experienced over the ƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŚŽƉĞĚͲĨŽƌƉĞĂĐĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐ͘/ŶůĂƚĞϭϵϵϴ͕ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƚĞƌƌŽƌĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁŽŵĞŶ͛ƐŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐĂŶĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŚĂƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŵĂƐƐĞǀŝĐƟŽŶŽĨŵĂŶLJDĂůĂŝƚĂŶƐĨƌŽŵƌƵƌĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐǁŚŽŚĂĚĂůůƉůĂLJĞĚƐƵĐŚĂĐƌƵĐŝĂůƌŽůĞŝŶŐĞƫŶŐ Guadalcanal by Guale militants began and some Malaitans ƚŚĞĐŽŵďĂƚĂŶƚƐƚŽƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞ ǁĞƌĞŬŝůůĞĚ͘DĂůĂŝƚĂŶƉĂƟĞŶĐĞƌĂŶŽƵƚĂŶĚŝŶĞĂƌůLJϮϬϬϬĂ dŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚƉĞĂĐĞĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ Malaitan group calling themselves the Malaita Eagle Force neglected to build in any ongoing role for them. As a result ĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͛ƐƐLJŵďŽů͕ƌĂŝĚĞĚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞĂƌŵŽƵƌLJĂƚƵŬŝ ƚŚĞƉĞĂĐĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁĂƐŶŽƚĂďůĞƚŽŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ĂŶĚƚŽŽŬƚŚŽƐĞĂƌŵƐƚŽ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůƚŽƵƐĞĨŽƌƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚ ŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŽŶĐĞƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƚĂƐŬŽĨŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƌĞƚĂůŝĂƟŽŶĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞ/ƐĂƚĂďƵ&ƌĞĞĚŽŵDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĂƐƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶĞĂƌŶĞƐƚŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘dŚĞƚĂƐŬ 'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐǁĞƌĞĐĂůůŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƚŚĞŶ͘dŚĞĂƌŵĞĚ of monitoring both sides’ adherence to the terms of the ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽŐƌŽƵƉƐďĞĐĂŵĞŵŽƌĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞŽǀĞƌ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĂƐŵĂůů͕ŶĞƵƚƌĂůďƵƚƵŶĂƌŵĞĚďŽĚLJ ƚŚĞŶĞdžƚLJĞĂƌ͕ĐƵůŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŝŶĂĐŽƵƉŽŶϱ:ƵŶĞϮϬϬϬǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ ƐƚĂīĞĚŵŽƐƚůLJďLJƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶƐĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚĞƌƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ DĂůĂŝƚĂĂŐůĞ&ŽƌĐĞũŽŝŶĞĚĨŽƌĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞƉĂƌĂŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞDŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐdĞĂŵ͘ ŐƌŽƵƉĂŶĚƚŽŽŬĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂƌŵŽƵƌLJĂƚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞ ŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐŝŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͘ ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚǁŝƚŚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŐƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌ dŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĞƐĐĂůĂƚĞĚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ĐůĂŝŵŝŶŐŵĂŶLJůŝǀĞƐ͘ƵŶŬĞƌƐ ƚŚĞƉĞĂĐĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJƉŚĂƐĞŽĨƉĞĂĐĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞ ǁĞƌĞďƵŝůƚĂƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞŽƵƚƐŬŝƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐǁŚŽǁĞƌĞǁŝůůŝŶŐ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂŵĂƐƐĞǀŝĐƟŽŶŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚǁŝĚĞůLJĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJůĞƚƚŚĞĂŐŐƌŝĞǀĞĚ ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞ'ƵĂůĞƐǁĞƌĞ ƉĂƌƟĞƐŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂĐŽŶƐƟƚƵĞŶĐLJƚŽǁŚŽŵƚŚĞLJ ŬŝůůĞĚ͘/ŶŶŽĐĞŶƚǁŽŵĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐ could turn to air their grievances or at the very least to try and ǁĞƌĞƚŚĞǁŽƌƐƚĂīĞĐƚĞĚ͘tŽŵĞŶ͛ƐŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐƌĂůůŝĞĚ explain themselves. ƚŽƐƚŽƉƚŚĞŬŝůůŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ƵƚŽƵƌƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞǁĂƐ already divided and many of our leaders compromised. The DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůďĞĐĂŵĞĂ normal instruments of the State established to protect its ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵʹĂƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐƚƌƵƐƚĞĚƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚĐĂƉĂďůĞ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐŽŵĞĐĂƐĞƐĞǀĞŶǁŝůůŝŶŐ͕ƚŽ ĂƐƚŚĞŵĞĚŝƵŵĨŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘ŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝƵŵ ĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐƌŝƐŝƐ͘ ƐŽŽŶďĞĐĂŵĞƚŚĞŵĞƐƐĂŐĞĂƐǁĞůů͘dŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ƐƚĂīĂŶĚ ǀŝůůĂŐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƐŝŶƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ EĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ǁĞƌĞƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƚŚĂƚƉĞĂĐĞǁĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚŽŶŽƌƐŵĂĚĞ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŐŽŽĚƉĞŽƉůĞŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞǁŚŽ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĂƩĞŵƉƚƐƚŽƐƚŽƉƚŚĞĮŐŚƟŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽƉĂƌƟĞƐ ĐŽƵůĚŚĞůƉ͕ǁŚŽĐŽƵůĚŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ͕ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƚŽŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶĂƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů

13 ĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJĐŽŽůƚŚŝŶŐƐĚŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŵŽƐƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůLJ tŝƚŚZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƵŶƐŇŽŽĚŝŶŐŝŶ͕ŽƵƌŐŽĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚƌĞƐŽůǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚĨƌŽŵŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůǁĞĂƉŽŶͲĨƌĞĞǀŝůůĂŐĞƐƚŽĂƚŽƚĂůůLJŐƵŶͲ ĂůŽŶĞ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƉĞĂĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůŚĂĚ ĨƌĞĞƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘dŚĞŵŽŽĚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶƐǁĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐŽŶĞŽĨ ďƵŝůƚǁŚĞŶZD^/ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϬ͘ ŐƌĞĂƚŽƉƟŵŝƐŵǁŝƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŝŶŶŽĚŽƵďƚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĂŶĞǁ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĂĐŚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐƚŽƚĂŬĞďĂĐŬ KƵƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĂƚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĂŶĚŽƵƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘KŌĞŶǁĞǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁĂŶƚĞĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŚĂĚ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŐƵŶƐďĞŝŶŐŚĂŶĚĞĚŝŶ ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŐƵŶ͘ĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐǁĞŚĂĚ͕ŝŶƚŚĞ and this could lead to some spectacular displays including huge three years before RAMSI arrived, been able to collect many ďŽŶĮƌĞƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐĞŶƟƌĞůLJŽĨŐƵŶƐŽƌŵŽƵŶĚƐŽĨǁĞĂƉŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐĂŶĚĂŵŵƵŶŝƟŽŶĂƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĨŽƌƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ ǁŽƵůĚďĞĐƵƚƵƉǁŝƚŚŐƌŝŶĚĞƌƐ͕ƐŚŽǁĞƌƐŽĨďƌŝŐŚƚƐƉĂƌŬƐŇLJŝŶŐ WĞĂĐĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘ƵƚƚŚĞƚĞŶƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞ ŽƵƚĨŽƌĂůůƚŽƐĞĞ͘/ŶƚŚĞĞŶĚ͕ƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ Monitoring Team - cut short due to increasing threats to the ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĂƚĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌǁĂƐŽǀĞƌϯϳϬϬĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂůĂƌŐĞĐĂĐŚĞ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƚƐƵŶĂƌŵĞĚŵĞŵďĞƌƐͲŚĂĚĂůƐŽƐŚŽǁŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞ ŽĨĂŵŵƵŶŝƟŽŶ͘DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϭƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞǁĞƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ǁĂƐƐƟůůĂŵŝŶŽƌŝƚLJŚŽůĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŐƵŶƐǁŚŽĚŝĚŶŽƚĨĞĞů ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚďLJƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝů͘ ŽďůŝŐĞĚƚŽŚĂŶĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝƌǁĞĂƉŽŶƐƚŽĂŶƵŶĂƌŵĞĚŐƌŽƵƉ͘dŚŝƐ ĂůůĐŚĂŶŐĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽĨZD^/͛ƐϮϬϬϬƉůƵƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞŶŽǁƌŝƉĞƚŽŚĂƌǀĞƐƚƚŚĞƉĞĂĐĞ Lessons Learned ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐǁĞĂƚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůŚĂĚĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJĂŶĚ ZD^/ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂǁŽƌƚŚǁŚŝůĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽĨ ƉĂƟĞŶƚůLJůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚŝŶŐLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƌƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞƵƉƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ Weapon Surrender – Weapons Free Village of the mission have been an important part of this success. tŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨZD^/ĂŶĚŝƚƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ ƐŚŝŶŝŶŐĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨŚŽǁƚŚŝƐǁŽƌŬĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŝƐƚŚĞ and all our donor partners, the people of Solomon Islands tĞĂƉŽŶƐ&ƌĞĞsŝůůĂŐĞĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ͕ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĐŚŝĞĨƐ͕ǁŽŵĞŶ͕ ǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵŽĨŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ŵĞŶ͕ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚĐŚƵƌĐŚůĞĂĚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞĂůůŝŶƚĞŶƐĞůLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ peace and gradual rebuilding of the country’s governance ŝŶďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĚŝƐĂƌŵŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞƚŽĚĂLJ͘ /ƚǁĂƐǀĞƌLJŵƵĐŚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘/ƚ ŝƐĂƐĞƌŝŽƵƐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂǀŝůůĂŐĞĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚǁĞĂƉŽŶƐĨƌĞĞ ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ͕ĂŌĞƌƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐŽĨZD^/ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĞƌĞ meaning that the community or village has surrendered all ŝƐĂůŝƐƚŽĨůĞƐƐŽŶƐůĞĂƌŶĞĚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƋƵŝƚĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ͘dŽƉĂǀĞ ŝƚƐǁĞĂƉŽŶƐĂŶĚŝƚŝŶŚĂďŝƚĂŶƚƐŚĂǀĞƉůĞĚŐĞĚƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶĨƌĞĞŽĨ ƚŚĞǁĂLJĨŽƌƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƉĞĂĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƉĞĂĐĞŵĂŬĞƌƐŶĞĞĚƚŽ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ ŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ͘dŚĞZD^/ŵŽĚĞůŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚĞĚďLJƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϬϬĐĞĂƐĞĮƌĞ͕ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂŶĚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŚŽǁĞǀĞƌĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞŽĨƵƐǁŚŽ WĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞDŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐdĞĂŵ ǁŽƌŬĞĚĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚŝƚ͕ŝƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐĂƵƐĞĂƚƟŵĞƐĨŽƌǁŽƌƌLJ ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĂǁŽƵůĚƵƐƵĂůůLJƚƌĂǀĞůŽƵƚƚŽƚŚĞǀŝůůĂŐĞ ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĞdžĂƐƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĚƵĞƚŽĂůĂĐŬŽĨƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞ ŝŶƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƚŽƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƚŚĞĂƌŵƐďĞŝŶŐƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ͕ĂǁĂƌĚƚŚĞ ďĞŚĂůĨŽĨŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶZD^/ĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚ͘dŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƚƵƌŶ /ƐůĂŶĚƐƐŽĐŝĞƚLJǁŽƌŬƐ͕ǁŚĂƚŝƐǀĂůƵĞĚďLJŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ ǁĂƐŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽĚŝƐƉůĂLJĂƐŝŐŶĚĞĐůĂƌŝŶŐŝƚƐǁĞĂƉŽŶƐĨƌĞĞ ǁŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚƐŽŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽƵƐ͘ status. ^ŽƵŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚͲƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞǀŝĞǁƐ of many uncompromised community leaders - must be ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞĚĂƐƚŽǁŚĞŶĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞƚŽůŽĐĂƚĞƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ

14 ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚŝƐƚŚĂƚŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƌĞŵĞĚŝĂůǁŽƌŬ͘>Ğƚ ǁŝůůďĞŝŐŶŽƌĞĚŽƌǁŝƐŚĞĚĂǁĂLJ͘/ŶŵLJǀŝĞǁĂŶLJĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƵƐŶŽƚďĞĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞďƵƐŚ͘tĞŶĞĞĚƚŚŝƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚǁĞ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĞƌŐĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ must give it every chance of succeeding. and procedures of the government. And as each sectoral, ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ͕ŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐǁĞĂƌĞŬĞĞŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞŝƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚĂŶĚŽƵƌŽǁŶƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽŽďƐĞƌǀĞƚŚŝƐŶĞdžƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĂůƉŚĂƐĞ͕ĂƐZD^/ŚĂŶĚƐ ĐĂŶŵĂŶĂŐĞ͕ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂŶĚĨƵŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĨƌŽŵŽƵƌŽǁŶ ďĂĐŬŵŽƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƚŽŽƵƌ ďƵĚŐĞƚ͕ĚŝƐĐƌĞƚĞŝŶƉƵƚƐĐĂŶďĞǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁŶ͘2 ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƚƐƉĞŽƉůĞ͘/ďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞƐĞĞŝŶŐ ĞƩĞƌƵƐĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĂĚĞŽĨƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĂŶĚŝŶƚƵƌŶƚŚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŽĨŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJĚĞƐƉŝƚĞĂŶLJĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞ in all areas of industry and society and across all regions of ƉƵƌŐŝŶŐŽĨŽƵƌƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞǁĂƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͕ƚŚĞZ^/W&ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ our country. This is also a necessary test of the government’s ŐƌŝĞǀŽƵƐůLJǁŚĞŶǀŝƌƚƵĂůůLJŝƚƐĞŶƟƌĞƵƉƉĞƌĞĐŚĞůŽŶǁĂƐǁŝƉĞĚ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƚŽƚŚŝŶŬĂŶĚƉůĂŶĂŚĞĂĚ͘ ŽƵƚŝŶĂĐůĞĂŶƐǁĞĞƉ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽŶĞĞĚƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĂƚƚŽ /ĨǁĞĚŽƚŚŝŶŐƐǁĞůůŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ŽƵƌĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ restore the credibility of a police force, there must be some experience can be a model for a regional civil-military provision made for oversight by community leaders. Our ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJĂƌŝƐĞŝŶĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ƉŽůŝĐĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚĂŶĚĂďƵƐĞĚďLJƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐ ĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƟŵĞƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚŶŽƚũƵƐƚĚƵƌŝŶŐthe that do not have a military force. This should be explored ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐŝƐďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJ tensions͘/ƚŝƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŚĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵů͘tŚĞŶǁĞƐĞƚŽƵƚƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚŚĂƐƐŽŵĞƐĂLJŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞƌƐŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ͕ŵĂŶLJŽĨƵƐŚĂĚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶŚĂůĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ proper running of the force. ǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽĚĂLJ͘tĞŝŶWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŵƵƐƚŶŽǁƐŚĂƌĞ ŝǀŝůƐŽĐŝĞƚLJůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƐƚƌŽŶŐŽƌǁĞĂŬƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ͕ŶĞĞĚƚŽ ďƵƌĚĞŶƐ͕ĂĐƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƐŚĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝŶƵŶŝƐŽŶƚŽŚĞůƉ ďĞĂĐĐŽƌĚĞĚĂŶĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞƚĂďůĞŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌũƵƐƚĂƐǁĞĚŝĚŝŶ,ĞůƉĞŵ&ƌĞŶ͘ ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĨŽƌĐĞƐ͘/ŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌĚƐ͕ƚŚƌĞĞŐƌŽƵƉƐͲ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĨŽƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐŽĨ ĐŝǀŝůƐŽĐŝĞƚLJͲŵƵƐƚŵĞĞƚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJƚŽĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚůŝƐƚĞŶ Paul Tovua ƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͘ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJůĞĂĚĞƌƐŵƵƐƚďĞŚĞĂƌĚĂƐƚŚĞLJǁŝůů &ƌŽŵ,ƵŚƵůĂsŝůůĂŐĞ͕ĞŶƚƌĂů'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͕WĂƵůdŽǀƵĂǁĂƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞĂƉŽůŝƟĐĂů͚ůŝǀĞĚ͛ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĂŶLJŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ the Prime Minister’s designate secretary responsible for the ŵƵƐƚŬŶŽǁĂďŽƵƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͘ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛ƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚZD^/ĨƌŽŵϮϬϬϵʹϮϬϭϮ͘ /ŶŽƵƌĐĂƐĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞŚĞƌĞĂƚŚŽŵĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŝŶ dŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐĮƌƐƚŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚsĂůƵĞƌ͕dŽǀƵĂǁĂƐ Australia, concern about sovereignty. There is no use being ĂĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚĂďŽƵƚƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐƐƵĞƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞŚĞůƉĞƌŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ϭϵϳϲʹϭϵϵϯĚƵƌŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚƟŵĞŚĞŚĞůĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŝĂů ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨEĂƚƵƌĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶīĂŝƌƐĂŶĚDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨĐŽŶŽŵŝĐWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘,ĞƚŚĞŶ ƐĞƌǀĞĚƚǁŽƚĞƌŵƐĂƐ^ƉĞĂŬĞƌŽĨWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚϭϵϵϰʹϮϬϬϭ͘Ɛ 2 There is a good lesson to be learned from the experience in ŚĂŝƌŵĂŶŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůϮϬϬϬͲϮϬϬϲ͕ŚĞǁĂƐ ĂƐƚdŝŵŽƌǁŚĞƌĞĂĨŽƌŵĞƌWƌĞŵŝĞƌŽĨsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ͕ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕^ƚĞǀĞ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞϮϬϬϭdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ ƌĂĐŬƐǁĂƐĞŶŐĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂŶĚWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƚŽǁŽƌŬ WĞĂĐĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘/ŶϮϬϬϯŚĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚŚĂŝƌŵĂŶŽĨ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŵ͘ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĚďLJĂŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌ͕ƚŚŝƐǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶdĂƐŬĨŽƌĐĞ͕ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƉƌŝǀĂƚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĂƚǁŽƌŬĞĚ͘ĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJĂƐƚdŝŵŽƌĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƚŽ ĨŽƌZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂů͘,ĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽŽŶĞŽĨƐĞǀĞƌĂůŝŶŝƟĂƚŽƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞǀĞƌLJǁĞůůŝŶĚĞĞĚ͘ ƌĞĐĞŶƚdƌƵƚŚĂŶĚZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘

15 ZD^/͛Ɛ>ĂǁĂŶĚ:ƵƐƟĐĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŚĂƐǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐũƵƐƟĐĞ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƚŽŚĞůƉĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƐĞŶŝŽƌůĞŐĂůĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh<͕ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘^ŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞ;>ͲZͿƐĞŶŝŽƌůĞŐĂůĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh<͛ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘^ŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞ;>ͲZͿƐĞŶŝŽƌůĞŐĂů ĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕DĂƌŬ,ŽďĂƌƚĂŶĚĚǁĂƌĚ&ŝƚnjWĂƚƌŝĐŬ͕ĨƌŽŵWĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂ͕ DĂůĂŬŝhŶĂŐƵŝĂŶĚEŝĐŚŽůĂƐDŝƌŽƵĂŶĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƐĞŶŝŽƌůĞŐĂůŽĸĐĞƌŶŽǁ WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞ͕:ŝŵŽƟĐĂ^ĞƵŝŬĂ͘

16 ůĂǁΘũƵƐƟĐĞ :ƵƐƟĐĞ ZĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƌŽŬĞŶtĂůůƐ ƚŚĞĨĂŝůƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĂLJƚŽƚĂŬĞƚŚĞƐĞĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ŽĨDĂůĂŝƚĂ͘dŚĞǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƐǁĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƌƚ͕ŝƚǁĂƐ 'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŵŽƐƚůLJƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐƐĞƩůĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕,ŽŶŝĂƌĂĂŶĚŝŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŽĨ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJǁĂƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŽƵƚƐŬŝƌƚƐŽĨ ƚŚĂƚĐƌŝŵĞƐǁĞƌĞďĞŝŶŐĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵƉƵŶŝƚLJ͘ƌŝŵŝŶĂů ĞŶĚŽĨϭϵϵϴĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJϭϵϵϵ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĐůĞĂƌ tensions ĐĂŶďĞƚƌĂĐĞĚďĂĐŬŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐďƵƚŝƚǁĂƐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ dŚĞĚŽǁŶǁĂƌĚƐƉŝƌĂůƚŽůĂǁůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŶŽǁƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐthe WhenƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁĨĂŝůƐ ĂƐĂŶŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚŶĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞϳ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŚĂǀĞĂƐŬĞĚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƐŝŶĐĞ͘ ǁŚĂƚŝƚĞŶƚĂŝůĞĚ͍dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŵĂŶLJŽĨƵƐ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͕ďƵƚǁĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌŽƵƌLJŽƵŶŐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐƚŽ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐǁĂƐƌĂŝƐĞĚ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂƉƌŽƵĚŵŽŵĞŶƚ ďůƵĞ͕ŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚLJĞůůŽǁŇĂŐŽĨŽƵƌŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ hŶŝŽŶ:ĂĐŬǁĂƐůŽǁĞƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚƟŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ ^ŽŵĞŽĨƵƐǁĞƌĞƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞĚƚŽďĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ S ŝƌůďĞƌƚWĂůŵĞƌ ƚŚ ŽĨ:ƵůLJϭϵϳϴ͘ ,ĂƌŽůĚ<ĞŬĞŽĨƚŚĞ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůZĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌLJƌŵLJ;ůĂƚĞƌƚŽ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞtĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚǁĂƌůŽƌĚĂŶĚůĞĂĚĞƌ͕ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶďĂŝůǁĂƐƋƵŝƚĞƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ͘&ŽƌƚŚŽƐĞǀĞƌLJ tŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚůĂƚĞƌǁŚĞŶƚŚŽƐĞŬĞLJŝŶƐƟŐĂƚŽƌƐǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƚŚĂƚůĂƚĞƌƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞ͘ ǁĞƌĞƚŚŽƐĞŵĞŶǁŚŽǁŽƵůĚůĂƚĞƌĞŵĞƌŐĞĂƐƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶ 'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůďĞŝŶŐŬŝůůĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƚǁĞƌĞĂƌƌĞƐƚĞĚ͕ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵ resulted inoneofthemilitants from theWeathercoast of dƵůŐĂŝ͘ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĂƟŽŶĞŶƐƵĞĚ͕ƐŚŽƚƐǁĞƌĞĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĚǁŚŝĐŚ interceptedand militants the Bungana far on not Island from outboard motor from theTambea Resort onGuadalcanal WŽůŝĐĞǁĞƌĞƟƉƉĞĚŽīĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐƐƚŽůĞĂďŽĂƚĂŶĚ /ƐůĂŶĚƐŐƌŽƵƉũƵƐƚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐĞĂĨƌŽŵ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌĐĂƉŝƚĂůŽĨƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ͕dƵůĂŐŝ͕ŝŶƚŚĞ&ůŽƌŝĚĂ dŚĞŶĞdžƚƌĂŝĚƉůĂŶŶĞĚǁĂƐƚŽƚĂƌŐĞƚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞƐƚĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞ ƩĞŵƉƚƐƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƌƌĞƐƚƐǁĞƌĞƐůŽǁ͘ ǁŚĞƌĞƉŽůŝĐĞǁĞĂƉŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶďLJĂƌŵĞĚĂŶĚŵĂƐŬĞĚŵĞŶ͘ ŝƐůĂŶĚĂƚƚŚĞzĂŶĚŝŶĂWŽůŝĐĞ^ƚĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞZƵƐƐĞůů/ƐůĂŶĚƐŐƌŽƵƉ dŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĂŝĚŽŶĂƉŽůŝĐĞƐƚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐůĂƚĞŝŶϭϵϵϴ͕ŽŶĂƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂŇŽĂƚ͘ ǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞǁŵŝůůĞŶŶŝƵŵ͕ǁĞǁĞƌĞƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŽƐƚĂLJ ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚϮϬϬϬ͘tŚĞŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐǁĞƌĞ ǁŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞĞŶƐƵŝŶŐŵŽŶƚŚƐĂƐ ůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶĂĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁŝƐďĞŝŶŐĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĞĚĂŶĚƐŝŐŶĂůƐƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨ ƐƵƌĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐǁƌŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞǁĂLJŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶŐĞƚĂǁĂLJǁŝƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞůĂǁŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂ ƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĨĂŝůƐŽƌƐůŽǁƐĚŽǁŶĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐǁŝůůƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ ĂďŽƵƚĂŶLJĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽƌƉůĂŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞ͘tŚĞŶ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůũƵƐƟĐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞďŽƵŶĚƚŽƚŚŝŶŬƚǁŝĐĞ ůĂǁďƌĞĂŬĞƌƐƌĞĂůŝƐĞƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞƐǁŝŌůLJĚǁĞůƚǁŝƚŚƵŶĚĞƌĂŶ ŽĨƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁŝŶĂŶLJĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘&ŽƌǁŚĞŶĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐĂŶĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĞĸĐŝĞŶƚĐŽƵƌƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝƐĐƌƵĐŝĂůƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚŝŶĚƌĂŶĐĞ͕ĂďůĞƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƌƌĞƐƚƐĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐ ŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞƚŽĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƚŝƚƐŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬĚŽǁŶŽĨƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ ĂďůĞƚŽĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌŬĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJĂŶĚƵƌŐĞŶƚůLJĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞǁĞƌĞ 17 be called by various other names, including Isatambu Freedom DŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽƌ/&DͿĂďƐĐŽŶĚĞĚŽŶďĂŝůĂŶĚďůĂƚĂŶƚůLJƌĞŶĞǁĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ “The responsibility in ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵŝƫŶŐƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĐƌŝŵĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĂƉĞ͕ĂƌƐŽŶ keeping law and order is and murder. At the height of ƚŚĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͕ the rebellion also ours. And we should ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŵĂƐƐŵƵƌĚĞƌ͕ĂƩĂĐŬƐĂŶĚďƵƌŶŝŶŐŽĨǁŚŽůĞǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ not miss the opportunity ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚĞĚŽĨďĞŝŶŐŝŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĐĞƐŽƌ ĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐƚŚĞƐŽͲĐĂůůĞĚĞŶĞŵLJ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƌĚĞƌĐĂƐĞƐ that RAMSI has given us ƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĚĞĂůƚŶŽƚ to set things straight while ũƵƐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞǀŝĐƟŵƐŽĨĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĞƚŚŶŝĐŽƌŝŐŝŶĨƌŽŵƚŚŽƐĞ they are here.” accused, but many involved the deaths of people from the tĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚ͕ƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŝŶŐǀŝůůĂŐĞƐŬŶŽǁŶƚŽ Ruth Liloqula the accused or even related to them. Such is the tragic result ŽĨůĂǁůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƵŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ĨŽƌǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ ƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁĨĂŝůƐ͕ŽŶůLJƚŚĞůĂǁŽĨƚŚĞũƵŶŐůĞƉƌĞǀĂŝůƐ͘ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĂĚĚĞƐƚĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞŬŝůůŝŶŐŽĨ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞDĞůĂŶĞƐŝĂŶƌŽƚŚĞƌŚŽŽĚƐĞŶƚƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚǁŝƚŚ dƌĞĂƐƵƌLJĂŶĚ&ŝŶĂŶĐĞƐǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJǁŝƐŚĞĚ͘EŽŽŶĞǁĂƐ ƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ ƌĞĂůůLJŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĂŶLJŽŶĞƚƌŝĞĚƚŽƐƚŽƉƚŚĞƐĞƚŚŝŶŐƐ Some of their murderers have been tried, convicted and are ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂƌƌĞůŽĨĂŐƵŶ͘ ŶŽǁƐĞƌǀŝŶŐůŝĨĞƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞƐ͘ tŚĂƚǁĂƐůĂƵŐŚĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞ͕ǁĂƐƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚƐďLJƐŽŵĞƚŽ >ĂǁůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ͕ƌĞďĞůůŝŽƵƐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌĨŽƌŵ ƵƐĞƚŚĞƐĞĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐ͕ŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƌŽŐƵĞƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐƚŽƚƌLJ ĂǀŝĐŝŽƵƐĐLJĐůĞ͘/ƚŐŽĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚĐŽŵĞƐďĂĐŬƚŽŚĂƵŶƚƚŚĞ ƚŽ͚ŬĞĞƉ͛ƚŚĞƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐŽŵĞƐĞŵďůĂŶĐĞŽĨůĂǁĂŶĚ perpetrator, and the cycle is simply repeated. It destroys ŽƌĚĞƌ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚŵĂŶLJ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐĂŵĞǀĞƌLJĐůŽƐĞƚŽĚĞƐƚƌŽLJŝŶŐ ƚŽĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĞĚĂŌĞƌĂĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͕ŝƚǁĂƐƚŽƵĐŚĂŶĚŐŽĨŽƌŵĂŶLJ ŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƵƐǁŚŽůŝǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐĞĚĂƌŬĚĂLJƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐŽƵŐŚƚƚŽĚŽƚŚĞŝƌũŽďƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůLJĂŶĚƌĞƐŝƐƚ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞůLJŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞŶŽǁŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĞLJĞƐƚŽƐĞĞƚŚŝƐ ƚŚŝƐǁŚŽůĞƐĂůĞůŽŽƟŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŝŶǀĂƌŝĂďůLJ ĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐLJĐůĞŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚůĂǁůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŝƐŶĞǀĞƌ threatened and many beaten up; the expression popular for ĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽƐƚĂƌƚƵƉĂŐĂŝŶ͘ ƐƵĐŚƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞǁĂƐ͚ƉĂŶĞůďĞĂƟŶŐ͛͘hůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ ŵĂŶLJƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚŽƐĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚǁĂůůƐ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ĐŚŽƐĞƚŽůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂĐĞƐŽĨǁŽƌŬĂŶĚĞƐĐĂƉĞĨƌŽŵ dŚĂƚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨůĂǁůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞĂƉƚůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐĂƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ this senseless behaviour to the safety of their home villages in ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚǁĂůůƐ͘dŚĞŽŶůLJďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐǁĞƌĞƚŚŽƐĞĮdžĞĚĂŶĚ the provinces. ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů͕ǁŝĞůĚŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌ dƌLJŝŶŐƚŽƌƵŶ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶƐƵĐŚĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚǁĂƐŶĞĂƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďĂƌƌĞůŽĨƚŚĞŐƵŶ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞƐƟůůŵĂŶLJ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞƐŽĨĞǁƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌŽƵŶĚǁŚŽĐŽƵůĚ ŐŽŽĚĂŶĚŶŽďůĞƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌŽƵŶĚ͕ŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐŐŽƚƐƵĐŬĞĚŝŶƚŽ ďĞƌĞůŝĞĚŽŶŽƌƚƌƵƐƚĞĚƚŽĚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌŬ͘ƵƚĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƐĞĨĞǁ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵůĞƐƐƉŝƚŽĨŐƌĞĞĚ͕ĚĞĐĞŝƚĂŶĚƚƌŝĐŬĞƌLJ͕ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐƚŚĞLJ ŽŌĞŶĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐƟĞĚ͘EŽƚĞǀĞŶŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚ ĐŽƵůĚŐĞƚĂǁĂLJǁŝƚŚƌĂŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽīĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ as our hospitals and medical clinics, normally respected as ŶĞƵƚƌĂůƐĂĨĞŚĂǀĞŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝĐŬĂŶĚǁŽƵŶĚĞĚ͕ǁĞƌĞŝŵŵƵŶĞ͘

18 As the tensions ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĞĚ͕ŚƵŵĂŶƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů dŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƵŶĚĞĚĂŶĚŝŶũƵƌĞĚǁĞŶƚ dŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶŽŶϮϰƚŚ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯǁĂƐĂŶĂŶƐǁĞƌƚŽƚŚĞĐƌLJŽĨ ŽƵƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬĚŽŽƌ͘/ŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐĞŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚŝƐŬŝŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƵƐŚĂĚďĞĞŶŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞDĂůĂŝƚĂĂŐůĞ&ŽƌĐĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƚŚĞŝƌǁĂLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĐĂůůĨŽƌŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƚŽŶŽĂǀĂŝů͘dŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐŵĂŝŶŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĚĞĂĚƚǁŽǁŽƵŶĚĞĚŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐ ǁĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĂŶĚƐŽŶŽŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ from Guadalcanal as they lay in their hospital beds. The ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚďĞĞŶĚŽƌƐĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬŽĨ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁĂƐƉĂƌĂůLJƐĞĚĂŶĚĐŽƵůĚŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂƌŵĞĚĨŽƌĐĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ĞŝƚŚĞƌďLJƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƚƐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͖ƚŚĞŽŶůLJƐĂĨĞ EĂƟŽŶƐŽƌƚŚĞŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚŽĨEĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŽĨǁŚŝĐŚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ƉůĂĐĞǁĂƐǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌŽǁŶƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ŶĚƐŽŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞŇĞĚƚŚĞ Islands is a member. Some of us had even hoped that in our ŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕ĚĞƐĞƌƟŶŐ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂůŝŬĞĂƐŝŶŬŝŶŐƐŚŝƉ͘ ŚŽƵƌŽĨŶĞĞĚƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŵŝŐŚƚƐĞŶĚĂĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚ dŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵϮϬϬϬƚŽϮϬϬϯ͘ ŽĨ͚'ƵƌŬŚĂƐ͛ƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͊ ^ƚĂƚĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞĚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƚƵŶĞŽĨŚŽŽůŝŐĂŶƐĂŶĚ dŚĞŶĞǁƐŝŶ:ƵŶĞϮϬϬϯƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĨŽƌĐĞǁĂƐďĞŝŶŐ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐ͖ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƌĞƐŝƐƚĞĚǁĞƌĞƵŶĂďůĞƚŽĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĐĂŵĞƚŚĞŶĂƐĂŵŽƐƚǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞ͘dŚĞƉůĂŶ͕ ĚƵƟĞƐĨƌĞĞůLJĂŶĚŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĨĞĂƌŽƌĨĂǀŽƵƌ͘tŚŝůĞ ǁĞŚĞĂƌĚ͕ǁĂƐƚŚĂƚƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚǁĞƌĞǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽ the courts remained physically untouched and our doors ĨƵŶĚĂĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚŽĨŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚŽƉĞŶƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͕ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂůƚĞƐƚ ĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌĂŶĚ lay in the enforcement of the orders of the court. The most ŚĞůƉƵƐďĞŐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŽĨƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͘'ƌĞĂƚĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞǁĂƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶŽƌŵĂůǁŽƌŬŽĨ ŵƵƐƚďĞĂĐĐŽƌĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨ^ŝƌůůĂŶ<ĞŵĂŬĞnjĂĨŽƌ hearing and resolving disputes, including criminal trials, but ƚŚĞĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŽƵƐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƚĂŬĞŶƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚŝƐŽīĞƌĂŶĚŝŶĚĞĞĚ ƚŚĞƚƌƵĞƚĞƐƚǁĂƐĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ͘KǀĞƌƟŵĞŝƚŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJďĞĐĂŵĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞǁŚĂƚǁĂƐƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞŬŶŽǁŶĂƐƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚĞǀĞŶŝĨLJŽƵŚĂĚǁŽŶLJŽƵƌĐĂƐĞŝŶĐŽƵƌƚ͕ Mission to Solomon Islands, or RAMSI, into the country. LJŽƵǁĞƌĞƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽĞŶũŽLJƚŚĞĨƌƵŝƚƐŽĨLJŽƵƌǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ƵŶůĞƐƐƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚLJǁĂƐǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ dŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶǁĂƐƚŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐďŽĂƌĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƚ͘/ĨƚŚĞLJƌĞĨƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐůŝƩůĞƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞ͘ ƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶĂďůŝŶŐƵƐƚŽŐĞƚďĂĐŬŽŶŽƵƌĨĞĞƚ͘ /ƚǁĂƐŶŽƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝƚƐĐƌŝƟĐƐ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨǁŚŽŵĂĐĐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞƚŚĞŶ ǀĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐŽĨŽƵƌƉƌŝƐŽŶƐǁĞƌĞĨŽƌĐĞĚŽƉĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨŽīĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶƵƉƚŽďĞ͚ƌĞͲĐŽůŽŶŝƐĞĚ͛ďLJĂ ŝŶŵĂƚĞƐůĞƚŐŽ͕ƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐǁĞƌĞŐƌĂŶƟŶŐďĂŝůƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĂůůĞŐĞĚƚŽ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉŽǁĞƌ͕ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ƵƚƟŵĞĂŶĚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĂƌĞĂůǁĂLJƐƚŚĞ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJƐŝŵƉůLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽŽŶĞ ďĞƐƚũƵĚŐĞĂŶĚŚĂǀĞƉƌŽǀĞŶƚŚĞƐĞĐƌŝƟĐƐǁƌŽŶŐ͘ ĐŽƵůĚŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƚŚĞŝƌƐĂĨĞƚLJǁŚŝůĞŝŶĐƵƐƚŽĚLJ͘^ƵĐŚǁĂƐƚŚĞ ůĞǀĞůŽĨŚĂƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚƌĞĂƚƐƚŚĞĂĐĐƵƐĞĚǁĞƌĞƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐŝŶ dŚĞĂŝŵƐŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶǁĞƌĞŶŽďůĞ͕ĂůƚƌƵŝƐƟĐĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌ prison, especially those from Guadalcanal. ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƵƚƐĞƚ͖ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽŚŝĚĚĞŶ agenda other than a sincere concern that a close neighbour /ƚďĞĐĂŵĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽǁĂLJƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĐŽƵůĚůŝŌ ǁĂƐĨĂƐƚďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂĨĂŝůĞĚƐƚĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƐƉŝƌĂůůŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŝƚƐĞůĨŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŵĞƐƐŝƚŚĂĚŐŽƩĞŶŝƚƐĞůĨŝŶƚŽǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘ĨĂŝůĞĚƐƚĂƚĞŝƐĂǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƌƵůŝŶŐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐŝŵƉůLJĚŝĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞĐĂŶŵĂŬĞĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͕ĐůĂƐƉŝŶŐĂƚĂŶLJƌŽƉĞŽĨ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƚŽƐĞƚƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶƌŝŐŚƚ͖ůĂǁůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐŚĂĚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐŚŽůĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŚƌŽǁŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĂŶŐĞƌǁĂƐƚŚĂƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂīĂŝƌƐŽĨŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͘ /ƐůĂŶĚƐŵŝŐŚƚďĞĐŽŵĞĂůŝŐŶĞĚƚŽ͚ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚŶĂƟŽŶƐ͛ĂŶĚďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂŚĂǀĞŶĨŽƌƵŶĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞĂĐƟǀŝƚLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘/ƚŚŝŶŬ

19 ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĞWĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ:ƵƐƟĐĞĂŶĚ>ĞŐĂů ǁĞƌĞƌŝŐŚƚůLJĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚƚŚĂƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ŝĨůĞŌƚŽĚĞĐůŝŶĞ īĂŝƌƐ͕:ĂŵĞƐZĞŵŽďĂƚƵ͕ƚŚĞdĞĂŵ>ĞĂĚĞƌŽĨZD^/͛Ɛ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ĐŽƵůĚƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJĚĞƐƚĂďŝůŝƐĞƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ /ƐůĂŶĚƐ>ĂǁĂŶĚ:ƵƐƟĐĞ^ĞĐƚŽƌ/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ Program, Chris Cole, the General Manager of GRM ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƐŽŵĞŵĂLJŶŽƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŵ͚ĨĂŝůŝŶŐƐƚĂƚĞ͕͛/ĚŽ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů;ƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌĞŶŐĂŐĞĚďLJZD^/ƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ ŶŽƚƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶLJďĞƩĞƌƚĞƌŵƚŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŽƵƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵͿ͕ƌĞŶĚĂŶƌŝŵŵŝŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŵLJƐĞůĨ͕ĂƐŚŝĞĨ:ƵƐƟĐĞ͘ ƚŚĞŶ͘'ƵŶƐǁĞƌĞƌĂŵƉĂŶƚ͕ůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌǁĂƐŽƵƚŽĨĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ ĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŵŵŝƫŶŐĐƌŝŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŵƉƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐŽƚŚĂƚĂŶLJǁŽƌŬƐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚĞĚ ĂŶĚƐƚĂƚĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƐŝŵƉůLJŶŽƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐŽƌŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ to be done could be authorised and acted upon virtually ĂƚƚŚĞďĂƌĞƐƚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵůĞǀĞů͘^ŽŵĞŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJďĞŶĞĮƚĞĚĨƌŽŵ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͕ĂůŽƚŽĨĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶǀĞƌďĂůůLJĂŶĚĂŌĞƌ this chaos and disorder, and enriched themselves almost short discussions on a one-to-one basis. ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚǁŝƚŚŝůůͲŐŽƩĞŶŐĂŝŶƐ͘dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌǁĞƌĞƐŝŵƉůLJĨĞĚƵƉǁŝƚŚƐƵĐŚŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ͕ dŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů:ƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJŝƐƚŽŵĂŬĞũƵƐƟĐĞǀŝƐŝďůĞ͕ ƐĞŶƐĞůĞƐƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĚĞƐƚƌŽLJŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐůŝǀĞƐĂƐǁĞůů ƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĂůů͘/ŶϮϬϬϯĂŌĞƌƐŽŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐŽĨ ĂƐŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͘ neglect during to the tensions, the court processes, systems, ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚĂůůŶĞĞĚĞĚŵĂũŽƌǁŽƌŬ ZD^/ǁĂƐǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƉĞŶĂƌŵƐďLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĂŶĚŵĂŬĞũƵƐƟĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽĂůů͘tĞǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚǁĂƐƐĞĞŶĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƚĂůLJƐƚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽŬŝĐŬ ŵŝŶĚĨƵůƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůĞƚŚŝƐǁĂƐďĞŝŶŐĚŽŶĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐǁĂƐďĞŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƌƚŽƵƌũŽƵƌŶĞLJƚŽƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ͕ƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨũƵƐƟĐĞďĞŝŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽďĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘dŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚŝƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJǁŚŝůĞĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ ZĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌŽŬĞŶǁĂůůƐ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨŽƵƌůŽĐĂůƐƚĂī͕ůĂǁLJĞƌƐ͕ŵĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ KƵƌĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJƐƚĂŐĞǁĂƐƚŚĂƚƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƚŚĞ ĂŶĚũƵĚŐĞƐ͕ǁĞŚĂĚƚŽŐŽŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŽďƌŝŶŐŝŶ ƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͕ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶŚĂĚƚŽƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ͕ƐŬŝůůĞĚĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂďůĞĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚƵƐ͘ ƚŚĞƉĂƌůŽƵƐƐƚĂƚĞŽĨĂůůĮǀĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůũƵƐƟĐĞ dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƚĂƐŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŽůĞƐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͗ƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞ͕ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĚĞĨĞŶĚĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĚƐŽƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůĞŵĂŶLJǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ͕ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘tĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚƚŚĂƚŝĨ in the normal day to day running and hearing of cases, there ŽŶůLJŽŶĞƉĂƌƚǁĂƐƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚ͕ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ ǁĂƐĂŶŝŶďƵŝůƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨůŽĐĂů ŽƚŚĞƌƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂďůĞƚŽĐŽƉĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚǁŽƵůĚ personnel and improve systems and processes. We also not be achieved. We are grateful to RAMSI, for being very ŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽŝŵďƵĞǁŽƌŬĞƚŚŝĐƐ͕ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵĂŶĚĐŽƵƌƚƐŬŝůůƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ŇĞdžŝďůĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ and ensuring that one of the three pillars or main areas of ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǁĞƌĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚĨĂůůŽǀĞƌ ĨŽĐƵƐŽĨŝƚƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞǁĂƐƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ ŽŶĐĞƚŚĞĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJůĞŌĂŶĚĚŝƌĞĐƚĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞǁĂƐ in the country including the rebuilding and strengthening of ǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁŶ͘ ĂůůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůũƵƐƟĐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘dŚŝƐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚƉĂǀĞĚƚŚĞǁĂLJĨŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŽďĞĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚŝŶ tĞǁĞƌĞǀĞƌLJĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞĂƚƚŚĞŽƵƚƐĞƚŝŶďĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽĨĂƐƚ ĂƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐ͕ŵĞƚŚŽĚŝĐĂůĂŶĚŚŽůŝƐƟĐŵĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŽƚŚŝƐĚĂLJŝƐ ƚƌĂĐŬƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂƐƚŽŚŽǁƚŚĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐͲůĂƐƟŶŐŝŵƉĂĐƚ͘ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĐŽƵůĚďĞƐƚďĞŵĂƚĐŚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐ ƐŽƚŚĂƚĐĂƐĞƐĐŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚĚŝƐƉŽƐĞĚŽĨŝŶĂƟŵĞůLJ /ŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůŽƚŽĨĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐŚĂĚ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͘&ŽƌĂƐƚĂƌƚ͕ǁĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZD^/ƉŽůŝĐĞ ƚŽďĞŵĂĚĞƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂŶĚǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶďLJĚŝƌĞĐƚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƌĞͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĂŶƵƉƐƵƌŐĞ amongst the Heads of Agencies in the Legal Sector, including ŝŶƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐĂƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŽĚĞĂůƐŽ

20 dŚĞdƌŝĂůŽĨ,ĂƌŽůĚ<ĞŬĞ

All eyes were on the accused as they were led to Facing charges of aiding and abetting each other in their places in the dock behind thick bright blue iron the murder of Fr Geve were Harold Keke, 34, Leader bars, the smell of fresh paint still acrid in the newly of the Guadalcanal Liberation Front (GLF); his second refurbished courtroom, armed members of RAMSI’s in command, Ronnie Cawa, 24; and Francis Lela, Participating Police Force standing guard. On the floor 22. All three men pleaded not guilty to the charges. of the court expatriate lawyers mingled with local Police had earlier told the court that soon after the lawyers, foreign correspondents and the country’s murder Keke had radioed from the Weathercoast most senior journalists, as they waited for the Chief to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation Justice to preside. Outside heavy security was also in to announce that Geve was dead and that he was place as hundreds gathered to catch a glimpse of the responsible. tall, gaunt man, half hidden behind his beard. When giving evidence, Keke claimed that Geve was After all the stories, suffering, rumours and even his misusing money meant for his constituents in the surrender to RAMSI more than a year earlier, many Weathercoast region. In court Keke claimed that it found it hard to believe that Harold Keke was finally was his uncle and two other men who had killed Fr standing trial, in this case for murder of the late Geve but that they were now dead. Father Augustine Geve. Catholic priest and Member After a six-week trial involving 30 witnesses, of Parliament for South Guadalcanal Minister, Geve, Chief Justice Frank Kabui found Keke and his two at the time of his death on 20 August 2002 at Haleatu associates, Cawa and Lela guilty of the murder of Village on the Weathercoast of Guadalcanal, had been Fr Geve, sentencing all three to life in prison. It was Minister for Youth, Women and Sport in the Kemakeza the first of many cases that became known as the Government. ‘tension trials’.

“Whether it was deserved or not, Harold Keke had come to symbolise everything that was wrong about the current state within the Solomon Islands.” Ben McDevitt, Commander, Participating Police Force, 2003 - 2004

21 the courts’ processes needed to be urgently strengthened /ƚǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚĞdžƚƌĂĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵƐĂŶĚũƵĚŐĞ͛ƐĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐ and improved. For instance, at that stage the High Court ǁŝƚŚƌĞůĂƚĞĚŽĸĐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌŝĞƐ ŽŶůLJŚĂĚŽŶĞŵĂŝŶĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵ;ŽƵƌƚϭͿĐĂƚĞƌŝŶŐůĂƌŐĞůLJĨŽƌ ĂŶĚũƵĚŐĞƐ͛ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƐǁĞƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚŝĨǁĞǁĞƌĞƚŽĐŽƉĞǁŝƚŚ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĐĂƐĞƐ͕ĂƐŵĂůůĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵ;ŽƵƌƚϮͿ͕ĂƚƚŚĞĞĂƐƚǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶŽƵƌĐĂƐĞůŽĂĚƐ͘tŝƚŚƋƵŝĐŬƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ for chambers hearings and small civil cases, and another and great understanding from the Permanent Secretary, James ĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵ;ŽƵƌƚϯͿ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂĚďĞĞŶĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚĨƌŽŵĂŶ Remobatu, Brendan Crimmins, and the Program Architect ŽůĚ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĂƐƚŚĞ Adviser, Alfonso Margarit and others, including the Permanent WĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚKĸĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƵƐĞĚůĂƚĞƌďLJƚŚĞWĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ>ĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ^ƵƌǀĞLJ͕ƚŚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐ ŽĨƚŚĞ/ŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘tŚĞŶǁĞƚŽŽŬŽǀĞƌƚŚĂƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ made to give the land immediately in front of Kalala House ŝƚǁĂƐƌƵŶĚŽǁŶ͕ĚŝůĂƉŝĚĂƚĞĚĂŶĚŝŶǀĞƌLJƉŽŽƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘/Ĩŝƚ ĂŶĚƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ,ĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚŽƵƌƚĨŽƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ ǁĂƐƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚĂƐĂĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵŝƚǁŽƵůĚŶĞĞĚŵĂũŽƌƌĞƉĂŝƌĂŶĚ ŽĨĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐĞdžƚƌĂĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵƐĂŶĚŽĸĐĞƐ͘/ŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ͘ ƚŚĞŵƐŝŶĐĞƌĞůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌƚŚĂƚĞŶĂďůĞĚƵƐƚŽďƵŝůĚƚǁŽĞdžƚƌĂĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵƐ;ŽƵƌƚ ƚƚŚĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚŽĨŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐǁĂƐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĨŽƌ ϰĂŶĚŽƵƌƚϱͿ͕ƚŚƌĞĞũƵĚŐĞ͛ƐĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐ͕ĂĐŽƵƌƚĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͗:ƵĚŐĞƐ͕ŽƵŶƐĞůƐ͕ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘'ƵŶƐ ƌŽŽŵ͕ƚǁŽƌŽŽŵƐĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐĨŽƌƵƐĞďLJůĂǁLJĞƌƐ͕ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ǁĞƌĞƐƟůůƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚƌĂƵŵĂŽĨ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌůĞĂĨŚƵƚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐĐŽƵůĚ the tensions ƐƟůůĨƌĞƐŚŝŶŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐǁĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŚĂƚƌŽďƵƐƚ ǁĂŝƚƚŽĂƉƉĞĂƌ͘tĞǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĂƚĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŚĂĚƚŽďĞƉƵƚŝŶƉůĂĐĞŝĨǁĞĚŝĚŶŽƚǁŝƐŚƚŽ ďĞĂďůĞƚŽŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞĨĂďƌŝĐĂƚĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƚŚĞƐĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐŽĨĂŶLJŽŶĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ ZD^/ŚĂĚƵƐĞĚƚŽŚŽƵƐĞŝƚƐƚƌŽŽƉƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐŽĨƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƉƌŽĮůĞƚƌŝĂůƐŽĨŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĂƚŝƚƐŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚǁĞƌĞŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌŶĞĞĚĞĚĂƐ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐĂŶĚĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚǁĂƐĚƌĂǁŝŶŐĚŽǁŶƚŽĂŵŽƌĞŵŽĚĞƐƚ ƚŽŚĂǀĞƐƚĞĞůďĂƌƐŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚƚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƉƌŝƐŽŶĞƌƐĂŶĚůĂǁLJĞƌƐ ƐŝnjĞ͘dŚŝƐĞŶĂďůĞĚƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƚŽďĞƉƵƚƵƉŝŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƟŵĞĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂƐǁĞůůĂŶĚƚŽŚĂǀĞĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĐŽŶĮŶĞĚƉůĂĐĞ fully furnished, including sound recording systems, computers, ĨŽƌǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŽǁĂŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƚƵƌŶŝŶĐŽƵƌƚ͘/ƚŚĂĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŽƵƌ ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌƐ͕ƉŚŽƚŽĐŽƉŝĞƌƐĂŶĚĨĂdžŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐĂůůŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚǁŝƚŚĨƵŶĚƐ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐƌŝĨĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐǁĞƌĞ provided by RAMSI. being harassed and threatened and some had expressed real fears to the police. ZD^/͛ƐƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĂůƐŽĞŶĂďůĞĚƵƐƚŽƌĞĐƌƵŝƚƚǁŽ ĨƵůůƟŵĞĞdžƉĂƚƌŝĂƚĞũƵĚŐĞƐ͕ĂŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚŽƵƌƚ ĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚĂī͘

“It was a unique model for intervention, using the domestic tribunals of the country to address the law and order issues. And by strengthening the capacity of the courts to be able to deal with the large volume of cases, the people could see justice being done and being done fairly.” Ken Averre, Public Solicitor, 2003 - 2008

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23 /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚƐŵĂĚĞƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ͛ ŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐƟůůƌĞƐŝĚĞ͘dŚŝƐůĞĚƚŽ ŽƵƌƚŝŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͕ǁĞĨĞůƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŶĞdžƚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĞŶƚƌĞƚŽ the decision to increase court circuits and coordinate them ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞŽƵƌŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƚŚĞDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ͛ ƵƐŝŶŐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨƌŽŵ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͘dŚŝƐ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝƐĐŽƐƚůLJĂŶĚ ŽƵƌƚŝŶƵŬŝ͕ƚŚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůŽĨDĂůĂŝƚĂWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͘tĞǁĞƌĞĂďůĞ dependent on so many factors including the availability and ƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŶĞǁĐŽƵƌƚĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂŌĞƌƐĞĐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ ǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĸĐĞƌƐƚŽŐŽŽŶĐŝƌĐƵŝƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ůĂŶĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞŽůĚĐŽƵƌƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǁĂƐƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ͘tĞǁĞƌĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůƚƌĂǀĞů͘ŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ ĂůƐŽĂďůĞƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJůĂŶĚƚŽďƵŝůĚĂƐƵŝƚĂďůĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĂ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐĂƌĐŚŝƉĞůĂŐŽŝƐĂƐůŽǁƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚǀŝƐŝƚƐĐĂŶďĞ Principal Magistrate so that a resident Magistrate of Principal ŝŶĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ͘ĐŽŵŵŽŶƉƌŽďůĞŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨƵŶĚƐŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐ DĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚďĞƐĞĐƵƌĞůLJŚŽƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ŵĂĚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞďLJƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶĂƟŵĞůLJĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚ province. ĂƐĂĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŽŶŵĂŶLJŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶƐĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƚŽďĞ cancelled. dŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁĂƐĚŽŶĞŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨĂŶĞǁƉƌŝƐŽŶĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂƚƵŬŝ͘dŚŝƐĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂůƐŽ /ƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŽƵƌŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶĂůůĂůŽŶŐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞWƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů ĞŶĂďůĞĚƵƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŶĞǁĐŽƵƌƚƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚƚŚƌĞĞDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞ Magistrate, one Magistrate Class I and one Magistrate Class II ĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐ͕ĂĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƌŽŽŵ͕ŶĞǁƌĞŐŝƐƚƌLJĂŶĚŽĸĐĞƐƉĂĐĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝŶĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƌƚŚĞ>ŽĐĂůŽƵƌƚ͕ůĞƌŬƐĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĂŐĞƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌĐŽƵƌƚƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ͘ not been able to achieve this to date. This remains an ongoing dŚŝƐŶĞǁĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJŝƐĂůƐŽŶŽǁƵƐĞĚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͕ĨŽƌƵŶƟůǁĞĂƌĞĂďůĞƚŽĮůůĂůůƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůŵĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞ ŽƵƌƚǁŚĞŶŝƚŐŽĞƐŽŶĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƚŽƵŬŝ͘dŚĞŶĞǁĐŽŵƉůĞdž ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŵĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐǁĞǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŽĸĐĞƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞWƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶĂŶĚWƵďůŝĐ^ŽůŝĐŝƚŽƌƚŽ to rely heavily on court circuits coordinated from Honiara to ďĞĂďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŝƌǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞƐŽƌĐůŝĞŶƚƐǁŚŝůĞĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚ͘ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌũƵĚŝĐŝĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞƌƵƌĂůƉŽƉƵůĂĐĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶ dŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞŶŽǁŝƐƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚĞDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ͛ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐĮůůĞĚ͘ ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƚŽƌLJĂŶĚǁĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ ĂƐƐŝŐŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐWƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌ Challenges ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐĂŶĚƐŝƫŶŐƐďĂƐĞĚ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů:ƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJĂŶĚ ŽŶƚŚĞŝƌĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶďĞƩĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ other legal sector agencies is to maintain the level of support regular circuits and services being more readily available but is ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨƟŵĞůLJũƵĚŝĐŝĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ƉĂƌƚ costly to maintain in the long term. ĨƌŽŵŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŝƐƐƵĞƐǁŝƚŚŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨƵŶĚƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐĂŶĚĐŽƵƌƚƐƚĂī͕ƉŽŽƌǁŽƌŬĂƫƚƵĚĞƐƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJŝƐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŽĨĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƌĞŵƵŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƉŽŽƌƉƵŶĐƚƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚĂďƐĞŶƚĞĞŝƐŵĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƉůĂŐƵĞ ĨŽƌũƵĚŝĐŝĂůŽĸĐĞƌƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂĐLJ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞ ƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐĂŶĚůĞŐĂůŽĸĐĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ͘ƐĂ ĚƵƚLJ͕ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƉůĂĐĞĚƵƉŽŶŵĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞĚĞůĂLJŝƐĂƌĞĂůŝƐƐƵĞŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů ŝƐŚŝŐŚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚƚŽĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞŽĨ ŽĨĐĂƐĞƐ͘ZĂƚĞƐŽĨĂĚũŽƵƌŶŵĞŶƚƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĞƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ƚŚĞŝƌũƵĚŝĐŝĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŶŽƚĐŽŵŵĞŶƐƵƌĂƚĞ͘dŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂƚĞŽĨĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĐĂƐĞƐůŽǁĂƐĂĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ͘ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƌĞŵƵŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŝƐ tŽƌŬŽƵƚƉƵƚƉĞƌũƵĚŝĐŝĂůŽĸĐĞƌŝŶƚŚĞDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ͛ŽƵƌƚŝƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞƵŶĂďůĞƚŽĮůůĂůůŵĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJůŽǁ͘ ƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĂŶĚĂƌĞƐŝŵƉůLJƵŶĂďůĞƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚ ĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞďŝŐůĞĂƉĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐŝŶ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚůĂǁLJĞƌƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƐĞŶŝŽƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘ ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂĂŶĚƵŬŝ͕ƚŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨWƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ tŚŝůĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĨŽƌĐŽƵƌƚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝƐŶŽƚŽŌĞŶƚŚĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĐĞŶƚƌĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕ŵĞĂŶƚƋƵŝƚĞŝŶĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĨƵŶĚƐŝŶĂƟŵĞůLJĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂƐ ũƵĚŝĐŝĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐǁĞƌĞďĞŝŶŐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŚŝŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƐŵŽŽƚŚŇŽǁŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐ͛

24 ǁŽƌŬ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĞīŽƌƚƐďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞƚŽƐƚƌĞĂŵůŝŶĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ dŚĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ>ĞŐŝƐůĂƚƵƌĞŵƵƐƚĂůůƉƵůůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐƚŽŵĂŬĞ ďĞĚƌŝǀĞŶďLJĂĐŽŵŵŽŶĚĞƐŝƌĞĂŶĚŐŽĂůƚŽŵĂŬĞĂŶĚŬĞĞƉ ĨƵŶĚƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƐĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŶĞĞĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐ Solomon Islands a peaceful, safe and secure society for all ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐ͛ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ ƚŽƚŚƌŝǀĞŝŶ͘ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ ĚŽŶŽƚŽĐĐƵƌŝŶĂǀĂĐƵƵŵ͘ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ Another challenge has been the need to manage cases as they ŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĐĂŶŶŽƚƚŚƌŝǀĞŝŶĂĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌůLJ͕ĐŽƌƌƵƉƚĂŶĚůĂǁůĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐLJƐƚĞŵĨƌŽŵĮůŝŶŐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ͘KƵƌĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘dŚĞŚĂƌƐŚůĞƐƐŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƐƚŵƵƐƚŶŽƚďĞĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶƐŽ ƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƚŚĞƌĂǁĚĂƚĂŶĞĞĚĞĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽďĞĂŶŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĚŽŶŽƚƌĞƉĞĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐ͘dŚŽƐĞŝŶƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ struggle and there is an urgent need to update and improve ŽĨůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŵƵƐƚůĞĂĚďLJĞdžĂŵƉůĞĂŶĚ ŽƵƌĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůů ŵƵƐƚĂůǁĂLJƐĂƐƉŝƌĞƚŽŚŝŐŚĞƚŚŝĐĂůďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌĂŶĚĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŝŶ ŐƌĞĂƚůLJĂƐƐŝƐƚƵƐŝŶŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĐĂƐĞƐ͕ƟŵĞƐĨŽƌŚĞĂƌŝŶŐƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĚƵƟĞƐ͘^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĐĂŶŐƌŽǁŝŶƚŽĂ ƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽƌĞƉŽƌƚŽŶũƵĚŝĐŝĂůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĂŶĚƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŽƵƐĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJďƵƚŝƚŝƐƚŚĞŚĂƌĚǁŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJůĞǀĞůƐ͘dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽŵŽŶŝƚŽƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŐŽŽĚĂĐƟŽŶƐŽĨĂůůŽĨƵƐ͕ďƵƚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŽƵƌ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĐĂƐĞƐ͕ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞĚĞůĂLJƐĂŶĚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂƌĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞǁĞŵƵƐƚƉĂLJƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞŽƵƌĨƵƚƵƌĞĂƐĂ ĂŶĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽƉƌŝŽƌŝƟƐĞŽƌĂůůŽĐĂƚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƐŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘ ŶĂƟŽn. Looking into the Future dĞŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌZD^/ĮƌƐƚůĂŶĚĞĚŽŶŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŝƐďƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚůLJƐŽďĞĐĂƵƐĞĂǁŝŶĚŽǁŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ǁĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŽŐĞƚŝƚƐĂĐƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŐĂŝŶ͘ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚĂŬĞŶƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ>ĂǁĂŶĚ:ƵƐƟĐĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƵŶĚĞƌZD^/ǁĂƐ the decision at the outset that it should be Solomon Islands ŽǁŶũƵƐƟĐĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚͲŝŶĂ ǀĞƌLJƐŚŽƌƚĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨƟŵĞͲƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĞŐĂůŵĂƩĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌŽƐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĂƌŬĚĂLJƐŽĨthe tensions. This is no small ^ŝƌůďĞƌƚZ͘WĂůŵĞƌ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŚĞŶLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐZǁĂŶĚĂĂŶĚĂŵďŽĚŝĂ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĞǀĞŶĂŌĞƌ ŽƌŶŝŶDƵŶĚĂ͕tĞƐƚĞƌŶWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͕^ŝƌůďĞƌƚŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƟŵĞ͕ĂŶŽƵƚƐŝĚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJŚĂƐŚĂĚƚŽďĞƐĞƚ ĨƌŽŵKƚĂŐŽhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ƵŶĞĚŝŶ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚĂͬ ƵƉƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘/ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ŚĞƌĞŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ >>ŝŶϭϵϴϱ͘ĚŵŝƩĞĚƚŽƚŚĞEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚĂƌƚŚĞƐĂŵĞLJĞĂƌ͕ /ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŚĞǁŽƌŬĞĚŽŶĂƩĂĐŚŵĞŶƚŝŶtĞůůŝŶŐƚŽŶĨŽƌĂLJĞĂƌďĞĨŽƌĞ ŽĨĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐũƵƐƟĐĞƚŽŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚĂƌĞŶŽǁŝŶĂǀĞƌLJ ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŽũŽŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂĐLJŝŶϭϵϴϳ͕ ŐŽŽĚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŽƐŽ͘dŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƚŚŝƐǁŝůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƌ'ĞŶĞƌĂů͛ƐKĸĐĞŝŶϭϵϴϵ͕ďĞĨŽƌĞƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌƚĞĚĞīŽƌƚŽŶƚŚĞƉĂƌƚŽĨĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘dŚĞďƵƌĚĞŶĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƵƉƚŚĞƉŽƐƚŽĨWƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůDĂŐŝƐƚƌĂƚĞŝŶϭϵϵϬ͘/ŶƵŐƵƐƚϭϵϵϮ^ŝƌ ĨĂůůŽŶƚŚĞ:ƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJĂůŽŶĞ͘tŚŝůĞŽƵƌŐŽĂůƌĞŵĂŝŶƐƚŚĞƟŵĞůLJ ůďĞƌƚǁĂƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚŽƵƌƚĞŶĐŚďĞĨŽƌĞďĞŝŶŐ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJũƵƐƟĐĞƚŽŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁĞǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐŶĞĞĚ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚŚŝĞĨ:ƵƐƟĐĞŝŶĞĐĞŵďĞƌϮϬϬϯĂŌĞƌĂĐƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůůƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂƚůĂƌŐĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĨŽƌŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂLJĞĂƌ͘ǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌŽĨ ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨŽƵƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŵƉŝƌĞ;ͿĨŽƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ǁĞĐĂŶŽŶůLJƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŽƵƌǀŝƚĂůƌŽůĞŝŶŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ:ƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJŝŶϮϬϬϬ͕^ŝƌůďĞƌƚǁĂƐĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŝĨǁĞĂƌĞĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞůLJĨƵŶĚĞĚĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĚ͘ ƚŚĞ<ŶŝŐŚƚĂĐŚĞůŽƌŝŶϮϬϬϰ͘

25 ŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ Solomon Islands

Like many other government-run agencies at the time Renamed Correctional Services Solomon Islands with of the tensions, the Solomon Islands Prison Service the passing of the new act in 2007, the service now virtually stopped functioning. Cell doors were flung emphasises rehabilitation, not punishment. With open and most inmates walked out the prison gates. RAMSI’s assistance, programs have been introduced Later prisoners serving life sentences would return which provide inmates with work and life skills- to explain to authorities that it was not so much that focused training. These help inmates directly address they wanted to escape but with no one left running their offending behaviour, strengthen relationships the prisons, providing meals or sanitation, they had with family and build structured pre-release plans. had no choice but to leave. This has already greatly reduced the number of repeat offenders. In reality the dramatic emptying of cells in the early days of the tensions followed years of under funding New Correctional Centres have been built in Auki and neglect of the country’s prison service. The (2009) and in Gizo (under construction) and extensive country’s main prison, Rove, was severely run-down refurbishments have also been undertaken at Rove, and poorly staffed. Auki Prison in Malaita had been Tetere, Kirakira and Lata. This work has brought all deemed unfit for use and a number of other provincial these faciliaties up to UN standards, but importantly prisons did not meet United Nations standards. has also allowed many inmates to be accommodated and rehabilitated in their home province, a significant RAMSI’s deployment created a sudden and urgent benefit to the long-term welfare of the inmates and need for appropriate accommodation and detention their families. RAMSI advisers have also helped to facilities. Initially RAMSI brought in officers from develop long-term maintenance strategies to protect overseas to run these centres but gradually plans the sustainability of those improved facilities. were put in place to rebuild the Solomon Islands service, local officers were reappointed or recruited, Much has been done to strengthen the service training programs put in place and infrastructure itself, making sure the workforce is shaped by a restored or rebuilt. Extensive consultations with professional development strategy that supports the community were carried out as part of the current and emerging leaders. Since late 2008, development of a new correctional services bill, Solomon Islander, Francis Haisoma has led the service paving the way for wide ranging reforms and a as Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner and the thorough modernisation of the service. Commandants of nearly all centres throughout the country are also Solomon Islanders.

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28 policing hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŽĨƌŝƟƐŚŽĸĐĞƌĂŶĚĐŽůŽŶŝĂů ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶĐŽƌƉ͕ŬŶŽǁŶĂƐƚŚĞŽĂƐƚǁĂƚĐŚĞƌƐ͘ During World War II,local police alsoplayed avital role in 'ŽŽĚdƌĂĐŬZĞĐŽƌĚ ǁĞƌĞĐŽŵŵŽŶĂƚƚŚĂƚƟŵĞ͘ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞƚƌŝďĂůƐƚƌŝĨĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌͲŝƐůĂŶĚĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐƚŚĂƚ suggests, operated more inaparamilitary style, anapproach ĐŽůŽŶŝĂůĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƚƌĂĚĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞ͕ĂƐŝƚƐŶĂŵĞ armed constabulary primarilyto protect theinterests ofthe ŶŽƚĨĞĂƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘/ŶŝƟĂůůLJĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĂŶ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐǁĞƌĞĂŚŝŐŚůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĨŽƌĐĞ͕ǁĞůůƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚŝĨ ƌŵĞĚŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌLJ͕ǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƐƚƌŝĐƚĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞĂŶĚŚŝŐŚ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϱϰ͕ƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ ǁĞƌĞǁĞůůƌĞŐĂƌĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚtĞƐƚĞƌŶWĂĐŝĮĐ͘&ŽƌŵĂůůLJ &ƌŽŵŝƚƐĞĂƌůLJĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶϭϵϭϰ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƉŽůŝĐĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƚƐ ƉŽůŝĐĞŝŶŽƵƌǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ͕ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĞǁƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƐLJŵďŽůƐ ƐŝŐŶĂůůŝŶŐďŽƚŚĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ͖ƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƐŝŐŚƚŽĨĂƵŶŝĨŽƌŵĞĚŽĸĐĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂƐĂƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŶŚŽŶŽƵƌĂďůĞĐĂůů͖ &ŽƌŵŽƐƚŽĨŵŽĚĞƌŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĚŵŽŶĚ^ŝŬƵĂ ZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞZ^/W& ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞũŽďƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJďƵƚŵĂŶLJǁĞƌĞĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚŶƵŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞƌĞƉƌŽƵĚƚŽƐĞƌǀĞŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJ foropportunity many Islanders. enlisted They Solomon in ŶƵŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚďĞĐĂŵĞĂŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝƚƐŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŽĨ^ŽĂŬŝ͘/ƚŐƌĞǁŝŶ dŚĞZŽLJĂů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽŐƌŽǁĂŶĚ completely localised. ƚŚĞůĂƐƚƌŝƟƐŚŽĸĐĞƌƚŽƐĞƌǀĞŝŶƚŚĞZ^/W&͘dŚĞZ^/W&ǁĂƐŶŽǁ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŽĨWŽůŝĐĞ͕ƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐ:ŽŚŶ,ŽůůŽǁĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞůĂƚĞ&ƌĞĚƌŝĐŬ^ŽĂŬŝďĞĐĂŵĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƚŽďĞ WŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ;Z^/W&Ϳ͘&ŽƵƌLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞŝŶϭϵϴϮ͕ ŚĞŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞǁĂƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐƚŚĞZŽLJĂů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ƚŚĞƵŬĞŽĨ'ůŽƵĐĞƐƚĞƌĨŽƌŵĂůůLJĂǁĂƌĚĞĚƚŚĞƟƚůĞ͚ZŽLJĂů͛ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĐĞ͘/ƚǁĂƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƌĂĚĞŽŶ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĂLJƚŚĂƚ 'ƌĞĂƚƌŝƚĂŝŶ͕ŽŶůLJĂŚĂŶĚĨƵůŽĨƌŝƟƐŚŽĸĐĞƌƐƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ /ŶϭϵϳϴǁŚĞŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŐĂŝŶĞĚŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĨƌŽŵ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞǁŝĚĞůLJŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚtĞƐƚĞƌŶWĂĐŝĮĐ͘ ŝŶƚŽĂǁĞůůͲƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚĂŶĚƚƌƵƐƚĞĚƉŽůŝĐĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶďŽƚŚŝŶ &ƌŽŵƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚŽŶǁĂƌĚƐƚŽƚŚĞϭϵϵϬƐ͕ƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŶŽŶͲĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞĚƌĂŶŬƐ͘ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞϭϵϲϬƐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞŚŽůĚŝŶŐ of SolomonIslanders recruited to serve intheforce began to ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƚZŽǀĞŝŶǁĞƐƚ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͘dŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁĂƌ͕ĂŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚďĂƐŝĐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕,ŽŶŝĂƌĂŽŶ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͘hƟůŝnjŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŶŽǁĞŶƚƌĂů/ƐůĂŶĚƐWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐŝƚĞŽĨŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕dƵůĂŐŝŝŶǁŚĂƚŝƐ ƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞ^ĞĐŽŶĚtŽƌůĚtĂƌ͕ƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞǁĂƐ ƉŽŝŶƚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƌ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞůůŝĞƐ͛ƵůƟŵĂƚĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ͘ 'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ͕ŶŽǁƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚĂƐĂĐƌƵĐŝĂůƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJƚŽƚŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞůůŝĞĚ&ŽƌĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ ƌŝƐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘dŚĞǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞŽĂƐƚǁĂƚĐŚĞƌƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ŵŽǀĞďĞŚŝŶĚĞŶĞŵLJůŝŶĞƐ͕ĚŝƐƌƵƉƟŶŐĞŶĞŵLJƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐĂŶĚ :ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞĨŽƌĐĞƐ͘dŚŝƐƚĂƐŬƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŚĞŽĂƐƚǁĂƚĐŚĞƌƐƚŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂŚŝŐŚůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ͕DĂƌƟŶůĞŵĞŶƐ͕ŵĂŶLJƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐŚĞůƉĞĚ 29 culture of discipline, the smart appearance in person and ĂƐƚŚĞWŽůŝĐĞ&ŝĞůĚ&ŽƌĐĞ͕ƚĂƐŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ uniform, the comradeship and the heart that so many RSIPF ďŽƌĚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĐŽŵŝŶŐƵŶĚĞƌ ŽĸĐĞƌƐĚŝƐƉůĂLJĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘WŽůŝĐĞ ĂƩĂĐŬĨƌŽŵŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂĞĨĞŶĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐǁĞƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĂďůĞŝŶĐƌŽǁĚƐĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞŽƵŐĂŝŶǀŝůůĞZĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘ neatness, behaviour and mannerism and their presence in DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŚŝŐŚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŚĞůƉĞĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŽĨĐĂůŵĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ŚĂĚůĞĚŵĂŶLJƌƵƌĂůĚǁĞůůĞƌƐƚŽŵŽǀĞŝŶƚŽƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ and security. They served proudly and in solidarity and in turn, especially Honiara and other areas of Guadalcanal in search ƚŚĞLJŐĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ŽĨĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞ last decade of this century, the rapid increase in this migrant ĞŵĂŶĚƐŽĨĂ'ƌŽǁŝŶŐEĂƟŽŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽŶ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJďĞĐĂŵĞƐĞĞŶĂƐĂ th dŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞϮϬ century, as Solomon Islands threat by the people of Guadalcanal to the survival of their developed economically and socially, it became obvious ŽǁŶĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ŐƌŽƵŶĚĞĚĂƐŝƚŝƐŝŶŽƵƌůŝŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞůĂŶĚ͘/Ŷϭϵϵϴ͕ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞZŽLJĂů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ a group of young 'ƵĂůĞƐĨŽƌŵĞĚĂŵŝůŝƟĂŐƌŽƵƉ͕ůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƵƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŽĨŽƵƌƌĂƉŝĚůLJŐƌŽǁŝŶŐŶĂƟŽŶ͘LJƚŚĞ ĂŶĂƩĂĐŬŽŶƚŚĞzĂŶĚŝŶĂWŽůŝĐĞƌŵŽƵƌLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ ŵŝĚͲϭϵϵϬƐ^ŝƌ&ƌĞĚ^ŽĂŬŝŚĂĚďĞĞŶƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĂƐĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌ of obtaining arms for the purpose of forcefully removing ĂŶĚƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁĂƐĨĂĐŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŝŶŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐĞƩůĞƌƐĨƌŽŵ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͘^ŽŽŶĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŵŝůŝƟĂŐƌŽƵƉ professional standards. Levels of funding and therefore ĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽƌĂŝĚƚŚĞdƵůĂŐŝWŽůŝĐĞƌŵŽƵƌLJďƵƚďLJƚŚĞŶ͕ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐŝŶŐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ǁĞƌĞůŽǁ͘/ŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁĞƌĞ Z^/W&ŚĂĚŵŽďŝůŝnjĞĚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂŶĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞŽĨŐƵŶĮƌĞĂŶĚ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĂƌƌĞƐƚŽŶĞŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŵŝůŝƟĂ ƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŐĂŝŶǀŝůůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉǁĂƐƐŚŽƚĚĞĂĚďLJƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞ͘dŚŝƐƚƌĂŐŝĐŽĐĐƵƌƌĞŶĐĞǁĂƐ ƐĞĐĞƐƐŝŽŶĐƌŝƐŝƐŽŶŽƵƌďŽƌĚĞƌǁŝƚŚWĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂ ŶŽƚƚŚĞŶŽƌŵĨŽƌƚŚĞZ^/W&͕ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨǁŚŽŵƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂǁŚŽůĞŶĞǁĂŶĚĚŝĸĐƵůƚƐĞƚŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ƵŶĂƌŵĞĚ͘dŚŽƐĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝůŝƟĂĂƌƌĞƐƚĞĚǁĞƌĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽĨĂŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĨŽƌĐĞ͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĐŽƵƌƚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŽŶďĂŝů͖ƚŚĞLJĚŝĚ ůŽŽŬĞĚƚŽƚŚĞZ^/W&ƚŽŚĂŶĚůĞ͘dŚŝƐƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJůĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƌŵĞĚƉĂƌĂŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&͕ŬŶŽǁŶ

“The Solomon Islands police went through a very hard time during the tension period, many were corrupted but many stayed at their desk even though they hadn’t been paid. Some were shot or shot at. Their families were threatened and their houses burned because they wouldn’t crossover and become criminals.” ‘›–ƒơ‘”†ǡ‡–‡ –‹˜‡‡”‰‡ƒ–ǡƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‹‰‘Ž‹ ‡ ‘” ‡

30 ŶŽƚĂĚŚĞƌĞƚŽƚŚĞďĂŝůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚŝĚŶŽƚƌĞĂƉƉĞĂƌŝŶĐŽƵƌƚ͘ ƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJŚŽƵƌƐŽĨϱ:ƵŶĞϮϬϬϬ͕ƚŽƌĂŝĚƚŚĞĂƌŵŽƵƌLJĂƚWŽůŝĐĞ dŚĞƚƌƵƐƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ ,ĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐ͕ZŽǀĞ͖ĂŶĂĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚĂŝŵĞĚĂƚĞƌĂƐŝŶŐ ŚĂĚďƌŽŬĞŶĚŽǁŶ͘ ƚŚĞZ^/W&͕ĂƐĂŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞůĂǁĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŐĞŶĐLJ͕ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ face of the universe. ƐĐĂůĂƟŶŐdĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ /ŶϭϵϵϵƚŚĞŵŝůŝƟĂĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽŶ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽ EŽŶĚŝŶ^ŝŐŚƚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͕ĞƐĐĂůĂƟŶŐďLJŵŝĚͲLJĞĂƌƚŽƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚǁŚĞƌĞƐĞƩůĞƌƐ͕ /ŶϮϬϬϬ͕ĂƐĞŶŝŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŽĸĐĞƌ͕DŽƌƚŽŶ^ŝƌĞŚĞƟǁĂƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚŚŽƐĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƟŶŐĨƌŽŵDĂůĂŝƚĂWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͕ǁĞƌĞ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&͘,ĞǁĂƐƚĂƐŬĞĚǁŝƚŚ ďĞŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞĨƵůůLJƌĞŵŽǀĞĚďLJŵŝůŝƚĂŶƚƐůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞůĂǁ ƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƌŽůĞŽĨƉƵƫŶŐďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞƉŝĞĐĞƐŽĨĂŶ ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŚĂŶĚƐ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƌĞƉĂƚƌŝĂƟŽŶ͕ŚŽŵĞƐĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƚŽƌŶĂƉĂƌƚ͘dŚĞZ^/W&ĂƐǁĞŚĂĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐǁĞƌĞƚŽƌĐŚĞĚ͘dŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƌĞƐŝƐƚĞĚǁĞƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ŬŶŽǁŶŝƚŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌĞdžŝƐƚĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽŽŶĞƚŽƚƌƵƐƚĂŶLJŵŽƌĞ severely beaten and in many cases, ended up losing their lives. ĞǀĞŶĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƐĞŶŝŽƌƌĂŶŬƐ͘&ŽƌƚǁŽƐŽůŝĚLJĞĂƌƐ͕^ŝƌĞŚĞƟ hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨ&ƌĂŶŬ^ŚŽƌƚ͕ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌƌŝƟƐŚ ǁŽƌŬĞĚŚĂƌĚƚŽƚƌLJƚŽƌĞƉĂŝƌƚŚĞĚĂŵĂŐĞĂŶĚďĞŐŝŶƚŚĞƚĂƐŬŽĨ ƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐƚŝŶϭϵϵϳ͕ƚŚĞZ^/W&ŚŽŝƐƚĞĚ rebuilding the force but as the tensions ŐƌĞǁĂŶĚĞƐĐĂůĂƚĞĚ͕ ŝŶƚŽĨƵůůŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJĚĞĐůĂƌŝŶŐĂ ŵĂŶLJŽĸĐĞƌƐǁĞƌĞĚƌĂǁŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŽƐǁŚŝůĞŽƚŚĞƌƐ state of emergency. This enabled the RSIPF to operate as an ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƐĐĂƩĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƐĂĨĞƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͘dŚĞ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJĨŽƌĐĞŝŶĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶĚŝŶŐůĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨŵŝůŝƟĂŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚ ƚĂƐŬŽĨƌĞƐƵƐĐŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁĂƐďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵŝŶŐ͘ ƚŚŽƐĞĂĐƟǀĞůLJĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐŝŶŵŝůŝƟĂĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ ǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJDŽƌƚĞŶ^ŝƌĞŚĞƟƐŽƵŐŚƚƚŽŵĂŬĞĂĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ ŽĨƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƉŽůŝĐĞǁĞƌĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶĞdžĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŐƵŶĮƌĞ ƌĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞƚŽǁŚŝĐŚŚĞŚĂĚĚĞǀŽƚĞĚĂůůŚŝƐ that resulted in loss of life on both sides. Sadly this only ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůŝĨĞ͘>ĂƚĞŝŶϮϬϬϮ͕ĂŌĞƌƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚƉůĞĂƐƚŽƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬĚŽǁŶŽĨƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŚĂĚĨĂůůĞŶŽŶĚĞĂĨ in the Police. ĞĂƌƐ͕ƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶhŶŝŽŶĮŶĂůůLJĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŽƌĞĐƌƵŝƚĂŶĚĨƵŶĚĂŶ external appointment to the post of Commissioner. ŽƚŚƚŚĞŵŝůŝƟĂĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĚĞĞƉůLJ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞZ^/W&͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚŚŽƐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů /Ŷ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶhŶŝŽŶ͛ƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚDĂůĂŝƚĂƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͘LJ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϬϬ͕ĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨDĂůĂŝƚĂŶƐ͕ ĂƌŝƟƐŚƉŽůŝĐĞŵĂŶ͕ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚŽŶŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐ͘tŝůůŝĂŵDŽƌƌĞůů distressed that the Government had not managed to resolve ĐŽŶĨĞƐƐĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĞŚĂĚŶ͛ƚďĞĞŶĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĞŶŐƵůĮŶŐ ƚŚŝƐŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĐƌŝƐŝƐŶŽƌƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝƚƐŽǁŶĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͕ĨŽƌŵĞĚƚŚĞŝƌ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐǁŚĞŶŚĞĂƉƉůŝĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŽƐƚďƵƚďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞŚĞ ŽǁŶŵŝůŝƟĂŐƌŽƵƉŬŶŽǁŶĂƐƚŚĞDĂůĂŝƚĂĂŐůĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͘dŚŝƐŐƌŽƵƉ ĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚŚĞǁĂƐŬĞĞŶƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽ͚ƉƵƚ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞǁŝƚŚĂ͚ƌĂŝĚ͛ŽŶƚŚĞZ^/W&ƌŵŽƵƌLJŝŶ ƌŝŐŚƚ͚ƚŚĞZ^/W&͘ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞŵĂŶǁŝƚŚůŝƩůĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƐƵĐŚ ƵŬŝ͕ƚŚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůŽĨDĂůĂŝƚĂ͘dŚŽƐĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĂŝĚƵƐĞĚ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ͕ŚĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂŶŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƌŝŶĂĐĞƐƐƉŽŽůŽĨĚŝƐƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞZ^/W&͛ƐŶĞǁůLJĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚĨĂƐƚďŽĂƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƌŽŶŝĐĂůůLJŚĂĚďĞĞŶ ĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͕ĂƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŶŽƚĐŽŶĚƵĐŝǀĞƚŽŵĂũŽƌƌĞĨŽƌŵ͘dŚĞŶŽŶ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƉŽůŝĐĞĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶĚĐƌŝŵĞŶŽƚ ƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐŽĨϭϬ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϬϬϯ͕^ŝƌ&ƌĞĚƌŝĐŬ^ŽĂŬŝ͕ŶŽǁŽŶĞ ƚŽĐŽŵŵŝƚŝƚ͘/ŶƚƌƵƚŚŽĸĐĞƌƐ͛ůŽLJĂůƟĞƐǁĞƌĞƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ͕ ŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐŵŽƐƚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞƐŽůŝĚĂƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞŶŽǁƌĂƉŝĚůLJĐƌƵŵďůŝŶŐ͕ĂƐƚƌƵƐƚ ǁĂƐŝŶƵŬŝ͕ƚŚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůŽĨDĂůĂŝƚĂƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͕ĞĂƟŶŐŚŝƐĚŝŶŶĞƌ ĂŵŽŶŐŽĸĐĞƌƐƉůƵŵŵĞƚĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚŽĨĞdžƟŶĐƟŽŶ͘ ĂƚĂůŽĐĂůŵŽƚĞů͕ǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐĂƐƐĂƐƐŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐŝŶŐůĞ dŚĞŶŝŶƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚďůŽǁŽĨĂůů͕ŝŶĂŶĂĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƚƵŶŶĞĚůŽLJĂů ƐŚŽƚƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĞƐƚ͘ƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶŵŽƵƌŶĞĚƚŚĞůŽƐƐŽĨŽŶĞŽĨ ŽĸĐĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͕ĨĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŝƚƐďƌŝŐŚƚĞƐƚƐƚĂƌƐ͕ĂŶZ^/W&ŽĸĐĞƌ͕ĚŵƵŶĚ^ĂĞǁĂƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&ũŽŝŶĞĚĨŽƌĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞDĂůĂŝƚĂĂŐůĞ&ŽƌĐĞŝŶ ĂƌƌĞƐƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐĐƌŝŵĞ͘ƌŽƵŐŚƚƚŽ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͕ĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ

31 ĂŶĚƌĞŵĂŶĚĞĚŝŶĐƵƐƚŽĚLJ͕^ĂĞũƵƐƚĂƐƐŽŽŶĞƐĐĂƉĞĚĨƌŽŵZŽǀĞ ƚŚĂŶϯϬϬϬĂƌƌĞƐƚƐŵĂĚĞŝŶƚŚĂƚĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌ͕ŵŽƐƚůLJďLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƉƌŝƐŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨĐĞƌƚĂŝŶŽĨŚŝƐĨĞůůŽǁŽĸĐĞƌƐ͕ŇĞĞŝŶŐ ŽĨZD^/͛ƐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ;WW&Ϳ͘^ůŽǁůLJƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨ ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐŽĨDĂůĂŝƚĂǁŚĞƌĞŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶƐƚŽƚŚŝƐ ůĂǁǁĂƐƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ͘ƵƚĨŽƌƚŚĞZ^/W&͕ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶǁĂƐĂůƐŽ ĚĂLJ͘ƵƚďĂĐŬƚŚĞŶƚŚĞŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƚŽDŽƌƌĞůůǁĂƐĐůĞĂƌ͘ a blessing in the opportunity it provided the force, not only to ƌĞďƵŝůĚ͕ďƵƚƚŽƌĞŐĂŝŶŝƚƐŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJĂŶĚƚĂŬĞďĂĐŬŝƚƐŵĂŶĚĂƚĞ /ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĂƐƚŚĞĂŐĞŶĐLJƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌůĂǁĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ dŚĞZ^/W&ĂŶĚŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚůŽĐŬĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐ Islands. ƚĞƌƌŝďůĞĚŽǁŶǁĂƌĚƐƉŝƌĂůǁŝƚŚƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJŶŽĞŶĚŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ͕ƵŶƟů dŚĞŝŶŝƟĂůƐƚĞƉƐŽĨƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁĞƌĞŶŽƚĂƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ũƵƐƚĂĨĞǁŵŽŶƚŚƐůĂƚĞƌ͕ĂůŵŽƐƚƵŶďĞůŝĞǀĂďůLJ͕ƚŚĞŶĞǁƐĐĂŵĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĂīĂŝƌ͕ĂƐŝƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŽĸĐĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶŚĂĚĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽ ǁŚŽŚĂĚďĞĞŶŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞethnic tensions from those ĨŽƌŵĂŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƐƚĞƉŝŶĂŶĚŚĞůƉƵƐŽƵƚ ŽĸĐĞƌƐǁŚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚůŽLJĂůƚŽƚŚĞZ^/W&͘dŚŝƐŝŶŝƚƐĞůĨǁĂƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĐƌŝƐŝƐ͘DŽƌƌĞůůǁĂƐƚŚĞŶĂďůĞƚŽƚƵƌŶŚŝƐĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŽ ĂďŝŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌĂƐŵĂůůƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞǁŚĞƌĞĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ͘/Ŷ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞ ŬŶĞǁĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚŚĂĚůŽLJĂůůLJƐĞƌǀĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) set ƵŶƌĞƐƚƐƉůŝƚƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞ͘dŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂůƉƵƌŐĞƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶŵŽƌĞ foot in Solomon Islands and KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ,ĞůƉĞŵ&ƌĞŶ began. In ƚŚĂŶϮϬϬŽĸĐĞƌƐůĞĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĚĞƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚŽĨϭϴϬϬƚƌŽŽƉƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ƌĞƚƌĞŶĐŚŵĞŶƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƌƌĞƐƚƐ͘ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŽĸĐĞƌƐǁĞƌĞ ϯϬϬƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ŽŽŬ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕&ŝũŝ͕<ŝƌŝďĂƟ͕ ůĂƚĞƌĐŽŶǀŝĐƚĞĚĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŝƐŽŶĞĚĨŽƌŽīĞŶĐĞƐĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐ EĂƵƌƵ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͕WĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂ͕^ĂŵŽĂ͕dŽŶŐĂĂŶĚ the tensions͘&ŽƌĂĨŽƌĐĞŽĨũƵƐƚŽǀĞƌĂϭϬϬϬŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ƚŚŝƐ sĂŶƵĂƚƵ͘DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϮϬϬϬĮƌĞĂƌŵƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂŚƵŐĞůŽƐƐŽĨŵĂŶƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚ

“RAMSI has provided a lot of opportunities for the RSIPF but gaining the respect of the public, that’s something we, as individual officers have to do every day. We are still yet to fully achieve this but I think as an organisation the RSIPF is heading in the right direction. We are trying to address law and order and trying to strengthen our own leadership, in providing a service, we are trying to make sure the community are satisfied with their police force. ” Selwyn Rotu, Assistant Commissioner, RSIPF

32 ůĂĐŬdƵĞƐĚĂLJ

On Easter Tuesday, 18 April 2006, riots erupted of a new prime minister. This time, a former prime in Honiara following the election of a new Prime minister who had last come to power following the Minister, Snyder Rini, amid allegations that his 2000 coup, Manasseh Sogavare, was the MPs’ choice election by fellow MPs had been ‘fixed’ with funds to led the nation. provided by local Chinese business figures. Although A Commission of Inquiry into the riots ordered by no evidence was ever produced to substantiate these Prime Minister Sogavare eventually reported to his claims, over the next two days, wide-scale looting successor, after he was ousted in a motion of no and burning of Chinese-owned businesses took place confidence on 20 December 2007. in Honiara, with almost 90 per cent of the town’s colourful Chinatown district destroyed and many The Report of the Commission of Inquiry found that people of Chinese origin evacuated from the country. “the best explanation for the rioting and looting is that it was planned and organised by a group of A curfew was declared, and early the next morning, criminals.” The court cases against those alleged following a request from the new prime minister, an to have been behind the incident were eventually additional 120 soldiers and 45 police were flown dismissed. in by Australia to assist in bringing the situation under control. By sunset on 19 April, as the embers It also found that the April 2006 riots had involved still glowed in Chinatown, the nation’s single most mistakes in policing stating that: “senior officers … devastating public order crisis was over. While 25 failed to appreciate that their core business was the RAMSI police officers had been seriously injured, no preservation of peace and the protection of life and lives had been lost. property.” The significance of the country’s extensive gun The RAMSI Participating Police Force and Military surrender just three years earlier was brought contingent did not have enough personnel available to the fore when it was realised that not a single on the day to adequately deal with the threats that shot had been fired nor had any firearms been arose from the RSIPF’s own lack of armed public sighted amongst the crowd who had mostly armed order capability, the report said. themselves with rocks. The riots, with their unfettered destruction and loss In the days that followed a number of prominent of property, were the first serious security challenge personalities including two newly elected MPs were to be faced by the police since RAMSI’s arrival three among those arrested by the police for instigating years earlier. Lessons learnt from the experience the riots. Under increasing pressure and facing a vote shaped the nature of much of the training that RAMSI of no confidence, Snyder Rini resigned. He had been has subsequently provided to the RSIPF, while Pidgin prime minister for just eight days. lessons were made compulsory for all members of RAMSI’s Participating Police Force who were actively In an unprecedented move, the Speaker granted the encouraged to rebuild relations with the community. two MP’s by then remanded in custody, permission to attend parliament to participate in the election DƵĐŚŽĨ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͛ƐŝĐŽŶŝĐŚŝŶĂƚŽǁŶǁĞŶƚƵƉŝŶ ŇĂŵĞƐĂŌĞƌƌŝŽƚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶŐƌLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͕ƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚŚŝŶĞƐĞͲƌƵŶ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŝŽƚŽĨϭϴĂŶĚϭϵƉƌŝů͕ϮϬϬϲ͘

33 dŚĞWŽůŝĐĞĐĐŽŵŽĚĂƟŽŶWƌŽũĞĐƚĨƵŶĚĞĚďLJZD^/͛ƐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ WŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚϭϯϰŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚŶĞǁŽƌ ƌĞĨƵƌďŝƐŚĞĚƉŽůŝĐĞŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐŝŶǀŝƌƚƵĂůůLJĞǀĞƌLJƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞďLJ ƚŚĞƟŵĞŝƚĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚϮϬϭϯ͘^ŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞZD^/ŚŝĞĨ ŽĨ^ƚĂī͕:ƵƐƟŶĞƌĂŝƚŚǁĂŝƚĞ͕ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĞǁWƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů WŽůŝĐĞ,ĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐĨŽƌ/ƐĂďĞůWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞŝŶϮϬϭϮ͘

34 coming hard on the heels of the tensions it only increased the tŝƚŚƚŚŝƐĐůĞĂƌƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͕ƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁĂƐ ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĨŽƌŵĂŶLJĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌĞĞƌƐĂƐƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐ͘ƚ able to rebuild and develop systems and processes for ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽďĞƌĞͲ human resources management, infrastructure development, established from scratch. Recruitment, re-establishment of the ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘tŝƚŚ police academy, a return to proper command and control, to the assistance of the PPF, the RSIPF developed merit-based proper systems and disciplined standards and most importantly ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĨŽƌƌĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĚƚŚĞ the re-establishing of trust, not only of the community in the ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĞƋƵĂůƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ Z^/W&ďƵƚƚŚĞŽĸĐĞƌƐ͛ŽǁŶƚƌƵƐƚŝŶƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ĂůůůĂLJĂŚĞĂĚ͘ ŐĞŶĚĞƌĞƋƵŝƚLJ͘dŽĚĂLJ͕ƚŚĞZ^/W&ŝƐĂŵŽŶŐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞƌƐŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞ&ƵƚƵƌĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌĨƌŽŵLJŽƵŶŐĂŶĚĐĂƉĂďůĞ LJϮϬϬϱ͕ƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁĂƐŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐƚŽĞŶůŝƐƚ͘ŵĞƌŝƚͲďĂƐĞĚƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŝƚƐŽǁŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘tŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶŽĨŽĸĐĞƌƐ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͕ƐĞŶŝŽƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W& ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƚŽďĞĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞĚĂŶĚĂ including assistant commissioners, provincial police ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐƚŽƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨĂ commanders and directors gathered together at Police ŵŽƌĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĨŽƌƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ͘ ,ĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐǁŚĂƚƐŽƌƚŽĨŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƚŚĞLJǁĂŶƚĞĚ The establishment of an RSIPF Property and Infrastructure ƚŚĞZ^/W&ƚŽďĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJǁĂŶƚĞĚŝƚƚŽďĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂŶĚ Unit enabled the development of plans for the building of ŚŽǁƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞ͘dŚĞŽŶĞͲǁĞĞŬŵĞĞƟŶŐĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ďŽƚŚŽĸĐĞĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞZ^/W&͘tŝƚŚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĂ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞWW&ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞWŽůŝĐĞĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ŽƵƚůŝŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞŽŶƉĂƉĞƌƚŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ŐŽĂůƐ WƌŽũĞĐƚŽĸĐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶǁĞƌĞ ĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&͘dŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐĂůƐŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂĮƌƐƚ ďƵŝůƚŝŶ>ĂƚĂ͕<ŝƌĂŬŝƌĂ͕ƵŬŝ͕DĂůƵ͛Ƶ͕ƚŽƌŝ͕dĞƚĞƌĞ͕,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ŶŶƵĂůƵƐŝŶĞƐƐWůĂŶĨŽƌϮϬϬϲ͘hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ZŽǀĞ͕DƵŶĚĂ͕EŽƌŽ͕'ŝnjŽ͕ĂŶĚdĂƌŽ͘KĸĐĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƚƚŚĞ ŽĨƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ&ĞĚĞƌĂůŐĞŶƚǁŚŽŚĂĚďĞĞŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ WŽůŝĐĞ,ĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐ͕,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ƵĂůĂ͕EŽƌŽĂŶĚ'ŝnjŽŚĂǀĞ LJĞĂƌ͕^ŚĂŶĞĂƐƚůĞƐ͕ƚŚĞZ^/W&EĂƟŽŶĂůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚdĞĂŵ͘ ĂůƐŽďĞĞŶĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉŽůŝĐĞƐƚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶŽƚŚĞƌ ǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉůĂŶǁŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ͘dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ĚƵĞƚŽĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞ implemented and that provincial police commanders and ĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨϮϬϭϯ͕ǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚϭϯϰŶĞǁƉŽůŝĐĞŚŽƵƐĞƐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚŝƚĂŶĚǁĞƌĞĂďůĞƚŽƐƵďŵŝƚŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ƚŽƚŚĞZ^/W&͘dŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJďĞŝŶŐĨĞůƚ͘ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐŽŶƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŶŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞƉůĂŶ͘dŚŝƐ EĞǁŽĸĐĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĨƵƌďŝƐŚĞĚƐƚĂƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞƌĂŝƐĞĚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƐƚLJůĞƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƉƌŽĮůĞŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&ŝŶƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐďLJƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůƉŽůŝĐĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƐƟŶŐŶŽƚŽŶůLJŽĸĐĞƌƐ͛ŵŽƌĂůĞďƵƚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƚŽƚŚŝƐĚĂLJƚŚĞZ^/W&ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŵĞŶĂŶĚǁŽŵĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚŽŝŶŐ͘ ĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŽŶƚŚŝƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŽĨǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐ ^ŝŵŝůĂƌůLJƚŚĞŬŶŽĐŬͲŽŶĞīĞĐƚŽĨŚĂǀŝŶŐĚĞĐĞŶƚƉŽůŝĐĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϮϬϬϱ͘ available throughout so many of the provinces has not only dŚĞŶĞǁ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŶƵĂůƵƐŝŶĞƐƐWůĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂďŝŐƐƚĨŽƌŽƵƌŽĸĐĞƌƐďƵƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƚŚĞZ^/W& ƚƌŝŐŐĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĂĨƵůůƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĂů ǁŝƚŚĨĂƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŵŽďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉŽƐƚŽĸĐĞƌƐƚŽ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&͘tŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞWW&͕ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶ͕ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĨŽƌŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐ Management Team produced a revised structure aimed at ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJĚĞĮŶĞĚŐŽĂůƐŽĨƚŚĞ RSIPF.

35 WŽůŝĐĞĐƚϮϬϭϯ

In March 2013, the National Parliament of Solomon Islands unanimously ǁĂƐŶŽƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƉŽŽƌŽƌŶŽŶͲĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚƉŽůŝĐĞ approved a new Police Act with the aim of providing an updated legislative ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕ĨŽƌĐŝŶŐŵŽƐƚůŽĐĂůŽĸĐĞƌƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ framework for modern policing in Solomon Islands. ƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶ͘ The Police Act 2013 takes into account the major reforms and structural ƐƚŚĞZ^/W&ŚĂƐŐƌŽǁŶ͕ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĂŶĚ changes that the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has undergone processes have also been strengthened to ensure that the since RAMSI’s arrival in 2003, setting out new laws to govern such areas as ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚĐĂŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶŝƚƐŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJĂŶĚ external relations, governance, employment, powers and duties, conduct and professionalism. The disciplinary system and processes ensure discipline of the RSIPF. ĞƋƵĂůĂŶĚĨĂŝƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŽĸĐĞƌƐďƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƟŵĞůLJƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJĐĂƐĞƐ͘dŚĞ The Act is a crucial tool paving the way for the RSIPF to complete transition development of the disciplinary system and processes has from RAMSI assistance to a fully self-functioning and sustainable force. ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞZ^/W&͕ To develop the act, the Ministry of Police with assistance from RAMSI, ĂƐƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůZD^/WĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ^ƵƌǀĞLJ͘KǀĞƌƚŚĞ undertook a major review of the Police Act 1972, including two years of ůĂƐƚĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐ͕ƚŚĞ^ƵƌǀĞLJƌĞƐƵůƚƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĂƐƚĞĂĚLJŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶ nationwide consultation. ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞZ^/W&͘ These consultations included more than 5,000 individuals. Some of the major Over the last ten years, the RSIPF has focused on training ƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐŽŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨĐŽƌĞƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͕ areas that were identified as needing substantial reform included employment ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŽĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƚŽ arrangements for members of the RSIPF; conduct, integrity and discipline; provide core policing services to the community, training on powers, duties and responsibilities; community partnerships and international ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉŽůŝĐĞĚƵƟĞƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ relationships; and cooperative relationships between RSIPF, provincial a priority. With the experiences from the tensions and the Governments and other national Government Ministries. ϮϬϬϲ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂƌŝŽƚƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐŽƌĚĞƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŚĂƐĂůƐŽ The new Act is essential to assist the RSIPF to fulfil its mission of becoming an been an important priority. accountable, responsive and respected Force that works with communities to dŚĞWW&ĂŶĚZ^/W&ŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ deliver a safe, peaceful and prosperous Solomon Islands. ĚĞĐĂĚĞƚŽŚĞůƉƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚ It gives statutory recognition to the Police Maritime Division and the Fire and ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞǀĂĐƵƵŵĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞdžŝƚŽĨƐŽŵĂŶLJŽĸĐĞƌƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌLJĂŶĚĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞůĞǀĞůĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ Rescue Services. It provides a list of their functions and ensures that they have the tensions as ǁĞůůĂƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ͘ sufficient powers to provide an important pro-active and preventative role. dŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚũŽďƐ͕ Chairman of the Bills and Legislation Committee, former Prime Minister, appropriate trainings course have been created. A partnership Manasseh Sogavare described the legislation during the hearing by the ŝŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Committee, “as the most outstanding Bill that came under the Committee’s ƚŚĞZ^/W&ĂŶĚƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽĨWŽůŝĐĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ scrutiny.” dŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞƐŽīĞƌĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚŚĂǀĞŚĂĚĂ ǀĞƌLJƉŽƐŝƟǀĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƚŚĞZ^/W&ĂƐŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁ Hon Sogavare said his Committee was very impressed with the consultation ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨůĞĂĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ͘ process that took place before the Bill was put together. “Such consultation puts a clear picture of the seriousness (of the efforts) to strengthen the work of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force,” he said.

36 TranƐŝƟŽŶ ŶĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞWŽůŝĐĞĐƚϭϵϳϮǁĂƐĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚ /ŶƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƉŚĂƐĞŽĨZD^/͕ƚŚĞWW&ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬ ŝŶϮϬϭϭĂŶĚϮϬϭϮ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶĞǁWŽůŝĐĞĐƚϮϬϭϯ successfully ĐůŽƐĞůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZ^/W&ƚŽŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝŶWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚŝŶĞĂƌůLJϮϬϭϯ͘dŚĞŶĞǁĐƚŝƐĂ :ŽŝŶƚdƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJϮϬϭϭʹϮϬϭϯ͘/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ƚŚĞWW& ŵĂũŽƌƵƉĚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐŝƚƐŽǁŶƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚĂŶĚŽŶ management of the RSIPF and provides a solid and sustainable ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞZ^/W&͛ƐŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ͘ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞ͕ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ŬĞLJĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŝŶϮϬϭϮǁĂƐƚŚĞĚƌĂǁĚŽǁŶ ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌĂŶĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƐĂĨĞƚLJ͘ ŽĨWW&͛ƐĨƵůůͲƟŵĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŝŶĂůůďƵƚƚŚƌĞĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůƉŽƐƚƐ͘ dƌĂŝŶͲƚŚĞͲƚƌĂŝŶĞƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽďƵŝůĚƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůDĞŶƚŽƌŝŶŐWƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚǁĞƌĞ ůŽĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞZ^/W&ƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚůLJƚĂŬĞ ƉƵƚŝŶƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůƉŽůŝĐĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJƚŚĞWW&͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞ ĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŚĞZ^/W&ƚŽƚĂŬĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝƚƐ courses, RSIPF trainers (supported by the PPF) have: trained ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ϱϴϬŵĞŵďĞƌƐŝŶKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů^ĂĨĞƚLJdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͖ϯϭϲŵĞŵďĞƌƐŝŶ dŚĞZ^/W&͛ƐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŐƌŽǁ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐĞŶĂďůĞĚŝƚ Public Order Management; and delivered three driver training ƚŽƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJŵĂŬĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐǁŝƚŚ͗ƚŚĞĂƌƌĞƐƚŽĨŚŝŐŚƉƌŽĮůĞ courses. This has improved the RSIPF’s capacity to respond to ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů^ƚĂŶůĞLJ'ŝƚŽĂ͖ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĐŝǀŝůƵŶƌĞƐƚǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚdƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ 'ŝnjŽŝŶůĂƚĞϮϬϭϮ͖ĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂƌŽƵŶĚŵĂũŽƌƉƵďůŝĐĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ϮϬϭϭͲϮϬϭϯ͘ ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞ&ĞƐƟǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐƌƚƐ͕KĐĞĂŶŝĂ&ŽŽƚďĂůů dŚĞWW&ŚĂƐƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚŐĞŶĚĞƌĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJǁŝƚŚŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ŽŶĨĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶEĂƟŽŶƐƵƉĂŶĚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůsŝƐŝƚďLJdŚĞƵŬĞ and the RSIPF on a number of fronts. This has included and Duchess of Cambridge. Well-planned RSIPF responses ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJŽŶŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽŶůĂǁƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ ĞŶƐƵƌĞĚŵĂũŽƌĞǀĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞŚĞůĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐŝŶƚƵƌŶ ƐŽĐŝĂůŵŽďŝůŝnjĂƟŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐĨŽƌŐĞĚĂŐƌĞĂƚĞƌůĞǀĞůŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞZ^/W&ĂŶĚ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐƚŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ǁŝƚŚƵƐŝŶŬĞĞƉŝŶŐŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƐĂĨĞĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĐƌŝŵĞ͘ – ƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨĨĂŵŝůLJǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƉŽůŝĐLJŝŶůŝŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ&ĂŵŝůLJsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĐƚ͖

“The new police buildings change the profile of the police in the community, especially in the provinces but they have also changed the attitude of the police themselves. Because of the big improvement in their working environment, police officers are really looking forward to their work each day.” Gabriel Manelusi, Assistant Commissioner, RSIPF

37 – the Family Violence and Community Policing units dŚĞZ^/W&/d/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŚĂƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂůŽĐĂůĂƌĞĂ ŚĂǀĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂƚZŽǀĞ͕ĞŶƚƌĂů^ƚĂƟŽŶ, the ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐŽŶƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͖ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂŶĚ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂů/ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ aŶĚ,ĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ^ƚĂƟŽŶƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŶZ^/W&ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĞĚ/d ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽƚŚĞŚƌŝƐƟĂŶĂƌĞĞŶƚƌĞ – ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƐĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŝůůďĞŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚǀŝĂƚŚĞ ;ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĐĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌǀŝĐƟŵƐŽĨĐƌŝŵĞͿ͖ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐǁŚŽůĞͲŽĨͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘dŚĞ – inclusion of the RSIPF in the World Vision Channels of ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐhƉŐƌĂĚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŚĂƐĂůƐŽƐĞĞŶƚŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶ ,ŽƉĞWƌŽũĞĐƚǁŚŝĐŚƵƐĞƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚĨĂŝƚŚůĞĂĚĞƌƐ ŽĨ,ŝŐŚ&ƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJĚĂƚĂͬǀŽŝĐĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐƚŽϭϲƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ƚŽƚĂĐŬůĞƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶƐŽĨďĞůŝĞĨƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƉŽƐƚƐ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞZ^/W&ŝƚƐĮƌƐƚĚĂƚĂƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨǁŽŵĞŶ͘ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůƉŽƐƚƐ͘ dŚĞZ^/W&ŚĂƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞƐŽĨĨĞŵĂůĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ I have been fortunate to be part of the rebuilding of the RSIPF. ĂĐƌŽƐƐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐǁŝƚŚĨĞŵĂůĞƐ /ƚǁĂƐĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚĂƐŬĨŽƌďŽƚŚƚŚĞZ^/W&͕ƚŚĞWW& ŵĂŬŝŶŐƵƉĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϭϲƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ͘ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐďƵƚƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ tŽŵĞŶĂůƐŽŽĐĐƵƉLJĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐĞŶŝŽƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŚĂƌĚǁŽƌŬĂƌĞŶŽǁďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŽďĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘ ĮƌƐƚĨĞŵĂůĞƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶŬŽĨƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŝŶ Challenges Ahead ϮϬϭϮ͘dŚĞWW&ŚĂƐĂůƐŽĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚĂƐƚĂŐĞĚĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ approach to reducing the RSIPF’s reliance on PPF resourcing dŚĞƉĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐŽĨZD^/͛ƐŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚůŽŐŝƐƟĐĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĂǀĞƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞZ^/W&ŽŶĂƉĂƌǁŝƚŚƐĞǀĞƌĂůŽƚŚĞƌ support to RSIPF Finance, to ensure the government is ƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚWĂĐŝĮĐƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ůŽƚŽĨǁŽƌŬŚĂƐ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽƚŚĞZ^/W&͘ ŐŽŶĞŝŶƚŽŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŽĚĂLJ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌŵĂũŽƌ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶǁŝƚŚƵƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ dŚĞũŽŝŶƚWW&ĂŶĚZ^/W&ŵŽďŝůŝƚLJƉƌŽũĞĐƚŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƵƐĞ the demography of Solomon Islands, remain. These include of shared deeds of funding. These have enabled the RSIPF to ƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ ƵƐĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŽĨůŽŐŝƐƟĐĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůĨƌŽŶƚůŝŶĞƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐĂŶĚ ĮƌƐƚƟŵĞƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨZD^/ĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨWW& consistency in the leadership of the RSIPF. ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐĞŶĂďůĞĚƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨϮϱ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĂŶĚϭϬƐŚŽƌƚͲƌĂŶŐĞŵĂƌŝƟŵĞǀĞƐƐĞůƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞZ^/W&ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŵŽƌĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJĂĐƌŽƐƐ Solomon Islands.

“There are no quick fixes in the nation-building business. You can’t talk in weeks, months or even years when you actually want to have a significant impact for our neighbours in the South Pacific.” Ben McDevitt, Commander, Participating Police Force 2003 - 2004

38 dŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂƌĞĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŶĞĂƌůLJŽŶĞƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ &ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ĂůůƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐƵƐƵĂůůLJĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƵƌďĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͗Ă ŝƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨũƵƐƚϮϴ͕ϰϬϬƐƋƵĂƌĞŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚ͕ ƌĂƉŝĚůLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ƚŚĞƌĞƐƚ͕ƚŚĞǁŝĚĞďůƵĞƐĞĂ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂŶĞǀĞƌĞŶĚŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ŽĨƵŶĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚ͕ŝƐƐƵĞƐŽĨŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨůĂŶĚĂŶĚƐƋƵĂƩĞƌ ĨŽƌĐŽƐƚͲĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐ͘dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŽƵƌŝƐůĂŶĚƐĂƌĞŽŶůLJ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞĂůůĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĚĞŵĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞďLJƐĞĂ͕ƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐŐƌĞĂƚŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂ RSIPF in the years ahead. Above all the RSIPF must be vigilant ƟŵĞůLJƉŽůŝĐĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽĂŶLJŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚďƵƚĞǀĞŶƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ day to day policing services to the community. The challenge ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞǁĞǁŽƌŬĐůŽƐĞůLJ ĨŽƌƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁŝůůďĞƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŽ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƌƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐƚŽĂǀŽŝĚƚŚĞǁŽƌƐƚǁŚŝůĞďĞŝŶŐƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚĂůůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶ for the inevitable public order management challenges that Solomon Islands. ǁŝůůŽĐĐƵƌ͘dŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞZ^/W&ŝƐ to prove to the people of Solomon Islands that they are able to ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ůĞĂĚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĨĞĂƌŽƌĨĂǀŽƵƌ͘ to present challenges into the future. During the last ten years of RAMSI’s presence, the RSIPF have been able to respond In conclusion, over the past ten years, RAMSI has helped ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJƐǁŝŌůLJƚŽƉƵďůŝĐŽƌĚĞƌŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐŵĂĚĞ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͖ŝƚŚĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞďLJZD^/ǁŚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŵƵĐŚůŽŐŝƐƟĐĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌ helped us rebuild the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. ƚŚĞZ^/W&ƚŽƵƐĞ͘dŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞŝŶƚŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚŝƐ dŚĞŽŶƵƐŝƐŶŽǁŽŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽƐƚĂƌƚƚĂŬŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƵůĮůƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁŝƚŚĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶƚŚĞŵƚŽĞŶĚŽǁŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞĐĂŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶŝƚƐ ũŽLJ͕ƉĞĂĐĞ͕ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ͘dŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞǁŝůůĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ ŝƚƐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐďƵƚ/ďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚĂůů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐĐĂŶǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞƐĞŝƐůĂŶĚƐƚƌƵůLJƚŚĞ,ĂƉƉLJ/ƐůĞƐ͘ dŚĞĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐŽĨŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƚŚĞZ^/W&ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĨŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶ the frontline and provincial policing. Having to depend on ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŝƌůŝŶĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝƐƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƚŽĂůůŽǁƚŚĞ Z^/W&ƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞĚĞŵĂŶĚƐĨŽƌƟŵĞͲƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚůĞĂĚƚŽĂŶLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĚŵŽŶĚ^ŝŬƵĂ͕ ĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƉŽůŝĐĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ͕DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨWŽůŝĐĞ͕ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Achieving consistency in the leadership of the RSIPF is also a ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞŶŽǁůŽŽŵŝŶŐŶŽƚũƵƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞďƵƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ĚŵŽŶĚ;ĚĚŝĞͿ^ŝŬƵĂ͕ďŽƌŶĂƚ<ƵůƵƐĐŚŽŽů͕ŽŶEŽƌƚŚĂƐƚ KǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ͕ƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŚĂƐ Guadalcanal, has been Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚŚĂŶĚƐĮǀĞƟŵĞƐĂŶĚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĮǀĞ WŽůŝĐĞ͕EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƐŝŶĐĞDĂLJ Commissioners have been Solomon Islanders. This has brought ϮϬϭϮ͘ĐĂƌĞĞƌƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌ͕^ŝŬƵĂũŽŝŶĞĚƚŚĞZŽLJĂů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ďŽƚŚŶĞƵƚƌĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐƚďƵƚŝƚŚĂƐĂůƐŽ /ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞŝŶϭϵϴϬ͘hŶĚĞƌŐŽŝŶŐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐLJ͕ĂŶĚĂƚƟŵĞƐĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂůĂĐŬ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ ŽĨǀŝƐŝŽŶĂƚƚŚĞŚĞůŵŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&͘/ƚŝƐŶŽǁƟŵĞĨŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͕ŚĞƌŽƐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĂŶŬƐŚŽůĚŝŶŐƐĞŶŝŽƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ /ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŽƚĂŬĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽĨ ŝŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚďƌĂŶĐŚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&ďĞĨŽƌĞďĞŝŶŐƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚ our country. ƚŽĞƉƵƚLJŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŽĨWŽůŝĐĞ;EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚ KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚͿŝŶĞĂƌůLJϮϬϭϭ͕ĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŚĞŚĞůĚƵŶƟůŚĞ became Permanent Secretary.

39 ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͛ĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͕ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐŵĂũŽƌĐĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ŝƐďůĞƐƐĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůĂƌŐĞŚĂƌďŽƵƌ͕ĂƐƚŚŝƐĂĞƌŝĂů ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐŚŽǁƐ͘ 40 economy ƋƵĂůŝƚLJŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚŶĞǁďŽƌƌŽǁŝŶŐĂŐĂŝŶĨŽƌŚŝŐŚ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͛ƐĚĞďƚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ past decade, hasseenanimpressive turnaround inthepublic ƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨZD^/ĂŶĚŶŽŶĞǁďŽƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ͕ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚĚĞďƚǁŽƌŬŽƵƚƐĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ ďĂůĂŶĐĞĚŽƌƐƵƌƉůƵƐďƵĚŐĞƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞ͘dŚŝƐĮƐĐĂů more controlled. TheGovernment hasdelivered mainly ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJĂŶĚ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞŚĂƐŐƌŽǁŶĂŶĚďĞĐŽŵĞ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ͕ŚĂƐƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ŽĨƚŚĞ'ůŽďĂů&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌŝƐŝƐ;'&ͿŝŶϮϬϬϵ͘'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌϴϬ KǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞ͕ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJŚĂƐŐƌŽǁŶƐƚĞĂĚŝůLJĂŶĚďLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͘ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨ ĮƐĐĂůĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚĂĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽ ĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ͕ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝǀĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐĚŝƐƉůĂLJŝŶŐ dŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨůĂǁ /ƐůĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĮŶĂŶĐĞƐƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϯ͘ dŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽůŝŶ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶĂŶĚ<ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞdƵĐŬ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͗ϮϬϬϯͲϮϬϭϮ economic Islands Solomon ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŝŶƌĞĂůƚĞƌŵƐ͕ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞĚŽŶůLJďLJƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐ GDP. ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚͶƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚ͕ŝŶϮϬϬϬ͕ǁĂƐĂŶĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚϰƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϵϲĂŶĚϮϬϬϮ͕ĮǀĞƵĚŐĞƚĚĞĮĐŝƚƐǁĞƌĞ ĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞĂůƐŽĨĞůů͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůďĂƐŝĐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝŶϭϵϵϲǁĞƌĞĂƌŽƵŶĚϯϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨ'W͘'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ per cent ofGDP. By comparison, total revenue andgrants ĐĞŶƚŽĨ'W͕ĂŶĚƚŽƚĂůƌĞǀĞŶƵĞĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚƐǁĞƌĞũƵƐƚƵŶĚĞƌϭϵ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐƐŽƵƌĐĞĚƌĞǀĞŶƵĞǁĂƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚϭϲƉĞƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĨƌ ĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϵϲ Solomon Islandsinayear.) ϭͿ͘;'WŝƐƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨĂůůŐŽŽĚƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŝŶ ĞǀĞŶŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĂƐƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽŐƌŽǁ;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚϱϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĐůŝŶĞŝŶƌĞĂů'WƉĞƌĐĂƉŝƚĂǁĂƐ ĂŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĐŽůůĂƉƐĞͲƌĞĂů'ƌŽƐƐŽŵĞƐƟĐWƌŽĚƵĐƚ;'WͿĨĞůůďLJ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĮŶĂŶĐĞƐŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽŶϮϰ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘ĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϵϴĂŶĚϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐŽƌƐŽƉƌŝŽƌƚŽ dŚĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚ&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůŽůůĂƉƐĞ͗ϭϵϵϴƚŽϮϬϬϯ ŵĂĐƌŽĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ ĂǁĂLJƐŚĂƌƉůLJŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŵĞĚŝƵŵͲƚĞƌŵ͕ƚŚŝƐĂĚĚƐƚŽƌŝƐŬƐĂƌŽƵŶĚ occurring at anunsustainable rate andisexpected to fall ŝƐƚŽƐŚŽĐŬƐ͘/ŶĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚǁŚĞƌĞůŽŐŐŝŶŐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ƉĞƌŝŽĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŚŽǁǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞĂŶĚĨƌĂŐŝůĞƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ĂŶĚƌĞĨŽƌŵƐďĞŝŶŐĐĞŵĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ͘dŚĞϮϬϬϵ'& ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐǁŝůůĚĞƉĞŶĚƵƉŽŶĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐĮƐĐĂůƉŽůŝĐLJĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĮŶĂŶĐĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞ͕ĨƵƚƵƌĞ tŚŝůĞŐŽŽĚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂĚĞŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĐŽƐƚƐĂŶĚƐƟŵƵůĂƚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ Economic reforms that have beenintroduced have helpedto ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞůLJƚŽƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐŚĞůƉĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚƌĂĚĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽ stabilityThe over past the provided decade has an ŽŵĂŶĂůƌĞĂĚLJůŽǁďĂƐĞ;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚϮͿ͘/ŶϮϬϬϮ͕ ĂŶĚϮϬϬϮ͕ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐƐŽƵƌĐĞĚƌĞǀĞŶƵĞĨĞůů 41 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛ƐƉĂLJƌŽůůƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐŚĂĚƐůŝƉƉĞĚĂĨĞǁŵŽŶƚŚƐ ďĞŚŝŶĚ͘&ŽƌŵĂŶLJŵŽŶƚŚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌƐĞƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨthe tensions ƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĞĂĐŚ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƉĂLJĚĂLJǁŝƚŚƚƌĞƉŝĚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĞďĞŝŶŐŶŽĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĐĂƐŚĂƚŚĂŶĚƚŽĐŽǀĞƌ that fortnight’s payroll. The stability of the currency and the sovereignty of 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĮŶĂŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ͘/ŶϮϬϬϮ͕ƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ /ƐůĂŶĚƐ,ŝŐŚŽƵƌƚŽƌĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĂƚĚŽŵĞƐƟĐďŽŶĚŚŽůĚĞƌƐ;ďĂŶŬƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWƌŽǀŝĚĞŶƚ&ƵŶĚͿǁĞƌĞƚŽďĞŐŝǀĞŶĮƌƐƚĐĂůů over the Government’s consolidated fund. The state of 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĮŶĂŶĐĞƐǁĂƐǀĞƌLJƉŽŽƌ͘

dŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŵĞĞƚƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐŽŶŝƚƐĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ ŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĞďƚŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĚĞďƚďĂůůŽŽŶĞĚ͘ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐZĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ͗ϮϬϬϯƚŽϮϬϭϮ /ŶϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďƚƉƌŽďůĞŵǁĂƐůĂƌŐĞůLJ tŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ'&ŝŶϮϬϬϵ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ƵŶŬŶŽǁŶ;ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚƌĂĚĞĐƌĞĚŝƚŽƌĂƌƌĞĂƌƐ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚƚŚĞǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJƚŽƐŚŽĐŬƐͿ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚǁĞƌĞůĂƚĞƌĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚĂƚũƵƐƚŽǀĞƌϳƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨ'WͿ͕ ƌŽďƵƐƚƚŽƐƚƌŽŶŐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚŽǀĞƌ ǁŝƚŚĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐŽĨƚŽƚĂůƉƵďůŝĐĚĞďƚĞdžĐĞĞĚŝŶŐϳϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞůĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞ͕ǁŝƚŚƌĞĂů'WŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐďLJŽǀĞƌϴϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ 'W;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚϯͿ͘dŚĞďƵŝůĚͲƵƉŝŶĂƌƌĞĂƌƐƐĂǁ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĨƌŽŵĂǀĞƌLJůŽǁďĂƐĞ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚŝƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ;ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞtŽƌůĚĂŶŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŝĂŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƌĞĂů'WƌĞŵĂŝŶƐǁĞůůďĞůŽǁŝƚƐƉĞĂŬƉƌĞͲtension ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶŬͿƐƚŽƉůĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚůŽĐĂů ůĞǀĞůƐ͕ĂŶĚƐƚƌŽŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŐƌŽǁƚŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚĞĂůƌĞĂĚŝůLJǁŝƚŚ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘ ŝŶƌĞĂů'WƉĞƌĐĂƉŝƚĂ;ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂďĞƩĞƌŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŽĨĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŚĂĚƌĞĂĐŚĞĚĂƐƚĂƚĞŽĨŶĞĂƌͲĐŽůůĂƉƐĞ living standards) of around 45 per cent over the last decade ĂŶĚŵĂŶLJƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐŚĂĚŇĞĚ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĐůŝŶĞ has been more subdued. ŝŶůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ͘dĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞƐŝŶ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚDŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐǁĞƌĞ disconnected due to the non-payment of accounts and the

42 dŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƚŽĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϯ dŚĞƚƵƌŶĂƌŽƵŶĚŝŶ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĮŶĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĞĐƚŽƌͶǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚ ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ŽĨƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐŝŶ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞ͘dŚĞ ^ƚĂďŝůŝƐŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĚĞďƚǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĞĂƌůLJƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ agriculture, forestry and mining (more recently) sectors have ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂů͘ŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞĚĚĞďƚĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ĂůůďĞĞŶŵĂũŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐƚŽŐƌŽǁƚŚ;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚϰͿͶĂƌŽƵŶĚ ǁŝƚŚĚŽŵĞƐƟĐďŽŶĚŚŽůĚĞƌƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶĂůŝŌŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚ ϯϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŝŶƚŽƚĂů͘KƚŚĞƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĮƐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŽƵƌƚŽƌĚĞƌŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞĚĨƵŶĚ͕ŵŽƌĞĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƐŵĂůůŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƐĞĐƚŽƌŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞƐŵĂůůĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽ ĚĞďƚƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐĐŽƐƚƐĨŽƌ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵŵƉƟŽŶŽĨ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶĐŽŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽŶĚŚŽůĚĞƌƐ;ǁŚŝĐŚŵĂĚĞƵƉŵŽƐƚ ŽĨƚŚĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐĞĐƚŽƌͿĂŶĚĂƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌďĂůĂŶĐĞ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ͘dŚĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂƌƌĞĂƌƐ;ĮŶĂŶĐĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚͿƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJůĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĂĐƟǀĞĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ for Government. ǀĞƌLJŚŝŐŚƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉůĂĐĞĚŽŶĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ Government payroll arrears and then on verifying local trade creditor arrears. In order to help strengthen the private sector

ZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂůŚĞůƉĞĚƚŽƐƚĂďŝůŝƐĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĮŶĂŶĐĞƐ͘ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐŽŶŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚĂdžĂƟŽŶĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞ;ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚďLJĂƚĂdžĂƟŽŶĂŵŶĞƐƚLJĂŶĚďLJĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƚŽŵĞĞƚŝƚƐƚĂdžŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐͿƐĂǁ “The 20 to 30 year olds ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞŐŝŶƚŽƌĞĐŽǀĞƌ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚůĂƚĞƌ are now looking for ďLJŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚĂdžĂƟŽŶƉŽůŝĐLJ͘ opportunities to make KŶƚŚĞĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽ money, to keep themselves ƟŐŚƚĞŶƵƉŽŶĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ǁŚŝůĞŵŽƌĞ busy. They actually have ŶŽƌŵĂůďƵĚŐĞƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐǁĞƌĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘Ɛ an aim and direction. These ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞŐƌĞǁƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJĂŶĚĚŽŶŽƌƐƌĞͲĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ͕ƚŚŝƐ are the kind of people we supported higher Government expenditure (see Chart 2). Dorothy Wickham need. Their attitude is: KǀĞƌƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐ͕ŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐĂůůLJƐŽƵƌĐĞĚƌĞǀĞŶƵĞŚĂƐ “We’re not going to sit been such that the Government has been able to contribute, ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĚŽŶŽƌƐ͕ƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌ down and complain. We’re ƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶŐƌŽǁŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘ going to get out there and do something.”

43 ĂŶĚƚŽŚĞůƉƌĞŐĂŝŶŝƚƐĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͕ƚƌĂĚĞĐƌĞĚŝƚŽƌĂƌƌĞĂƌƐǁĞƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽƌĞƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůWůĂŝŶƐWĂůŵKŝůWůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ ƌĞƉĂŝĚŝŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƚƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĂƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ'ŽůĚZŝĚŐĞDŝŶĞ͕ĂŶĚŶĞǁŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ ĮŶĂŶĐĞƐǁŽƵůĚĂůůŽǁ͘ƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĞŶƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĂƐǁĞůůĂƐůŽŐŐŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘ ŽƚŚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĞďƚŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂůƵď dŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŝŶϮϬϭϬůĂƌŐĞůLJƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚĨŽƌĞŝŐŶĚŝƌĞĐƚ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞƉƵƚŝŶƉůĂĐĞŝŶϮϬϬϱ͘dŚŝƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶƐŽŵĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽůĚZŝĚŐĞDŝŶĞ͕ ĚĞďƚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂŶĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƚŽŶŽŶĞǁ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂƐǁĞůůƚŚĞŶĞǁĞŶƚƌĂŶƚŝŶƚŚĞƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘ ďŽƌƌŽǁŝŶŐƵŶƟůƐƵĐŚƟŵĞĂƐŝƚǁŽƵůĚďĞƉƌƵĚĞŶƚƚŽĚŽƐŽ͕ Total investment over the past decade or so also included ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐĂůůƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂďŝůŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ ĚŽŶŽƌĨƵŶĚĞĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͕ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĚĞďƚƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ ĨƵŶĚĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐŝĂŶĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶŬ͘ dŚĞƐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮƐĐĂůĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ displayed by the Government over the past decade, have ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƉƵďůŝĐ ĚĞďƚ;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚϯͿ͘ĂĐŬĞĚďLJĂƉƌƵĚĞŶƚĚĞďƚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŝŶϮϬϭϮ͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝƐǁĞůůƉůĂĐĞĚƚŽ ƌĞƐƵŵĞƉƌƵĚĞŶƚďŽƌƌŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚ social policy investments. The stability and reforms over the past decade have provided a more conducive investment environment, from donor, 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƌŝƐŬĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŽƐƚŽĨ ĚŽŝŶŐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŚĂƐŚĞůƉĞĚƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚŶĞǁŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ǁŝƚŚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƌĞĂůƚĞƌŵƐ;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚϱͿ͘/Ŷϭϵϵϲ͕ While available data on formal employment is scant, data from ƚŽƚĂůŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚǁĂƐĂƌŽƵŶĚϰ͘ϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨ'W͘^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWƌŽǀŝĚĞŶƚ&ƵŶĚ;EW&ͿƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŐƌŽǁƚŚ ϮϬϬϱ͕ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŚĂƐĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚϮϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨ'W in formal employment over recent years. At the beginning per year. Some of this investment has included the capital ŽĨϮϬϬϳ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĂƌŽƵŶĚϯϲ͕ϱϬϬĂĐƟǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ ƚŽƚŚĞEW&͘dŚĞ^/ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĂƚďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨϮϬϭϮƚŚŝƐ ŚĂĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚďLJĂůŵŽƐƚĂƚŚŝƌĚƚŽũƵƐƚŽǀĞƌϰϴ͕ϬϬϬĂĐƟǀĞ contributors. While these numbers do not represent a large ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂĚƵůƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞϮϬϬϲ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ/ŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞ^ƵƌǀĞLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ RAMSI People’s Survey suggest that each person in formal employment supports many others in the community. The value of exports and imports both declined sharply from ƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϵϬƐ;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚϲͿ͘ƐƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚĞĚ͕ ŝŵƉŽƌƚƐĨĞůů͕ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉĂLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵ͕ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨĞdžƉŽƌƚƐĐŽůůĂƉƐĞĚŝŶĂŵĂŶŶĞƌĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůĚĞĐůŝŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘

44 Since RAMSI’s arrival, export and import values have both ŐƌŽǁŶƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůLJ͘/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĞdžƉŽƌƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŚĂƐůĂƌŐĞůLJ been the result of: strong prices for Solomon Islands’ export ĐŽŵŵŽĚŝƟĞƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞ͖ĂƌĂŵƉƵƉŝŶƵŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ůŽŐŐŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͖ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƉĂůŵŽŝůƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͖ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ recently, mining exports .. The performance of exports over more recent years has been mixed. The value of a number of ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĞdžƉŽƌƚƐǁĞƌĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐůƵŵƉŝŶĚĞŵĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ'&͘/ŶϮϬϬϵ͕ĐŽƉƌĂĂŶĚĐŽĐŽŶƵƚŽŝůĞdžƉŽƌƚƐ ĨĞůůďLJĂƌŽƵŶĚϳϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͖ƟŵďĞƌĞdžƉŽƌƚƐĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚďLJũƵƐƚ ƵŶĚĞƌϮϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͖ĂŶĚƉĂůŵŽŝůĂŶĚŬĞƌŶĞůĞdžƉŽƌƚƐĨĞůůďLJũƵƐƚ ƵŶĚĞƌϮϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͕ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶŬŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ /ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŵŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕ƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶŬƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚĂ ŵĞƌĐŚĂŶĚŝƐĞƚƌĂĚĞƐƵƌƉůƵƐŽĨΨϯϲϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĨŽƌϮϬϭϮ͘ DŽďŝůĞWŚŽŶĞZĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ 'ŽŽĚƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĞĚŝŶƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƌĞŇĞĐƚĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůŝƚĞŵƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨƵĞů͕ĨŽŽĚƐ͕ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ There have been rapid improvements in mobile phone communications in Solomon Islands not produced locally, given the limited manufacturing capacity. since the Government awarded a second mobile phone licence in 2009, breaking the KǀĞƌƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐ͕ĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝŵƉŽƌƚƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŬĞLJ decades-long monopoly held by Solomon Telekom Company Limited, Our Telekom. investments have seen a ramp up in imports. As competition cut costs to the consumer and saw a rapid spread of services to even /ŶƚŚĞĨĞǁLJĞĂƌƐƉƌŝŽƌƚŽϮϬϬϯ͕ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĨĞůůƚŽ the most remote outer islands, demand increased substantially. This pushed the ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐůLJůŽǁůĞǀĞůƐ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐŝƚĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ telecommunications sector forward in the past several years at a pace that no other sector ĨŽƌĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉŽƌƚƐ͘WƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐϮϬϬϯ͕ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů has seen in the country’s 35 years of independence. The policy changes that made this ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƚŽƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĂŶĚŐƌĞǁƚŽŵŽƌĞĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ possible were developed with the assistance of RAMSI advisers in the Ministry of Finance levels, aided by a stronger merchandise trade performance and Treasury’s Economic Reform Unit. ĂŶĚŇŽǁƐŽĨĚŽŶŽƌĨƵŶĚƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨǁŝĚĞŶŝŶŐƚƌĂĚĞ ĚĞĮĐŝƚƐĂƐŝŵƉŽƌƚƐŐƌĞǁŵŽƌĞƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJ;ĂƐŽŝůĂŶĚĨŽŽĚƉƌŝĐĞƐ With Bemobile commencing operations in August 2010, both it and Our Telekom attracted rose to very high levels) than exports, and then the impact customers by reducing their prices, increasing their coverage areas and providing new ŽĨƚŚĞ'&ƐĂǁŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐĚĞĐůŝŶĞƚŽĐŽǀĞƌŽŶůLJ services. The mobile penetration rate soared from a single figure to more than 50 per cent ĂƌŽƵŶĚƚǁŽŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨŝŵƉŽƌƚƐ͘dŚŝƐůĞĚƚŽĂƐƚĂŶĚďLJĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ of the Solomon Islands’ population. The RAMSI People’s Survey conducted throughout the ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůDŽŶĞƚĂƌLJ&ƵŶĚďĞŝŶŐĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚĂŶĚĂŶ country in 2011 found that 75 per cent of the nearly 5,000 survey respondents said they ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJĚŽŶŽƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ had access to a mobile phone compared with 23 per cent in 2009. ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐtŽƌŬŝŶŐ'ƌŽƵƉ͘/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞϮϬϬϵ'&͕ĂŶĚ As part of improving its services, Our Telekom launched its 3G network in 2010, enabling ƐƚŽŽĚĂƚƚŚĞĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚŽĨĂƌŽƵŶĚĞŝŐŚƚŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨŝŵƉŽƌƚƐĂƚ data access for its subscribers. It has also introduced a mobile internet service, whereby ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨϮϬϭϮ͘dŚĞ'&ƉĞƌŝŽĚĂŶĚǀĞƌLJŚŝŐŚŽŝůĂŶĚĨŽŽĚ internet can be accessed using the 3G network through internet capable mobile phones or ƉƌŝĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞůĞĂĚƵƉƚŽŝƚ͕ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚŚŽǁǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ via a laptop. Both Bemobile and Our Telekom continue to improve on their infrastructure, /ƐůĂŶĚƐƌĞŵĂŝŶƐƚŽƐŚŽĐŬƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞƐĞ͘ rolling out more mobile sites throughout the country.

45 ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐZĞĨŽƌŵƐ ^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϯ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌĞĨŽƌŵƐŚĂǀĞŚĞůƉĞĚƚŽ strengthen the Solomon Islands economy, and the gradual improvement in average living standards. ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƌĞĨŽƌŵƐƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϯŚĂǀĞĨŽĐƵƐĞĚďƌŽĂĚůLJŽŶ ƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŵƉĞĚŝŵĞŶƚƐƚŽŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĞĂƐŝĞƌĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƌĞůŝĂďůĞƉůĂĐĞƚŽ ĚŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚůĂǁƐƚŚĂƚĂīĞĐƚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞǁĂLJ that Government itself does business—that is, in public ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƌĞĨŽƌŵ͘ ƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶŚĂƌƚϳ͕ŝŶŇĂƟŽŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚϵ͘ϯƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŝŶ <ĞLJĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĮŶĂŶĐĞƌĞĨŽƌŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐƉƌŝŽƌƚŽϮϬϬϯĂŶĚŚĂƐĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚϴ͘ϭƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ͘/ŶŇĂƟŽŶƐƉŝŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚƉƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚĞ'&ǁŚĞŶŽŝů – A sustained program of economic reform that has ĂŶĚĨŽŽĚƉƌŝĐĞƐǁĞƌĞƌŝƐŝŶŐƌĂƉŝĚůLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƵŶǁŽƵŶĚŽǀĞƌ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞ ƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚŝƐƉĞƌŝŽĚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͛ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĨŽƌĐƌŝƟĐĂůŝŵƉŽƌƚƐĂŶĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĐŽƐƚƐ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƟŵĞŝƚ ĞdžƉŽƌƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŝĐĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶŚĂǀĞĂďŝŐŝŵƉĂĐƚ͘ ƚĂŬĞƐƚŽƐƚĂƌƚĂďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵϱϲƚŽϵĚĂLJƐ͘ – dŚĞ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶ/ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĐƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƟŵĞƐĨŽƌĨŽƌĞŝŐŶŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶĂƌĞĂƐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƌĞŝŐŶĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŝŶǀĞƐƚ͘ – ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶƚĂƌŝīƌĂƚĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ the cost of imported business inputs.

“When RAMSI came there was this sense of security. Things returned to normal. The government is more stable now. This allows for more planning on the part of businesses. Before that we were just taking one day at a time.” Nanette Tutua, Public Service Commissioner

46 – /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƌĞĨŽƌŵƐĨŽƌŬĞLJƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐĂǀŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽŵŽƌĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƉƌŝĐĞƐ͘ Land – ^ƚƌĞĂŵůŝŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĨŽƌǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐLJƉĞƌŵŝƚƐƚŽ One of the country’s most bountiful and yet largely unrealised resources, land, is at the ĞŶĂďůĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƚŽŵŽƌĞƋƵŝĐŬůLJĞŶŐĂŐĞƐŬŝůůĞĚůĂďŽƵƌ͘ centre of all cultural and most social issues in Solomon Islands. Certainly it is universally acknowledged that one of the ‘root causes’ of the tensions that brought the country to its – ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐůĂǁƌĞĨŽƌŵƐƚŚĂƚŵŽĚĞƌŶŝƐĞĚƚŚĞůĞŐĂů knees and ultimately led to RAMSI’s deployment, was the issue of land. environment for business and streamlined its ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞǁŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ Land also impacts on politics and politics on land as was seen during the tensions when Đƚ͕ƚŚĞŶĞǁŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐZĞŐŝƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ĞĐƵƌĞĚ the concerns of people in Guadalcanal over their customary land were openly exploited dƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĐƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĂĚĞŝƚĞĂƐŝĞƌĨŽƌůĞŶĚĞƌƐƚŽ for political purposes with devastating consequences for the entire nation. Less well record their interest in collateral used to secure loans. recognised is the role that customary land also played in creating an environment ripe – ZĞĨŽƌŵƐƚŽďŽƚŚƚĂdžƉŽůŝĐLJĂŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ for conflict, in the constraint it had placed on development in Guadalcanal, Malaita and ƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJŽĨƚŚĞƚĂdž elsewhere in the country, restricting the potential growth in jobs and other economic system, so that businesses and individuals pay an opportunities available to Solomon Islanders in the decades leading up to the tensions. appropriate amount of tax and share the tax burden There are currently two land tenure systems in Solomon Islands. One is the alienated land more fairly across the community, including: system, which is land that has been acquired and alienated during the colonial period. - dŚĞƵƐƚŽŵƐsĂůƵĂƟŽŶĐƚϮϬϬϵ͖ This makes up 15 per cent of the land in Solomon Islands. The other 85 per cent of the land in the country is subject to a customary land tenure system where land is owned - dĂdžƉĂLJĞƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚďLJƚŚĞ/ŶůĂŶĚ Revenue and Customs and Excise Divisions; communally by the tribe and not any individual. - The determined value schedule for round The land under this customary land tenure system has been the subject of numerous ůŽŐĞdžƉŽƌƚƐ͕ƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚĞdžƉŽƌƚĚƵƟĞƐ disputes over the years and because of that, the majority of Solomon Islands land mass ƌĞŇĞĐƚĂĨĂŝƌƌĞƚƵƌŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͖ has remained unavailable for active development. - Reforms to arrangements for applying The Government’s current policy is to address land issues in order to have land secured ĨŽƌĞdžĞŵƉƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚĂdžĂŶĚĚƵƟĞƐ͖ for economic development. A Land Reform Unit has been established in the Office of the Prime Minister to implement the Government’s policy. Work of the Unit is first, to codify - tŽƌŬŽŶĂƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƚĂdžĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ͕ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ land boundaries, tribal leadership, tribal membership and have that information nationally certainty and a fair return for the community and recorded. ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͖ The target of the policy is to have up to 500,000 hectares of land available for - dŚĞĂĚŽƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞdžƚƌĂĐƟǀĞ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ development either by the Government, local and/or foreign investors under a tenure dƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJ/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐ system that is more secure. This is in addition to 15 per cent of the land mass in Solomon resource revenue transparency, and improved accountability and governance. Solomon Islands that has already been secured and registered by the colonial Government under /ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐŶŽǁĂŶ/d/ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ the alienated land tenure system. There is a lot of land in Solomon Islands that is currently not economically productive and the Government believes that having land areas placed under a secured land tenure system is critical to the economic progress of the country.

47 – ZĞĨŽƌŵƐƚŽƐƚĂƚĞŽǁŶĞĚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞƐ͕ƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕ƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƚŚĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌŝƐŬƚŚĞLJƉŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘dǁŽ ^ƚĂƚĞKǁŶĞĚŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞƐʹ,ŽŵĞ&ŝŶĂŶĐĞ>ŝŵŝƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ^ĂƐĂƉĞDĂƌŝŶĂͲŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉƌŝǀĂƟƐĞĚ͘ – dŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂůƵďŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞĞďƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͕ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞĮƐĐĂůƌŝƐŬƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶĚĞďƚ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ĮƐĐĂůĂŶĚŵĂĐƌŽĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĂǀŽŝĚƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďƚďƵƌĚĞŶŽŶĨƵƚƵƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ – /ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƵĚŐĞƚĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĂŶĚĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ƚŽďĞƩĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƉĂLJƌŽůů spending, and prevent spending in excess of budgeted ůĞǀĞůƐ͕ĂŶĞǁĐŚĂƌƚŽĨĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶĞǁƵĚŐĞƚ ĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌůĞǀĞůƐŽĨ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚƐŝŶŽďƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĮƐĐĂůƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ – ZĞĨŽƌŵƐƚŽƚŚĞƵĚŐĞƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ǁŝƚŚďĞƩĞƌ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŶƐŝĚĞĂŶĚ outside Government and in the provinces, to guide ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ͕ĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ most needed by Solomon Islanders are delivered.

dĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐZĞĨŽƌŵ ^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϯ͕ŽŶĞĂƌĞĂŽĨƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƚŚĞ ƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŵŽŶŽƉŽůLJǁĂƐƌĞŵŽǀĞĚŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶŵŽďŝůĞƉŚŽŶĞ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞ;ƐĞĞŚĂƌƚϴͿ͘ŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŝĐĞŽĨŵŽďŝůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨĂůůŝŶŐ ĚƌĂƐƟĐĂůůLJ͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĐŽƐƚĨŽƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ consumers.

>ĞŌ͗ŽƉƌĂƌĞŵĂŝŶƐĂŬĞLJĞdžƉŽƌƚĐŽŵŵŽĚŝƚLJĨŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĂƌĐŚŝƉĞůĂŐŽĞŶŐĂŐĞĚŝŶŝƚƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ ,ĞƌĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĚŽƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJůŝŌŝŶŐŽĨůŽĂĚŝŶŐƐĂĐŬƐŽĨĐŽƉƌĂĂƚ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͛Ɛ ŵĂŝŶǁŚĂƌĨ͘

48 dŝŵďĞƌĞdžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐĂƚƵŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞůĞǀĞůƐ ŽǀĞƌƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂďƌŝŶŐͲĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŽĨĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘hŶůĞƐƐƐŽŵĞŽƚŚĞƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĐĂŶƚĂŬĞůŽŐŐŝŶŐ͛ƐƉůĂĐĞ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĞdžƉŽƌƚĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚďƵĚŐĞƚ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞŐƌŽǁƚŚǁŝůůĂůůďĞŶĞŐĂƟǀĞůLJĂīĞĐƚĞĚĂƐůŽŐŐŝŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĚĞĐůŝŶĞƐ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽůĚZŝĚŐĞŵŝŶĞ has contributed to export earnings over recent years, the ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝĨĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŝŶĞŝƐĂƌŽƵŶĚϭϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƌŝƐŬƐƚŽŵĂĐƌŽĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ ŬĞLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞŐŽŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚǁŝůůƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞďĞƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞďƌŽĂĚĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĂƐĞ͘/Ŷ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ǁĂLJƐŽĨďŽůƐƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůďĂůĂŶĐĞŽĨƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϯ͕ƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĮdžĞĚďƌŽĂĚďĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐŚĂƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĨŽƵŶĚ͕ďLJƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐĞdžƉŽƌƚƐĂŶĚͬŽƌ also increased steadily. When the service became available in ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐŝŵƉŽƌƚƐ͘KƚŚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŐƌŽǁƚŚĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞ ϮϬϬϰƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞϮϬϬƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐ͘LJϮϬϭϭ͕ƚŚŝƐŚĂĚŐƌŽǁŶƚŽ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ũƵƐƚƵŶĚĞƌϮ͕ϱϬϬƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƌĞǀĞŶƵĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞďƌŽĂĚďĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵŽďŝůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ŝƚŝƐĂ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟǀĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌ͘/ŶϮϬϭϮ͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŽƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ƚŚĞƐŝĂŶĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶŬĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůĞŶĚĞƌƐƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐĞĂĮďĞƌͲŽƉƟĐ ĐĂďůĞƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘/ĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƉƌŽĐĞĞĚƐ͕ŝƚǁŝůůŚĞůƉ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŚŝŐŚƐƉĞĞĚĂŶĚŵŽƌĞĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞďƌŽĂĚďĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽ many Solomon Islanders.

Future Challenges /ƚǁŝůůďĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĮƐĐĂů ŽůŝŶ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶĂŶĚ<ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞdƵĐŬ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐLJ ŽůŝŶ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶĂŶĚ<ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞdƵĐŬĂƌĞďŽƚŚƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJŐŽŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ dƌĞĂƐƵƌLJŽĸĐĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƵŶĚĞƌZD^/͛ƐĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌĐĂŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŇŽƵƌŝƐŚĂŶĚŐƌŽǁ͘ 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞWƌŽŐƌĂŵƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ&ŝŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ džŝƐƟŶŐƌĞĨŽƌŵƐǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŵ dƌĞĂƐƵƌLJ͘ŽůŝŶǁĂƐĂŶhŶĚĞƌƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJŝŶƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ agenda progressed. ŝŶŝƟĂůƚĞĂŵůĞĂĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞZD^/ĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌŽĨZD^/͕ĨƌŽŵ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯƵŶƟůƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨ One of the main economic challenges over the medium- ϮϬϬϰ͘,ĞƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚŝŶDĂƌĐŚϮϬϭϮƚŽƚĂŬĞƵƉƚŚĞƚĞĂŵůĞĂĚĞƌ͛Ɛ ƚĞƌŵǁŝůůďĞĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚĚĞĐůŝŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůŽŐŐŝŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶ͘<ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞǁĂƐĂŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂĚǀŝƐĞƌŝŶ industry. The forestry industry has been the single most ƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJĚƵƌŝŶŐϮϬϬϱĂŶĚϮϬϬϲĂŶĚƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌĞŝŐŶĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĞĂƌŶĞƌĂŶĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌ ϮϬϭϭƚŽƚĂŬĞƵƉƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨ^ĞŶŝŽƌĚǀŝƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͛Ɛ ƚŽĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚďƵĚŐĞƚƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ͘ Economic Reform Unit.

49 ƐŵƵĐŚĂƐŐƵŶƐŽŶĐĞƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͛ĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŐŽǀĞƌŶƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽƚĂŬĞŝƚƐƚŽůů͘,ĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐĂƌƌLJƚŚĞŇĂŐƐŽĨ ZD^/͛ƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĂƐƚŚĞLJŵĂƌĐŚŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŶƟͲŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶĂLJ͕ĞĐĞŵďĞƌϮϬϬϴ͘

50 governance ϭ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐ͘ to thetop, thoseat thehighest bendingand level ignoring, ǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐƚŽƚŽůĞƌĂƚĞͲĞǀĞŶƚŽĂĚŵŝƌĞͲĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ this is /ĨŝƚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶLJƐŝŶŐůĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨthe tensions, it &ŝƟŵ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐ͕^ƉŽŝůĞŵ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐ ƚŚŝŶŐďLJĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌůĞĂĚĞƌƐƚŽƐƟĐŬƚŽƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚĚŽƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĞĂĚLJĚĞĐůŝŶĞŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚĚŝĂďŽůŝĐĂůŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĚĞĐĂĚĞƐŽĨ ĚĂLJƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐǁĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŽŶůLJƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚ ďƵƚƚŚĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂƐƚƐƵĐŚĂƐŚĂĚŽǁŽǀĞƌŽƵƌ DŽƐƚƚŚŝŶŬŝƚǁĂƐƚŚĞŐƵŶƐƚŚĂƚƵŶĚŝĚŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ Joses Tuhanuk 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚĂŌĞƌZD^/ /ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĂƚƐĂŵĞĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶŐĞƫŶŐ ŽƵƌLJŽƵŶŐŶĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŶĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ͕ůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϯϬLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌ ĮƌƐƚĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĞĚƐŽĨĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶƚŽƚĂŬĞƌŽŽƚĂŶĚŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶ ĨĂŝůƐŽŵŝƐĞƌĂďůLJĂƚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŽƵƌŽǁŶĂīĂŝƌƐ͘&ŽƌŝƚŝƐƚŚŝƐƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƉŚĂnjĂƌĚ͕ƐĞůĨͲƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽŶĂƟŽŶĂůůŝĨĞƚŚĂƚůĞĚƵƐƚŽ ǁŽƌŬƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŝŵŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ͊ ĂŶĚĂĚŵŝƌĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŽƐƟůůŽĐĐƵƉLJƚŚĞƚŽƉĞĐŚĞůŽŶƐŽĨŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƟůůŚĂƌĚĂƚ the country’s most colourful primeminister, thelate SolomonMamaloni;hisdisciples The undisputed championofthe ͚ĮƟŵ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ u ͛ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽŶĂƟŽŶĂůůŝĨĞ͖ŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ĮƟŵ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ϭ More thananything elseitisthis ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁĂƐŶŽŶĞŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶ ĞdžƉĞŶƐĞŽĨƚŚĞǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ĂŐĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞƵƐĞƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŐĂŝŶĂƚƚŚĞ ŽĨĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƐǁŚĞŶƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ͕ŽĸĐŝĂůƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĂŝŶĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƉŽŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŝƐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ͘dŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞŬŝŶĚ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌƐƚŽĐŽŵƉůLJ͘dŚĞǁŽƌƐƚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽŝƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞ ƉůĂŝŶƵŶǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐďLJĂĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉŽƌ on thepartofbureaucracy, orincompetence or ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ͕ĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ WŽŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĐĂŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƐŚĞĞƌůĂĐŬŽĨĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ͕ greatly undermined. ƐŽƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJŝƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝƐŶŽƚĚŽŶĞĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŽĨůĂǁŝƐŶŽƚƐƚƌŝĐƚůLJĂĚŚĞƌĞĚƚŽĂŶĚƚŚĞĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ ŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŝƚŝƐĂƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞďLJƚŚĞƌƵůĞ ĂŶĚƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚ͘KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ǁŚĞŶǁĞƐƉĞĂŬŽĨƉŽŽƌ ŵĂŶŶĞƌĂƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚůĂǁƐ͕ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĂƌĞĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁŝƐƵƉŚĞůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͘/ŶĂĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJ͕ŐŽŽĚŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŝƐǁŚĞŶ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽĂ ŵĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ designed to ensure accountable andtransparent policy- ŶŽŶͲĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞͿǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐ Put at itssimplest governance isallaboutcompliance (or 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ƚŚĂƚŚĂĚĂůŵŽƐƚƚŽƚĂůůLJĚĞƐƚƌŽLJĞĚŽƵƌLJŽƵŶŐŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂůŝŶϮϬϬϯ͕ŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐĂŝĚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐƵƐ͕ĂŶĚŽŶůLJ ƚŚĞŝƌƐŝŶĂŚĞĂůƚŚLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŶĂƟŽŶ͘^ŽƚŚĂƚďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĐůŽƐĞ͕ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐ͕ŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞŵŝƐƐŝŶŐŽƵƚŽŶ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƵƐ͘^ŽƚŚĂƚĂƐƚŚĞƚǁĞŶƟĞƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJǁĂƐĚƌĂǁŝŶŐƚŽĂ ĂƐƚƌĂŶŐůĞŚŽůĚŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŵĞĂŶƚƚŽŐƵŝĚĞĂŶĚ 51 ,ŽǁŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ^ĞĞƉĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ dŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉĂƌƟĞƐŵĞĂŶƚƚŚĂƚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ Islands ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŽŽŬƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŽ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ tŚĞŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂƩĂŝŶĞĚŝƚƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ǁĞƌĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚŵĞŵďĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĚŝĚŶŽƚďĞůŽŶŐƚŽ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚĐŽůŽŶŝĂůƉŽǁĞƌƐ͕ŝƚŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĞĚĨŽƵƌLJŽƵŶŐďƵƚ ĂƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉĂƌƚLJǁŝƚŚĂĚĞĮŶĞĚƐĞƚŽĨƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐŽƌƉƵďůŝĐĂůůLJ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͗ƚŚĞWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚǁŚŽƐĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĚŝĚĞĂůƐ͘EŽƚŽŶůLJĚŝĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽ ŵĂŬĞƚŚĞůĂǁ͕ƚŚĞWƵďůŝĐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞǁŚŽĞŶĂĐƚƚŚĞůĂǁ͕ƚŚĞZŽLJĂů ǁĂLJĨŽƌƚŚĞǁŽƌƐƚŝŶƐƟŶĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐƚŽĂƚůĞĂƐƚďĞ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ;Z^/W&ͿǁŚŽĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞůĂǁ ƐƵďũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƉĂƌƚLJĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞďƵƚƚŚĞLJƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĚŝĚŶŽƚ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ:ƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJǁŚŽŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚƚŚĞůĂǁ͘/ĨŽŶĞƚŚŝŶŐĐĂŶďĞ ĞǀĞŶŚĂǀĞƚŽŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐƚŽŽĚĨŽƌ͊dŚŝƐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶǁĂƐ ƐĂŝĚĨŽƌŽƵƌĐŽůŽŶŝĂůŵĂƐƚĞƌƐ͕ƵƉƚŽ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĂLJ͕ϳ:ƵůLJ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŽƐĞĚƌĂŌŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞǁ ϭϵϳϴ͕ƚŚƌĞĞŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĨŽƵƌŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƚŚĞƐĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂƐĂ ƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞũƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJ͕ǁĞƌĞƋƵŝƚĞƌŽďƵƐƚĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĚ ĨŽƌŵĂůŐƌŽƵƉǁŝƚŚŝŶWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂƚŚŝƌĚ in playing their role in delivering good governance in Solomon ŐƌŽƵƉŝŶWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ Islands. ŽĸĐŝĂůKƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ǀŝƌƚƵĂůůLJĞŶƐŚƌŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĨƌĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŽĨŽƵƌƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚƚŚĞĐŚƌŽŶŝĐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the that has so plagued Solomon Islands in the decades since. ƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚĂƌLJĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞŚĂƐƟůLJ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨĐŽůŽŶŝĂůƌƵůĞ͘tŚŝůĞǁĞǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚŚĞƌĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐŶĞǁƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ďĞƋƵĞĂƚŚĞĚĂtĞƐƚŵŝŶƐƚĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚďŽƚŚƚŚĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞĂŶĚ ƌŝƟƐŚŽůŽŶŝĂůĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĚŽŶĞŝŶƐƵĐŚŚĂƐƚĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƵƌŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞǁĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌ ʹ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĐŽŵŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĂĚĞĐĂĚĞĂŌĞƌŽƵƌĮƌƐƚ members of parliament to elect the prime minister in a secret ŐĞŶĞƌĂůĞůĞĐƟŽŶŝŶϭϵϳϬ͕ĂŶĚŽŶůLJƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƐĞůĨͲ ďĂůůŽƚ͘dŚĞĚƌĂŌĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŶŽĚŽƵďƚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚʹƚŚĂƚ͕ƵŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ͕ƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůŝƚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚǁĂƐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞŝĨ͕ŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƋƵŝƚĞĐƌƵĚĞĂŶĚŝƚƐƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐ͕ŽƵƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ƐƟůůƌĂǁ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƉĂƌƟĞƐŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽŵŵŽŶ ĂŶĚŝŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŶŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉĂƌƟĞƐ͕ tĞƐƚŵŝŶƐƚĞƌĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶǁĂƐŶŽƚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞ ŶŽǀŽƚĞƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŶŽƌĞĂůŝĚĞĂĂŵŽŶŐƐƚƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨ ŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJƚŚĂƚŚŽůĚƐƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞƌƵůŝŶŐŚŽƵƐĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐũƵƐƚŚŽǁƚŚŝƐŶĞǁƐLJƐƚĞŵǁĂƐƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬ͕ůĞƚ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJĂƐƐƵŵĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĞŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ǁŚĂƚ ĂůŽŶĞǁŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐŵŝŐŚƚďĞ͘ ƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJŵĞĂŶƐŝŶƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨ ǁŚŽůĞĂĚƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚĂŬĞŶĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ ǀŽƚĞƌĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŚĂŶĚƐŽĨĂǀĞƌLJĨĞǁ͘

“From the mid-nineties onwards the group of people that came in had a very different take on how to govern the country and from that point on it was all about personal gain rather than trying to develop the country.” John Taupongi, former Constitutional Law & Parliamentary Practice Specialist, National Parliament

52 /ƚĚŝĚŶŽƚƚĂŬĞůŽŶŐĂŌĞƌ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŇĂǁƐŝŶŽƵƌ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐǁĞĂůƚŚƚŽŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐĂŶĚĨŽƌĞŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJ ŶĞǁƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽĞŵĞƌŐĞ͘tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůŝĨĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚĞůĞĐƚĞĚĂŌĞƌ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚůĞĚ of Solomon Islands but it also severely reduced the capacity of ďLJƚŚĞĮƌƐƚWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕^ŝƌWĞƚĞƌ<ĞŶŝůŽƌĞĂ͕ ƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌďĂƐŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽŽƵƌĞǀĞƌͲŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĐŽůůĂƉƐĞĚĂƐĂŐŽŽĚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚďĂĐŬďĞŶĐŚĞƌƐ ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͘ ŽĨƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽũŽŝŶĨŽƌĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞKƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŐŽŽĚĐĂƐĞƐƚƵĚLJŽĨŚŽǁĂŶĚǁŚĞŶĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂŶĞǁŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚůĞĚďLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶDĂŵĂůŽŶŝ͘tŚŝůĞ ƚŽŝŶĮůƚƌĂƚĞĂŶĚƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƚŚŝƐĐŚĂŶŐĞŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶϭϵϴϭ͕ƵŶůŝŬĞŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ŝƐƚŚĞƐĂĚƚĂůĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞĚŽǁŶĨĂůů ůĂƚĞƌ͕ǁĂƐŶŽƚƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůĂƚĞƌǁŽƵůĚĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůLJ ŽĨƚŚĞŝůůLJ,ŝůůLJ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶϭϵϵϰ͘>ĞĚďLJ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐŝůůLJ ŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚĐŽƌƌƵƉƚŽƵƌDWƐƚŽƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶ ,ŝůůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĞůĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐLJĞĂƌŚĂĚ agenda, it wasƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨĂĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚŵŽƟŽŶƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJĞŵďĂƌŬĞĚŽŶĂƌĞĨŽƌŵĂŐĞŶĚĂ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂĐůĞĂŶͲ ŽĨŶŽĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƐŝƫŶŐƉƌŝŵĞŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐ͖ĂƐLJŶĚƌŽŵĞ ƵƉŽĨƚŚĞďLJŶŽǁŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐůŽŐŐŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘dŚŝƐĂŶŐĞƌĞĚƚŚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƚŚĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŽĨƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝǀĞƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ůŽŐŐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐǁŚŽŚĂĚďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚƚŽƵŶĨĞƩĞƌĞĚĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞƚĞŶƵƌĞŽĨŵŽƐƚŽĨŽƵƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐͲǁŝƚŚǀĞƌLJĨĞǁ ƚŽƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐƉƌŝŵĂƌLJŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƐͲĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJŚĞůĚƚŽƌĂŶƐŽŵďLJƚŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƉŝƌĂĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůLJĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŵŽƟŽŶƐŽĨŶŽ Mamaloni Government. Considering the Hilly Government’s ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͘ reforms nothing more than a threat to their commercial ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͕ƚŚĞLJǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽĚĞƌĂŝůƚŚĞŵ͘ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽƌƌƵƉƚůŽŐŐĞƌƐƵƐĞĚƚŚĞŝƌĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽďƌŝďĞĂŐŽŽĚ dŚĞZŝƐĞŽĨWŽůŝƟĐĂůŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚďĂĐŬďĞŶĐŚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ dŚŝƐƉƌŽƉĞŶƐŝƚLJĨŽƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŽŬĂǁŚŽůĞŶĞǁ ƚŽũŽŝŶƚŚĞKƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŽŽƵƐƚƚŚĞ,ŝůůLJŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ĚŝĂďŽůŝĐĂůƚǁŝƐƚŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϴϬƐĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJϭϵϵϬƐ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĞǁŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨDĂŵĂůŽŶŝ͘ ǁŚĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽƵƌďŽƌĚĞƌƐďĞŐĂŶƚŽĂĐƟǀĞůLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐĞ ^ŽŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚĞŶũŽLJƵŶĨĞƩĞƌĞĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞ ŶŽƚŽŶůLJŽŶƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŝŶŽƵƌƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƐĞƚƵƉƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘dŚŝƐďůĂƚĂŶƚůLJĐŽƌƌƵƉƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŽĨ for accountable and transparent governance but also on our ŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƟŶŐŽƵƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽƚŚŝƐĚĂLJ͘Ƶƚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͛ǀĂŶŝƚLJ͕ŐƌĞĞĚĂŶĚǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐƚŽƉƵƚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶͲĂŶĚ the loggers and other foreign commercial and other interests ŽƚŚĞƌƐͲŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐĂŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ͘/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƚŚĞĂĚǀĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚƐĞĞŬƚŽŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞǁŚŽůĞĂĚƐŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚĚŽŝƚŝĨ of a large logging industry not only caused untold damage to ǀŝƌƚƵĂůůLJĂůůŽƵƌDWƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƐŽǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽĂƵĐƟŽŶƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŽƵƌƚŚĞŶƉƌŝƐƟŶĞĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ďƵƚŝƚĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚĂůĞǀĞůŽĨĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ ŽīƚŽƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚďŝĚĚĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƟŵĞĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌĂ in our parliament and in our public service unprecedented in ŵŽƟŽŶŽĨŶŽĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐŝƚƐĞůĨ͘ ƚŚĞƐŚŽƌƚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͘KǀĞƌƟŵĞŝƚďĞĐĂŵĞĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐŚĂĚ /ƚĚŝĚŶŽƚƚĂŬĞůŽŶŐĨŽƌĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶƚŽƐƉƌĞĂĚƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛Ɛ ďĞĐŽŵĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶĐŽƌƌƵƉƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐďƌŝďĞƐ ŶŝŶĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŽŐŐŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐŝŶŵĂŶLJ from logging companies and other corporate bodies so as to ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐĂŶĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƐĞĚƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨ ŝůůĞŐĂůůLJĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƐƵĐŚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐůŽŐŐŝŶŐĐŽŶĐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĐŽŶĚƵŝƚĨŽƌĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ ůŽŐŐŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶĐĞƐ͕ǁŽƌŬƉĞƌŵŝƚƐ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƉĞƌŵŝƚƐ͕ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ĚŽǁŶƚŽŽƵƌŐƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƚƐ ůŝĐĞŶĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚĂdžƌĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘dŚĞĞŶƚƌLJŽĨƐƵĐŚƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞĐŽƌƌƵƉƚ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶŝŶƚŽŽƵƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌůŝŬĞƚŚĞƚĞŶƚĂĐůĞƐŽĨĂŐŝĂŶƚŽĐƚŽƉƵƐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ůĞĚŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘tŝƚŚĞǀĞŶĨĞǁĞƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ďƵƌĞĂƵĐƌĂƚƐ͕ŝƚƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚŽƵƌĂůƌĞĂĚLJǁĞĂŬĞŶŝŶŐŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ available to them, our provincial leaders and administrators ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƐLJƉŚŽŶŝŶŐŽīŽĨůĂƌŐĞĂŵŽƵŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŚĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŶƚŽĐŽƌƌƵƉƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐůŝŬĞĂĮƐŚƚŽǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞ

53 ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨƐƵĐŚŬĞLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ZD^/ƚƵƌŶĞĚŝƚƐĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJƚŽŵĂƩĞƌƐŽĨŐŽŽĚ ĂƐŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŚĂƚĐĂŵĞƚŽďĞŬŶŽǁŶĂƐƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ compromised. Machinery of Government pillar. As the name suggests, the ŐŽĂůŽĨƚŚŝƐƉŝůůĂƌǁĂƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐǁŚĞĞůƐĂŶĚĐŽŐƐ tŝƚŚŝŶƚǁŽĚĞĐĂĚĞƐŽĨŽƵƌ/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ͕ĂƐƚŚĞϭϵϵϬƐǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉƚŚĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐƚŚĂƚĚƌŝǀĞƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞ͕ŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞǁĂƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ŶĂƟŽŶǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚĂŶĚƐůŽƩĞĚďĂĐŬŝŶ͕ǁĞůůͲŽŝůĞĚĂŶĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ͖ŽƵƌůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝũĂĐŬĞĚďLJǀĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͕ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJ͘/ƚŝƐĂŶŝĐĞŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶŽũƵƐƟĐĞĂƚ ŽƵƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚĞĚďLJ all to the complex chaos that is the reality of Solomon Islands ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶĞƌƐĂŶĚĂŐŽŽĚƐůŝĐĞŽĨŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůǁĞĂůƚŚƌŽƵƟŶĞůLJ governance to this day. ƐŚŝƉƉĞĚŽīƐŚŽƌĞƚŽŵĂŬĞĐŚŽƉƐƟĐŬƐ͊ůůƚŚŝƐůĞĚƚŽĂ decline not only in government services but in the genuine KĨĂůůƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐZD^/ŚĂƐĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ͕ŝƚŝƐ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŚĞŶ governance that has undoubtedly proved the most challenging ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƌŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŵĞĂŶƚĂǀĞƌLJƌĞĂůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚƌĞĂůƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞůƵƐŝǀĞ͘ĚĞĐĂĚĞĂŌĞƌZD^/͛Ɛ ƌĂƉŝĚĚĞĐůŝŶĞŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŽĨůŝǀŝŶŐ͖ĂĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƌŝƉĞĨŽƌ ĂƌƌŝǀĂů͕ŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐƐƟůůŶŽƚŽŶƐŽůŝĚ discontent. ground. Many of the issues that needed to be urgently addressed ten years ago today present even greater and In hindsight it should have been no surprise that the long- ŵŽƌĞƵƌŐĞŶƚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŽŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͘dŚƌĞĞĂƌĞĂƐƐƚĂŶĚ ŚĞůĚŐƌŝĞǀĂŶĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůǁĞƌĞ͕ŝŶϭϵϵϴ͕ ŽƵƚĂƐĂƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJĨŽƌƌĞĨŽƌŵŝĨǁĞĂƌĞĞǀĞƌŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽďĞŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚŽƐĞƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ͕ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚ͕ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŽƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞhůƵĨĂ͛ĂůƵ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚůŝŬĞƚŚĞ,ŝůůLJ ŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͘/ĨǁĞĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŶLJĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨŵŽǀŝŶŐ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŚĂĚĐŽŵĞƚŽŽĸĐĞƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐLJĞĂƌŝŶƚĞŶƚŽŶ ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͕ǁĞŶĞĞĚƚŽůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂLJƐƚŽƌĂĚŝĐĂůůLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌǁŚĂƚƚŽŽŬŵĂŶLJŝŶƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶďLJƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞ change the current culture and chronic non-performance of ǁĂƐŚŽǁƚŚŝƐĞĂƌůLJƚƌŽƵďůĞͲŵĂŬŝŶŐƋƵŝĐŬůLJƐŶŽǁďĂůůĞĚŽƵƚŽĨ ŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘tĞŶĞĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬŽƵƚŚŽǁǁĞĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ĂƐLJŽƵŶŐŵĞŶŝŶƚŽdžŝĐĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŐƵŶ ďĞƐƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝĨŶŽƚĐŽŵďĂƚĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŚŽǁǁĞĐĂŶďĞƩĞƌ ĞŵďƌŽŝůĞĚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞŶĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĚŝƐƉƵƚĞ͕ƐƵĐŬŝŶŐŝŶĂŶĚ ĞůĞĐƚŽƵƌůĞĂĚĞƌƐͲŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŽƵƌ ĂůŵŽƐƚĚĞƐƚƌŽLJŝŶŐŽƵƌƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŝŵĞŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐʹƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƩĂŝŶŽĸĐĞĂƌĞŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJ ŽƵƌŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞʹŐŽŽĚŽƌďĂĚʹƚŽĂŚĂůƚĚƵƌŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŚĂƐŶŽǁ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽƐĞƌǀŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŶĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŶŽƚƐŝŵƉůLJƐĞĞŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ďĞĐŽŵĞŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ the tensions. ƚƵƌŶĂƚƚŚĞƚƌŽƵŐŚ͕ƉůƵŶĚĞƌŝŶŐǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĨƌŽŵŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǁĞĂůƚŚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽƌĞŝŐŶĐƌŽŶŝĞƐ͘ ZD^/ĂŶĚ'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ dŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨĂīĂŝƌƐǁŚĞŶZD^/ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚŽŶŽƵƌƐŚŽƌĞƐ dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƌĞĨŽƌŵ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJŽĨƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞĐƚŽƌĂŶĚ ŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚZD^/ĚŝĚŶŽƚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJĂƩĞŵƉƚ ĐŽŵďĂƟŶŐĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ͕ŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶŚŝŐŚŽŶZD^/͛Ɛ to address the many challenges of building good governance ĂŐĞŶĚĂ͕ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚĂƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉůĂŶŬƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĞǁŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂů ŽŌͲƐƚĂƚĞĚŐŽĂůŽĨŚĞůƉŝŶŐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐďƵŝůĚĂƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů͕ ƐƚĂďůŝƐĂƟŽŶƉĞƌŝŽĚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐůLJůĞĚƚŽĂƌĂƉŝĚĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚǁĞůůͲƌƵŶŶĂƟŽŶ͘^ŽǁŚĂƚŚĂƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚƚŚĂƚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘dŚŝƐ ĂĚĞĐĂĚĞůĂƚĞƌ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚŵĂĚĞĂƐŵƵĐŚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĞ ǁĂƐĚƵĞĞƋƵĂůůLJƚŽƚŚĞŵƵĐŚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂƌĞĂƐĂƐǁĞŚĂĚŚŽƉĞĚ͍dŚŝƐŝƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂƐ ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐZD^/͛ƐƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽƐƚĂďůŝƐĞƚŚĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŵĂũŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨŽƵƌŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛ƐĮŶĂŶĐĞƐ͖ƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂLJƌŽůůĂŶĚŝŶũĞĐƟŶŐ ŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂƐ ĨƵŶĚƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽŇŽǁ ďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞǁŝƚŚZD^/͛ƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŝƐĂƚƌŝƐŬ͘ ŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶ͘KŶĐĞƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽĐƌƵĐŝĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͕

54 Parliamentary Strengthening Program Members of Solomon Islands National Parliament the broadcasting and webcasting of parliamentary as well as the average voter now have a better debates and the timely publication of Hansard and understanding of how Parliament works, thanks to the other parliamentary records including on a National Parliamentary Strengthening Program. Parliament website. Delivered through a partnership between RAMSI and The program has also helped the National Parliament the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office put in place professional induction programs since 2006, the Parliamentary Strengthening Program held for all MPs following national elections as well as is aimed at building the capacity of Parliament to strengthening the corporate planning and budgeting function efficiently including the timely processing of the National Parliament Office. and drafting of bills. Another aim of the program is to improve the One of the major achievements of the Parliamentary community understanding of the work of Parliament Strengthening Program is the work it has done to to ensure that people are more aware of their MPs’ help Parliament develop its committee system. responsibilities. These committees play a key role in the scrutiny The procedural support services for the Speaker, of key parliamentary matters including legislation, Clerk and MPs have also been strengthened and there public expenditure, foreign relations issues and have been upgrades and improvements in the library, parliamentary processes but had not really been research and IT facilities available to all MPs. utilised much since Independence in 1978. The project helped Parliament develop a committee An AUD $400,000 sound system has been set up in operations manual and adopt new standing orders the parliamentary chambers significantly improving to govern the committees’ activities as well as the quality of radio and television broadcasts of assisting the committees to engage more closely parliamentary sittings as well as key Committees. with constituencies through Provincial Committee The public also get the chance to learn about the meetings. history and functions of the National Parliament As a result Parliamentary Committee hearings have through the establishment of an annual Open Day shot up from seven in 2004 to 133 in 2009, including which has proved a popular event with attendance of the first outside Honiara, with 40 public hearings over 7,000 people each year. across all nine provinces. dŚĞWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐWƌŽŐƌĂŵǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉ One of the program’s aims is to make the proceedings ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚ͕ŽĨǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĐŚĂŵďĞƌŝƐ of parliament more accessible to the public through ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞĚŚĞƌĞ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨŝƚƐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘

55 WƵďůŝĐ^ĞĐƚŽƌZĞĨŽƌŵ dŚĞWƵďůŝĐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞŚĂĚ͕ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂů͕ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ŵŽǀĞĚĨĂƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞĚ approach seen during the colonial period and immediately ĂŌĞƌŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐĂŚŝŐŚůLJƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘WƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐǁĞƌĞĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ͕ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚĂŶĚ ĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŵĞƌŝƚ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŶŽƚůŽŶŐĂŌĞƌŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĂƐůĂĐŬŶĞƐƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƚŽĐŽŵĞ People’s Survey ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ĐŽƌŶĞƌƐďĞŐĂŶƚŽďĞĐƵƚĂŶĚǁŽƌƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞ Every year since 2007 more than 4,000 Solomon Islanders have volunteered their time to ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚƐǁĂƐŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ answer questions about their country. The answers to these questions make up the results ƐĞŶŝŽƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘WŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚ of the annual People’s Survey. ĂŶĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŶŽǁŐƵŝĚĞĚŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚŽƐĞĂƚƚŚĞǀĞƌLJƚŽƉ͘ A unique exercise in tapping the views of a nation, specially trained Solomon Islands ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞƚŚĞĮƟŵ^ŽůŽŵŽŶĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽůĞƫŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐ enumerators collect the data from communities throughout the country, often travelling by ŐŽ͕ŶĞĂƌĞŶŽƵŐŚŝƐŐŽŽĚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͕ŶĞǀĞƌĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƵƉĂŶĚ boat or foot to reach the most isolated populations. never holding oneself or anyone else accountable for their ĂĐƟŽŶƐ͕ŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĞƌŽĚĞĚƚŚĞǀĞƌLJŐŽŽĚƐƚĂƌƚŽƵƌƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ Originally developed as a tool for RAMSI to monitor the progress of the Solomon Islands- ŚĂĚďĞĞŶŐŝǀĞŶ͘zĞĂƌƐŽĨƉŽŽƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ǁĞĂŬƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ RAMSI partnership against its goal of building a peaceful, prosperous and well governed ƐƋƵĂŶĚĞƌĞĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂůůƚŽŽŬƚŚĞŝƌƚŽůůƐŽƚŚĂƚďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞ nation, a pilot survey was first conducted in 2006. RAMSI arrived, the paralysis of the public service caused by the tensions ǁĂƐĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƚŚĞĐƵůŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚǁŽ As the results were collated it was quickly realised that there were many other agencies decades of decline. The public service had slumped so far that including other donor partners as well as the Solomon Islands Government which could ďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚZD^/ĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐĂƌƌŝǀĞĚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐLJĞĂƌ benefit from access to such up-to-date findings collected from a national sample with ƚŽďĞŐŝŶƚŚĞƚĂƐŬŽĨƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ŶŽƚĂƐŝŶŐůĞ consideration for age, education, gender, income level and geographic location. ŝŶƚĂĐƚĐŽƉLJŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůKƌĚĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚŐŽǀĞƌŶƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ The first full survey was conducted in 2007 and has been repeated every year since then. ĐŽƵůĚďĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͊^ŽƚŚĞǀĞƌLJĮƌƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĞ With enumerators recruited to match the areas under survey, questions are put in ĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐĚŝĚǁĂƐĐŽďďůĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĨƌŽŵǀĂƌŝŽƵƐďŝƚĂŶĚƉŝĞĐĞƐ pidgin or in the local languages wherever possible. Questions not only about the work of the document that should have been the bible for our public ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚƐ͕ĂĐŽƉLJŝŶĞǀĞƌLJĚƌĂǁ͘ RAMSI but also a great variety of other areas, including living conditions, the delivery of services, the work of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, security in the communities, /ŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵǁĂƐĞǀĞŶŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐ͕ĨŽƌŝƚƐŽŽŶ leadership, and accountability. ďĞĐĂŵĞĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůKƌĚĞƌƐŚĂĚŶŽƚũƵƐƚĨĂůůĞŶ ĂƉĂƌƚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůůLJďƵƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐĂůůLJƵŶƉŝĐŬĞĚ͕ůĂƌŐĞůLJ The most recent surveys have included Focus group discussions organised around the ďLJƚŚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚŽĨŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐŵĂůͲĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ same topics in various parts of the country. Public servants have also been encouraged to ĂŶĚƉŽŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶDĂŵĂůŽŶŝ͕ǁŚŽĂƉĂƌƚĨƌŽŵ send written responses to the discussion topics. The views gathered covers such issues ŚŝƐĐůĞǀĞƌƉŽůŝƟĐŬŝŶŐŚĂĚ͕ŽǀĞƌƟŵĞŵĂŶĂŐĞĚƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞ͕ as perceptions of security, governance, access to services and economic confidence. manipulate or undermine many of the mechanisms and even The Survey has been coordinated by the Australian National University Enterprise which ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ has recently changed its name to ANUedge. The 2013 People’s Survey was done in processes in our public service. collaboration with the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.

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“The people who really matter are the people in Government, in politics in public life in Honiara and in Solomon Islands. If they want the clean, open democratic state that they said back in 2003 that they wanted, well they have responsibilities; there is only so much RAMSI can do.” John Howard, Australian Prime Minister, 1996 - 2007

58 ŽĨďĂůůŽƚďŽdžĞƐĂĚŽƌŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐLJŵďŽůƐŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ hindsight this is not all that surprising given that almost all candidates (thus giving ample opportunity to either retain issues of governance lie close to the sovereign heart of our one’s ballot or indeed post the ballots bought from other ŶĂƟŽŶ͖ŝŶƚƌƵƚŚǁŚĂƚZD^/ůĂĐŬĞĚ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĂƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ voters). ƐƟůůŶĞĞĚƐ͕ĂƌĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞůŽĐĂůĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽƐƟĐŬƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĐŬƐŽƵƚ͕ƌĞũĞĐƚƚŚĞǁĂLJŵŽƐƚŽĨƵƐ͚ĚŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͛ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂůƌĞĨŽƌŵǁĂƐĂŶŽďǀŝŽƵƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ country and lead the push for real change. ƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŚŽǁǁĞĞůĞĐƚŽƵƌůĞĂĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶŝŶŽƵƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ƚŚĞůĂĐŬ Solomon Islanders need to recognise that the only people of interest from successive Solomon Islands Governments in ǁŚŽĐĂŶƐĞĐƵƌĞŽƵƌĨƵƚƵƌĞĂƌĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͘ ƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐĂǁZD^/ĨŽĐƵƐŝƚƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽŶƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞĂůƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞůŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƵƐ͘tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂůŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŽŶ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉƵƚŝŶƉůĂĐĞǁŝƚŚZD^/͛Ɛ ŵĂŬŝŶŐƐƵƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϭϬĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐǁĂƐĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨŽƵƌůĂǁƐ͕ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů in an orderly and peaceful fashion. ƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐǁŽŶ͛ƚ really count for much so long as the deeply-rooted culture Today there are plans for our electoral roll to be completely ŽĨĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶĂŶĚŶŽŶͲĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŇŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶ ƌĞĚŽŶĞƵƐŝŶŐďŝŽŵĞƚƌŝĐŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘tŚŝůĞƋƵŝƚĞĂƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘/ŶƐƚĞĂĚŐŽŽĚŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝƚ ĂŶĚůŽŐŝƐƟĐĂůĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ͕ŝĨƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƚŚŝƐŶĞǁƌŽůů ďĞƩĞƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŽĨůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĞůƵĚĞƵƐ should have far greater integrity than the merry-go-round of ĂŶĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƐŚĂůůĨŽƌĞǀĞƌƌĞŵĂŝŶĂƚŚŝƌĚƌĂƚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͖Ă ĚĞĐĞĂƐĞĚĂŶĚĚĞĐĞŝƞƵůŵƵůƟƉůĞǀŽƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚ failing if not completely failed state. ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂůƌŽůůƐŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ͘/ĨƚŚŝƐĐŽƵůĚƚŚĞŶďĞĨŽůůŽǁĞĚƵƉ ǁŝƚŚĂƌĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŽƵƌǀŽƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĐŽƵůĚďĞŝŶ ƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŽĞdžƉĞĐƚďĞƩĞƌŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵĨƵƚƵƌĞĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ^ƵĐŚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚǁŽƵůĚďĞƚŽŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ Joses Tuhanuku ĂůŝŵŝƚĞĚƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶƟĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨƵƉƚŽƚŚƌĞĞǀŽƚĞƐ͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŽƌŶŽŶƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŽĨĞůůŽŶĂ͕:ŽƐĞƐdƵŚĂŶƵŬƵŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂ ĨŽƌŵŽƐƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͛ǀŽƚĞƐƚŽĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐŽƵŶƚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĂ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŝĨŽƵƚƐƉŽŬĞŶĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞĨŽƌŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ĮŶĂůƌĞƐƵůƚƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶďĞƌĞůĞŐĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŇŽŽƌŽĨƚŚĞƉŽůůŝŶŐ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŽǀĞƌϯϬLJĞĂƌƐ͛ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶƟͲ ƚŚďLJŽƵƌĮƌƐƚͲƉĂƐƚͲƚŚĞͲƉŽƐƚƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ŶĞǁƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ ůĞĐƚŽƌĂůĐƚƐƟƉƵůĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŝŶŶŝŶŐĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞŝŶĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵĞŶĐLJŵƵƐƚƐĞĐƵƌĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚϱϬйŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůǀŽƚĞĐĂƐƚ ϭϵϳϬƐ͕ŚĞŚĞůƉĞĚƚŽĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐĮƌƐƚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĐŽƵůĚĂůƐŽƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJƐƚƚŚĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƵƌ ƚƌĂĚĞƵŶŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐEĂƟŽŶĂůhŶŝŽŶŽĨtŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘ ƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŵƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƵůĚ /ŶϭϵϴϴŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ>ĂďŽƵƌWĂƌƚLJ͘ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ďŽƚŚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂƚƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐƚŚƌĞĞƚĞƌŵƐĂƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƌĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂƐƚŚĞ>ĞĂĚĞƌŽĨKƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕dƵŚĂŶƵŬƵĂƐĂĐĂďŝŶĞƚ ƚŚĞĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨ ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌǁĂƐĂƚƚŚĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽĐůĞĂŶƵƉƚŚĞ our democracy. ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐĨŽƌĞƐƚƌLJŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚͲϭϵϵϬƐ͘ŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐŚŝƐ DĂƐƚĞƌƐŽĨĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂƚƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶEĂƟŽŶĂů A Long Way to Go hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶϮϬϬϬ͕ŚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽƌĞͲĞŶƚĞƌƉĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ dĞŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂůƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJďĞĞŶĂŶ ďĞĐŽŵĞĞƉƵƚLJŚĂŝƌŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶdĂƐŬĨŽƌĐĞƐĞƚƵƉƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƐŽŵĞĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨŚŽǁǁĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞZD^/͛ƐĚĞƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͘DŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJŚĞǁŽƌŬĞĚŽŶ But the radical far-reaching change that many of us hoped ƚŚĞZD^/ͲůĞĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞZ^/W&͘,ĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽ for, that might have sustained these reforms, and guaranteed ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌŐŽŽĚŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞƌĞĨŽƌŵƐŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ us a brighter future, have hardly even been commenced. In Islands.

59 ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJĨŽƌZD^/͕WĂƵůdŽǀƵĂĂŶĚZD^/ ĂƐƐŝƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕DĂƐŝ>ŽŵĂůŽŵĂǁŚŽůĞĚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƚĂŶƚ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕DĂƐŝ>ŽŵĂůŽŵĂǁŚŽůĞĚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ƚĂůŬƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĨĂƚĂůƐŚŽŽƟŶŐŽĨ,ĂƌƌLJ>ŽůŽŶŐĂŝŶƵŐƵƐƚϮϬϭϬ͕ĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĂ ƚƌĂĚƟŽŶĂůdŝƟhůƵĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ͕ƐŚĂŬŝŶŐŚĂŶĚƐǁŝƚŚĂŶĞůĚĞƌŽĨWĞƌŽĐŚĞŬƵƌŝ ǀŝůůĂŐĞŽŶƚŚĞtĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͘

60 ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚƉĂƐƚʹǁĞƌĞƐĞĞŶĂƐƉƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƐŝƚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵůů governance andthelaying to rest ofthehurts andgrievances ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞʹƚŚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͕ƚŚĞƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽĨ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞƚŽƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůĞǁŝƚŚĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͘ ŐƌŽƵŶĚĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂƐĂĨĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŝƚǁĂƐŚŽƉĞĚ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚZD^/͛ƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽŶƚŚĞ improving accountability the ofgovernment. Theimproved ƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͕ĂŶĚ This enabledlong-term programs to beputinplaceaimedat ďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ͘ dŚĞĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽĨZD^/ŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯŚĂůƚĞĚƚŚĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĂŶŐĞƌƚŽŵĂŶLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͘ ƐĂĚŶĞƐƐ͕ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ďŝƩĞƌŶĞƐƐ͕ƚƌĂƵŵĂĂŶĚŽŌĞŶ ĂŶĚďƌŽŬĞŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ůŽƐƐŽĨůŝǀĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͕ĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ŚƵŵĂŶƌŝŐŚƚƐǀŝŽůĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝŶ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘/ŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨŚƵŵĂŶƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͕ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŽĨůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ͕ďĂƐŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJƚŚĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϵϵϴĂŶĚϮϬϬϯƚŚĂƚĐĂƵƐĞĚƚŚĞĐŽůůĂƉƐĞ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐǁĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨĐŝǀŝůƵŶƌĞƐƚ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ DĂƚĂŝĂƐŝDĂƐŝ>ŽŵĂůŽŵĂ ,ĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĂƟŽŶ ĐƌŝŵĞƐĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŚŽǁĞƌĞǀŝĐƟŵƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƚƌŽĐŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ The pleaofthischief isacommon pleaofsomany individuals ĐŽŵĞĂŶĚĨĂĐĞƵƐĂŶĚƐĂLJƐŽƌƌLJ͘͟ houses andchaseusout,thentheyshouldbemenenoughto ŚĞĂƌƚƐ͘/ĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞŵĞŶĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽŬŝůůŽƵƌƐŽŶƐ͕ďƵƌŶŽƵƌ ĚŝĚĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞƐƟůůĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƚŚŽƐĞƵŶŚĞĂůĞĚǁŽƵŶĚƐŝŶŽƵƌ ĂŶĚŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ͘tĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶǁŽƵŶĚĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƌŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ŽƵƌůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚƐ ůŝĨĞĂŶĚǁĞǁĂŶƚƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞĨĂĐĞƐŽĨĂůůƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽǁĞƌĞ ĂƌĞĂ͕ĂƌĞƉůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽLJŽƵƚŽŚĞĂƌƵƐ͘tĞǁĂŶƚƚŽůŝǀĞĂŶŽƌŵĂů EŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϮ͕ĂĐŚŝĞĨĨƌŽŵDĂƌĂƐĂĂƌĞĂƐĂŝĚ͗͞tĞ͕ŝŶƚŚŝƐ ŽĨDďĂŵďĂŶĂŬŝƌĂ͕ŽŶƚŚĞtĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůŝŶ ZŽLJĂů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ;Z^/W&ͿĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ of ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƌĞůŝĞĨƚŽƚŚĞǀŝĐƟŵƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƉĞƚƌĂƚŽƌƐ ďƵƌĚĞŶƐŽĨŚƵƌƚ͕ůŽƐƐĂŶĚŐƵŝůƚ͘ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͕ďŽƚŚǀŝĐƟŵƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƉĞƚƌĂƚŽƌƐ͕ĂƌĞƐƟůůĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ dŚŝƐĐŚŝĞĨ͛ƐĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ƉĞĂĐĞƚƌĞĞŝƐƐƟůůƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽƌŝĨŝƚŚĂƐǁŝƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŶĚĚŝĞĚ͍͟ the is ƚŚĞĨƌƵŝƚƐŽĨƉĞĂĐĞ͖ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ͘EŽƚŽŶůLJ ŚĞƐĂŝĚŝŶϮϬϭϮ͗͞^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶǁĂŝƟŶŐƚŽŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŚŝƐůĂĐŬŽĨƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŶĞīĞĐƟŶŐƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶǁŚĞŶ Chief Erastus best Koloula, village, Guadalcanal Auna of South ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵŐŽŝŶŐ͘ ƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶǀĞƌLJƐůŽǁŝŶƐƉŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚƐŽĨŵĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŵƵŶĂůƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͕ďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ƚƚŚĞŐƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨ ĂƌĞĂŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĂŶĚ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞŽŶůLJƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ŽĨůĂǁĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘ economy,achieved rebuilding the in strengthening rule the dĞŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌ Milestones the tensions./ŶĂŵĞĞƟŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐĞŶŝŽƌŽĸĐĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĨƌƵŝƚŶŽƚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚĞĚ͕ŝƚŝƐŶŽƚĞǀĞŶƌŝƉĞ͘/ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝĨƚŚĞ the tensions͕ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ the tensions͘dŚĞLJǁĂŶƚƚŽƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůĞ 61 ǁŝƚŚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĂĐƚƐŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞŵ͕ƚŽ ƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĞƐƚŽĂŐƌĞĞŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐĨŽƌƌĞƚƌŝďƵƟǀĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞůŝďĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽŵŽǀĞ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟǀĞũƵƐƟĐĞĂƐƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ ŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂƚƌĞĚĂŶĚƉĂŝŶ͘ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌĂƌĞĂ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂǀĞƌLJĚĞůŝĐĂƚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ and it is important that appropriately trained and experienced tŚĂƚŝƐZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͍ ƉĞŽƉůĞƐŚŽƵůĚĚŽƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĂƟŽŶ͘ŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞŽĨ dŚĞƚĞƌŵƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐŽŌĞŶƵƐĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĨƵůů ƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞŚĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƉĂƌƟĞƐ understanding of its meaning. Because of the violence of the ƚĂŬĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞ͕ďLJĂĚŵŝƫŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĂƐƚ͕ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂĚǀĞƌƐĂƌŝĞƐĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂŶƚĂŐŽŶŝƐŵ͕ ǁƌŽŶŐƐĂŶĚĂƐŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ͘dŚĞŽŶƵƐŝƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJŽŶ distrust, disrespect, hurt and hatred: hardly a recipe for ƚŚĞƉĞƌƉĞƚƌĂƚŽƌƐƚŽĂĚŵŝƚƚŚĞŝƌǁƌŽŶŐƐ͕ŝƚĂůƐŽĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ͘^ŽƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐŶĞĞĚƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƐƵĐŚĂŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ͛ĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJƚŽƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘EŽƚƚŽĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƚŽůŽǀĞ ŽīĞŶĐĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞŵ͘/ƚƐŚŽƵůĚŐŽǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐĂLJŝŶŐ each other, by any means, but to engender a minimum basis of ƚŚĂƚƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚũƵƐƟĐĞĂƌĞĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨ ƚƌƵƐƚƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĐĂŶďĞĂĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵƵƚƵĂů ŚĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘ ƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ͘dŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚŝƐ͕ƚŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ dŚĞĮŶĂůƐƚĂŐĞŝƐƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŽīĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŝƌƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌǀŝŽůĞŶƚƉĂƐƚ͘ ƉĂƌƚLJƉƵďůŝĐůLJĂĚŵŝƚƐƚŚĞǁƌŽŶŐĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ͕ƐĞĞŬƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĨŽƌĚŽŝŶŐĞdžĂĐƚůLJƚŚĂƚ͘ ĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐƚŽƌĞƉĞŶƚ͘/ŶƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŚĞǀŝĐƟŵƐĨŽƌŐŝǀĞƚŚĞ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐĂƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŽīĞŶĚĞƌƐ͘ĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶĂůŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨŵƵĐŚŽĨ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂŶĞǀĞŶƚŽƌĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ͘ƐĂƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ŝƚĐĂŶ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ĂƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJƵƐƵĂůůLJĂůƐŽ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞĚŝĂƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŽƌƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕ŚĞĂůŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨďŽƚŚƉĂƌƟĞƐ͘'ŝŌƐŽĨĨŽŽĚĂŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJƚŚĞĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŝƚĞŵƐůŝŬĞƐŚĞůůŵŽŶĞLJĂƌĞĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞŶƐŚĂƌĞĚďLJĂůůƚŚĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƚǁŽ DĞĚŝĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚŽŚĞůƉĚŝƐƉƵƟŶŐƉĂƌƟĞƐƚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ĂŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ͘/ƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽďŽƚŚƉĂƌƟĞƐƚŽĮŶĚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐĂĐŽŵƉůĞdžƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƐƟŵĞͲĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚ ĚŝǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽƌŝƐƐƵĞƐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵ cannot be rushed, imposed or forced upon people. Forcing ƚŽƐĞƩůĞƚŚĞŝƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐŽĨ ĂŶĚƌƵƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶǁŝůůŶŽƚƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶƚƌƵĞŚĞĂůŝŶŐ͘ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŽƌƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞĂŝŵŝƐƚŽŐĞƚ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐďŽƚŚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞǀŝĐƟŵǁŚŽ ŶĞĞĚƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚĚĞůŝĐĂƚĞĂŶĚĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ

“For reconciliation to work correctly regardless of whether the current police were involved, that uniform needs to stand up and say: ‘I’m sorry for what took place in the past’ and if they did that the community might learn to trust them.” Denis McDermott, Commander, Participating Police Force 2007 -2009

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ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽīĞŶĐĞ͘^ŽŵĞŝƐƐƵĞƐĂƌĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŶŽŶͲŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘^ŽŵĞŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĞƐǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ͕ĂƌĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚƐŽŵĞĂƌĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚ The Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission was officially launched in April ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂů͘ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐŶŽƚĂďŽƵƚĐůŽƐƵƌĞďƵƚƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ 2009, the Solomon Islands National Parliament having passed the Truth and Reconciliation ŽĨƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘/ƚƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƐůŝǀĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚĞĂůŝŶŐ͕ŝƚ Commission Act the previous August. Established after many years of lobbying by civil ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ŝƚƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƐŶĂƟŽŶƐďLJ society groups, led by the Solomon Islands Christian Association and the Civil Society ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůĐŽͲĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͘ Network, the Commission did not, however, officially commence operations until January 2010. Public support for the Commission’s mandate was clearly evident when thousands ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ of Solomon Islanders attended the public launch by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the ǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉĂƌƚŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ /ƐůĂŶĚƐƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐƐŝŶĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞ Chairman of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, who spoke of the need ĞĂƌůLJƵƌŽƉĞĂŶƐĞƩůĞƌƐĂŶĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌŝĞƐ͘/ƚǁĂƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨŽƌ for forgiveness if the nation was to achieve long term sustainable peace. As required by ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁĞƌĞůŝǀŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ the Act, the Commission’s final report was handed to the Government in February 2012. ĐŽŶĮŶĞƐŽĨŝƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŚĂƌŵŽŶLJǁŝƚŚĐůŽƐĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐǁĂƐ The Commission’s objective was to promote national unity and reconciliation. Its mandate the best assurance of peaceful coexistence. In this context included: ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶĂƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶĂůƌŝƐŬŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ t
Examining the truth about human rights violations and abuses which occurred between 1 January 1998 and 23 July 2003, examining the antecedents, root causes ŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŽĨZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ and responsibility for them. This examination was to include analysis of the impact of KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐ the crisis on particular sectors, particularly health, education and the judiciary; ďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚďLJƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨŝƚƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŚĞƌĞ t
Promoting reconciliation, by providing the opportunity for victims to give an account ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐŵĂLJĨĞĞůĂďůĞƚŽƐƉĞĂŬĂŶĚĂĐƚŽŶďĞŚĂůĨ of human rights violations and perpetrators to relate their experiences, with special ŽĨŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐůĞĚƚŽŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŚĂƐ attention given to sexual abuses and to the experiences of children; ďĞĞŶŐƌĂŶƚĞĚďLJĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJůĞĂĚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĞŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞĂĐƚƵĂůǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐǀĞƌLJĐŽŵŵŽŶŝŶĐĂƐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞǁŽŵĞŶ t
Helping restore the dignity of victims; and ŽƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂƌĞǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘dŚŝƐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞŝƐĞƋƵĂůůLJĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŽ t
Submitting a report at the end of its work, stating its findings and making ƉĞƌƉĞƚƌĂƚŽƌƐǁŚĞƌĞ͞ƐŚĂĚŽǁ͞ƉĞƌƉĞƚƌĂƚŽƌƐĐŽŵĞĂŶĚƐĞĞŬ recommendations concerning reforms and other measures, with the objective of ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĂůŽīĞŶĚĞƌƐ͘hŶƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJƚŚŝƐ ƌĂƌĞůLJƌĞƐƵůƚƐŝŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂŶĚůĂƐƟŶŐƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ providing an impartial historical record, helping to prevent the repetition of the ĂĐƚƵĂůƉĂƌƟĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͘ violations and abuses; addressing impunity; responding to the needs of victims; and promoting healing and reconciliations. ŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ tools in terms of criteria, and performance indicators. This Five Commissioners were appointed to the Commission following the recommendations of ƉŽƐĞƐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĚŝĸĐƵůƚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͗ŚŽǁĚŽĞƐŽŶĞĂƐƐĞƐƐƚŚĞ a National Selection Committee. Two were international commissioners and the remaining ĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨŚĞĂůŝŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶũƵƐƚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐŽĨĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ three, Solomon Islanders. In line with their mandate, the Truth and Reconciliation ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞďLJƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͍dŚŝƐŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ Commission conducted extensive consultations, investigations and research, holding both ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĂǀĞƌLJĐŽŵƉůĞdžƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ public and closed hearings throughout the country, receiving statements and conducting exhumations as required. Under the Act, the Prime Minister is required to table the Commission’s report in parliament when it then becomes a public document. However, in April 2013, more than 12 months after the report had been formally presented to the Government, the editor of the report, Bishop Terry Brown, announced that he was releasing the report in the public interest. 63 dŝƟŶŐĞZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ

After seven years of operations, in August 2012, the The following day, the Special Coordinator, accompanied Solomon Islands-RAMSI Partnership suddenly faced by the Commanders of RAMSI’s Police and Military the tragedy it had always hoped would never happen; contingents, senior civilian officials, and Solomon Islands the death of a Solomon Islander killed by a member of Government representatives presented traditional the mission operating in the line of duty. How this was gifts or chupu to the family of the late Lolonga. The subsequently dealt with was a firsthand lesson for RAMSI chupu included traditional shell money, a pig, traditional in the power and strength of Solomon Islands’ traditions of root crops and other foodstuffs. This was to affect the reconciliation. Guadalcanal tradition of Lakasia Namate, a ceremony which allows two parties to agree to cease a conflict and In the early hours of 12 August 2010, members of RAMSI’s find a peaceful resolution to their problems. Tongan military contingent on patrol with members of the Participating Police Force and the Royal Solomon Islands This process continued with the Permanent Secretary Police Force had been called to deal with an incident at for RAMSI, Paul Tovua, representing the Solomon Islands Titinge Village on the outskirts of Honiara where a post- Government and RAMSI officials working with the family election drinking party had got out of control and rocks of the deceased towards a suitable resolution. This had started to be thrown. For more than two hours, the culminated in March 2011 in a Titi Ulu or traditional police and military struggled to bring the situation under reconciliation ceremony with the family of the late Lolonga control police vehicles were badly damaged and eventually in his home village of Peochekuri on the Weathercoast warning shots were fired. When the crowd dispersed, a of Guadalcanal. Both the Solomon Islands Government young Weathercoast man, Harry Lolonga, was found to and RAMSI joined together to take part. The Government have been shot dead. presenting $50,000 in cash and $50,000 worth of traditional wealth or chupu in the form of pigs, root Prime Minister Derek Sikua was immediately informed crops, betel nut and traditional shell money. RAMSI at the and a few hours later called a press conference where the ceremony committed the Mission to providing the late Police Commissioner and senior RAMSI personnel provided Lolonga’s father with $50,000 worth of building materials details of the incident to the media. The then RAMSI for a house and pledged a further $50,000 in funds for Special Coordinator, Graeme Wilson expressed his deepest the education of the Lolonga’s six children who were regret at the tragic incident and extended the mission’s still of schooling age. Honiara’s Tongan community also heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased, presented a contribution in the form of building materials. a former policeman. Behind the scenes Wilson also asked the mission’s Assistant Special Coordinator, Masi The then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Eddie Sikua, Lomaloma, to speak with the grieving community and its said the reconciliation opened the way for the RSIPF’s leaders to establish the appropriate avenues for RAMSI re-engagement with the community. While the eldest and the Government to seek reconciliation. sister of the late Lolonga, Ellen Leni, said that following the ceremony her heart was now at peace: “After my brother’s death, I really felt the burden of caring for my father and for caring for my late brother’s children, now ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕'ƌĂĞŵĞtŝůƐŽŶĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĨĂƚŚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ the Government and RAMSI have lifted that burden from ůĂƚĞ,ĂƌƌLJ>ŽůŽŶŐĂ͕ZD^/͛ƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞĚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĚĞĂƚŚŽĨŚŝƐƐŽŶ͘ my shoulders and it is being shared by us all.” 64 ^ŽŽŶĂŌĞƌZD^/͛ƐĂƌƌŝǀĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĚĚŝƐĂƌŵĂŵĞŶƚŽĨ ŶŽƚŚĞƌƌĞĂƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞůĂLJŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŵĂŶLJǀŝĐƟŵƐŝŶƐŝƐƚ ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ĂůŽƚŽĨŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐďĞĐĂŵĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ƚŚĂƚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŵƵƐƚĨŽůůŽǁũƵƐƟĐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ͘/Ŷ ŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘tŝƚŚƐŽŵĂŶLJŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ͕ǁŚĂƚŝƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚŝƐĂ ĂĐƟǀĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ͕ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶďĞĐĂŵĞĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ ĐůĞĂƌƉŽůŝĐLJŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞŽŶŚŽǁƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŽĨĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŽ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘DŽƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂĐƚĞĚ ďĞŚĂŶĚůĞĚ͘hŶƟůĂĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶƉŽůŝĐLJŝƐĨŽƌŵƵůĂƚĞĚ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚůLJŶŽƚŶŽƟĨLJŝŶŐůĞƚĂůŽŶĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚƐƐĞƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĐůĂŝŵƐ͕ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨEĂƟŽŶĂůhŶŝƚLJ͕ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶĂƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƉŽŝŶƚ͘dŚĞƉŽůŝĐLJǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽ ĂŶĚWĞĂĐĞ͘dŚŝƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶĂůŽƚŽĨƟŵĞĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞǁĂƐƟŶŐ͕ ŶĞĞĚƚŽƐĞƚĂŶĞǁĨŽƌŵƵůĂŽŶĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌůŽƐƐĞƐĂŶĚďĞ ĚƵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůĂƉƉŝŶŐŽĨƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ based on some universally accepted criteria. ůĂĐŬŽĨƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝƚLJŽĨthe tensions KƚŚĞƌĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůĂĐŬŽĨĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞīŽƌƚƚŽĚĞĂů ĐĂŶĂůƐŽďĞĂĚĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞůŝƐƚŽĨĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŽĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŝŶĂŵŽƌĞƉƌĂŐŵĂƟĐǁĂLJ͘/ƚŝƐĂĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚĂůů ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘DĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŝƌĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽŶǁŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĂǁĂƌĞƚŚĂƚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐĂƉƌĞͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĨŽƌƉĞĂĐĞŝŶ had happened during the tensions ŽŶǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚ Solomon Islands and as such, priority must be allocated for ŽƌŚĞĂƌĚƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚĨƌŽŵ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌǁŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŚĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶƚŚĞtĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚ ŝŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂǁĂƐƚŽƚĂůůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŽǁŚĂƚƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞŝŶƚŚĞ ǁŚĞƌĞŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƐĞƌŝŽƵƐŚƵŵĂŶƌŝŐŚƚƐĂďƵƐĞƐǁĞƌĞ tĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚĨŽƌŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘EŽƚŽŶůLJǁĂƐƚŚĞƌĞĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ͘ ŝŶǁŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ͖ƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐǁĞƌĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂƐǁĞƌĞƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͘ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂǁŽƵůĚŵĂŝŶůLJďĞ ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶDĂůĂŝƚĂŶƐĂŶĚ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐůŽǁ͕ĐƌĞĚŝƚ tĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚŝƚŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů ŵƵƐƚďĞĂĐĐŽƌĚĞĚƚŽƐŽŵĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŚŽƚŚĞŶ ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞE'KƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŵĂLJǁŝƐŚŝŶƚƵƌŶƚŽƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůĞǁŝƚŚDĂůĂŝƚĂŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞ͘ ^LJĐĂŵŽƌĞdƌĞĞWƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐWƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨEĂƟŽŶĂů dŚĞĂƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĞůĂLJ hŶŝƚLJ͕ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚWĞĂĐĞ͘ In a dŽŬ^ƚŽƌŝŚĞůĚŝŶůŝƚĞ/ƐůĂŶĚŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϬϱ͕ƚŚĞĐŚŝĞĨƐ WƌŝŽƌƚŽZD^/ĂƌƌŝǀŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞŽƵŶĐŝůŚĂĚ ŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝŶƉĂƌƚ ďĞĞŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͗͞tĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĂƚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĨŽƌĐĞĚƵƉŽŶ ŚĞĂůŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁĂƐĂŶ ƵƐĂƐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŵƵƐƚĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐ independent body, formed by government to monitor the ĂŶĚŵŝŶĚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ͕ĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƚŚĞdŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞWĞĂĐĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌǁĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚŽƵƌǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐ ŽƵŶĐŝůǁĂƐǀĞƌLJƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĨŽƌƚǁŽƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͗ ƚŽŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚďLJŽƵƌ ůĂĐŬŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ – /ƚǁĂƐŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJŚĂĚƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĐĞƌĞŵŽŶŝĞƐ͘͟dŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ƚƌƵƐƚĂŶĚĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶͲĂīĞĐƚĞĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝƐĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĂŶĚŽŶĞ KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞtĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽĂƐƚ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůŽǁƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘ ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞǀĞƌLJƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐŽĨƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘;^ŽŵĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚƐƵīĞƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂƌĞ ƐƟůůƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞ͘Ϳ

65 – /ƚƐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂůůŽǁĞĚŝƚƚŽƐĞůĞĐƚƉĞĂĐĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ǁĂůůƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĨŽƌŵĞƌƌŝǀĂůƐ͕ŽīĞŶĚĞƌƐĂŶĚǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘KƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝƚǁĂƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ͘dŚĞƐĞ ƚŚĞƉƌŝƐŽŶƐƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐǁĞƌĞƚƌĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚƵƐĞĚƚŽůĂLJƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚǁŽƌŬ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞdžͲĐŽŵďĂƚĂŶƚƐ͘hŶůŝŬĞ ĨŽƌƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚũƵĚŐĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƟŵĞǁĂƐƚƌƵůLJ ŵŽƐƚŽƚŚĞƌƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ƚŚĞ ƌŝƉĞĨŽƌĂƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJƚŽƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞ͘ ^LJĐĂŵŽƌĞdƌĞĞŵŽĚĞůŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƌĞůŝĞƐƐŽůĞůLJŽŶƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů ŚĞĂůŝŶŐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŝƐŶŽƚĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚŶŽƌ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐďŝŐŐĞƐƚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐǁĂƐƚŚĞŐƵŶͲ paid. ĨƌĞĞǀŝůůĂŐĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨǁĞĂƉŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĨŽƌĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶďLJZD^/͘hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJĨŽƌ dŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨEĂƟŽŶĂůhŶŝƚLJ͕ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚWĞĂĐĞ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁĂƐĚŝƐďĂŶĚĞĚŝŶůĂƚĞϮϬϬϲĂŶĚ ŚĂƐĂůƐŽǁŽƌŬĞĚǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚ ǁŝƚŚŝƚǁĞŶƚƚŚĞƉĞĂĐĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƐǁŚŽǁĞƌĞĂĐƟŶŐĂƐĂǀŝƚĂůůŝŶŬ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƚƌLJŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘ ĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐĂŶĚũƵŐŐůŝŶŐůŽĐĂůƉŽůŝƟĐƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚŝƐĐĂƵƐĞĚĂŵĂũŽƌƐĞƚďĂĐŬĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽĨƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞƉĞƌĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐŽĨǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƐƟůůďĞŝŶŐĨĞůƚƚŽƚŚŝƐĚĂLJ͘Ɛ dŚĞdƌƵƚŚĂŶĚZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽŶĞ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůDW͕,ŽŶ^ŝůĂƐŚĞŬĂŶĂŚĂƐƐĂŝĚ͗͞dŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ůĞƐƐŽŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂƐůĞĂƌŶĞĚŝƐ͕ǁĞŶĞǀĞƌůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵ /ŶϮϬϭϬĂŶĚϮϬϭϭ͕ĂdƌƵƚŚĂŶĚZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘͟ conducted hearings throughout the country. The Government ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐƌĞƉŽƌƚƐŝŶĐĞŝƚǁĂƐ ŶŽƚŚĞƌŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŵĞƌŝƚƐŵĞŶƟŽŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŝƚƐǁŽƌŬ ŚĂŶĚĞĚƚŽŝƚŝŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϮ͘^ŝŶĐĞŝƚǁĂƐƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚďLJŝƚƐ ŽŶƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞ͚^LJĐĂŵŽƌĞdƌĞĞWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͛͘dŚŝƐŐƌĞǁ ĞĚŝƚŽƌŝŶƉƌŝůϮϬϭϯ͕ƚŚĞWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕,ŽŶ͘'ŽƌĚŽŶĂƌĐLJ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWƌŝƐŽŶƐ&ĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ >ŝůŽŚĂƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚŚĞǁŝůůƐƟůůŐŽĂŚĞĂĚǁŝƚŚĨŽƌŵĂůůLJ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŝƐŽŶ tabling the report in parliament, providing the opportunity for ƚŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĂŶĚŝƚƐĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƚŽďĞĚĞďĂƚĞĚ͘,Ğ ĂůƐŽƉůĞĚŐĞĚŚŝƐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŽƵůĚĂĐƚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚ͕ƐĂLJŝŶŐ͗͞>ĞƚƵƐĞŵďƌĂĐĞŝƚĂŶĚƌĞŇĞĐƚŽŶŝƚĂƐ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĞƉƉŝŶŐƐƚŽŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŽŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘͟ I am convinced that the “ tŚLJZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐ/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ&ƵƚƵƌĞŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ Truth and Reconciliation /ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘ Report, as an exercise ZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŽŶǁŚŝĐŚůĂƐƟŶŐĂŶĚ in truth telling, painful sustainable peace is built. In order for Solomon Islands as the recollection may ƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƉĞĂĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĞĞĚƚŽŚĞĂůƚŚĞǁŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚ sometimes be, will divisions from the tensions and this can be achieved through help bring about the ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƌĞĂĚLJͲŵĂĚĞƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ ŽƌƐŚŽƌƚĐƵƚƚŽůĂƐƟŶŐƉĞĂĐĞ͘ Bishop lasting justice, peace, Terry Brown reconciliation and unity ďŝŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌŝƐŚŽǁƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞ that Solomon Islands so adversaries of the tensions to trust and understand each ŽƚŚĞƌ͘ŝĸĐƵůƚĂƐŝƚŵĂLJďĞ͕ŝƚŝƐǀŝƚĂůƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůƉĂƐƚ badly needs.”

66 be examined and confronted, to avoid a recurrence of the dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽĂŶĞǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘ tensions͘dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵůŝŶĞĂƐƚŽǁŚLJƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶŝƐ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐǁŝƚŚƐŚĂƌĞĚǀĂůƵĞƐĂŶĚĂĐŽŵŵŽŶǀŝƐŝŽŶ important for the future of Solomon Islands. ǁŚĞƌĞĞǀĞƌLJĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŽƵůĚƚƌLJƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶŝƚLJŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ĂŶĂƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞŝƚƐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ tŚĞƌĞdŽ&ƌŽŵ,ĞƌĞ͍ ůĞĂƌŶƚŽŐĞƚĂůŽŶŐŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚůŝǀĞŝŶƉĞĂĐĞǁŝƚŚŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ tŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĂŶĚZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ tĞĂŶĂŽďĂĞƵŵŝƐƚĂƌƚ͍dŚĞdƌƵƚŚĂŶĚZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĂƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐĂŐŽŽĚƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƉŽŝŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌŽĂĚƚŽ end of ƚŚĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͕ŝƚǁŽƵůĚĂƉƉĞĂƌƚŽďĞĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶĞƟŵĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƉĞĂĐĞ͘dŚĞƌŽĂĚǁŝůůďĞůŽŶŐĂŶĚĚŝĸĐƵůƚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ ĨŽƌĂůůƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽůŽǀĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞ ǁŝůůďĞŚŝůůƐƚŽĐůŝŵďĂƐǁĞůůĂƐǀĂůůĞLJƐƚŽĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ͕ĂŶĚƌŝǀĞƌƐ ŚĂƌĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗ ƚŽďĞĨŽƌĚ͖ďƵƚďĞĂƐƐƵƌĞĚƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚ'ŽĚŝŶLJŽƵ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶĚŽĂůů – tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞŶĞǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐLJŽƵǁŝƐŚƚŽŐŝŌƚŽƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘/ĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂǁŝůůƚŚĞƌĞŝƐǁĂLJ͘ ŶĞdžƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͍ĂŶLJŽƵĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞ ĂŶĚĐƌĂŌĂŶĞǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶ a common vision founded on genuine love for your ŶĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶŝƚLJ͘ĂŶLJŽƵďƵŝůĚĂŶĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ you can be proud to be a member of, a Solomon Islands ǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶůŝǀĞĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͞ƉĞĂĐĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ͟ĂƐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶLJŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶƚŚĞŵ͍ – What can I contribute? Can you challenge yourselves ƚŽŵĂŬĞLJŽƵƌŽǁŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽLJŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͍dŽ DĂƚĂŝĂƐŝ>ŽŵĂůŽŵĂ ƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞĂĚǀŽĐĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƐŽǁŝŶŐƐĞĞĚƐ ŽĨĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĂƐŬLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŽƌŶŝŶsĂƚƵsŝůůĂŐĞŽŶ&ŝũŝ͛ƐsĂŶƵĂ>ĞǀƵ/ƐůĂŶĚ͕DĂƚĂŝĂƐŝ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽďĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŽƌƉĂƌƚŽĨ ͚DĂƐŝ͛>ŽŵĂůŽŵĂŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵ͍dŚŝƐŶĂƟŽŶĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƐďĞƩĞƌ͘ ŽĨZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϱ͕ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƉĞĂĐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŽŶƐĞĐŽŶĚŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ&ŝũŝ͛Ɛ - /ŶƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨĐƌĂŌŝŶŐĂŶĞǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶīĂŝƌƐĂŶĚ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ Islands, there are no spectators; all Solomon >ŽŵĂůŽŵĂĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌĂƐĂŶŽĸĐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƚŚĞŶ Islanders are players. This is an inclusive exercise ZŽLJĂů&ŝũŝDŝůŝƚĂƌLJ&ŽƌĐĞƐ͕ĂŌĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ĂŶĚŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘dŚĞƟŵĞĨŽƌƉŽŝŶƟŶŐ KĸĐĞƌĂĚĞƚdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ^ĐŚŽŽů͕WŽƌƚƐĞĂ͘^ĞƌǀŝŶŐŝŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌ ĮŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚďůĂŵŝŶŐŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŝƐŽǀĞƌ͘ ŽĨƉĞĂĐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞDŝĚĚůĞĂƐƚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐdŚĞ dŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚďƌŽƵŐŚƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŽŝƚƐŬŶĞĞƐƌĞŵĂŝŶ DƵůƟEĂƟŽŶĂůKďƐĞƌǀĞƌ&ŽƌĐĞ;D&KͿ^ŝŶĂŝĂƐǁĞůůĂƐǁŝƚŚ unresolved and the strategies used over the past ten years to ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚEĂƟŽŶƐInterim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) as promote harmony and peace, have been focusing mainly on ƚŚĞĂƩĂůŝŽŶŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ&ŝũŝĂƩĂůŝŽŶ͕>ŽŵĂůŽŵĂŝƐĂ ƚƌĞĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ͘EŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞdƌƵƚŚĂŶĚZĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞDĂůĂLJƐŝĂŶƌŵĞĚ&ŽƌĐĞƐ^ƚĂīŽůůĞŐĞ͘>ĞĂǀŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŚĂƐǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽƵŶĐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJŝŶϭϵϵϬƚŽũŽŝŶƚŚĞ&ŝũŝŝǀŝů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ>ŽŵĂůŽŵĂŚĂƐ ƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞLJŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĨƌĂŶŬůLJĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚĂŶĚůŽŶŐůĂƐƟŶŐ ŚĞůĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐŽĨ&ŝŶĂŶĐĞ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĨŽƵŶĚ͘hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĞĂƐLJǁĂLJ͕ďƵƚŝƚĐĂŶ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚDƵůƟͲƚŚŶŝĐīĂŝƌƐ͕,ŽŵĞīĂŝƌƐĂŶĚ&ŝũŝĂŶ be done. īĂŝƌƐ͘

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ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĨĂĐŝŶŐŶĂƟŽŶͲďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŌĞƌZD^/ĞdžŝƚƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽ the tensions thecountry experienced. Someimmediate the tensionsǁĂƐĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͚ĚĂƌŬ͛͘ ͘/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞǁŚĂƚůŝĞƐĂŚĞĂĚ͕ŝƚŝƐ 69 remains a fundamental character of Solomon Islands society /ŶƚŚĞϭϵϴϬƐĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJϭϵϵϬƐůŽŐŐŝŶŐĞŵĞƌŐĞĚĂƐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ƚŽĚĂLJĂƐŝƚǁĂƐĂƚŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĞŝŶƚŚĞ Islands’ economic base. Logging became popular because near future. ŽĨĞĂƐLJĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĐĂƐŚŽŌĞŶďƌŽƵŐŚƚŝŶďLJƐŝĂŶůŽŐŐĞƌƐ͘dŚĞ ůŽǁĐĂƉŝƚĂůŽƵƚůĂLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƋƵŝĐŬƌĞƚƵƌŶŽŶŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŵĂĚĞ /ŶƚŚĞϭϵϵϬƐ͕ƚŚĞƚĞƌŵ͚ĨĂŝůĞĚƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕͚͛ĂƌĐŽĨŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͛ ŝƚĂůƵĐƌĂƟǀĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŶŽƚŽŶůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌƐďƵƚĂůƐŽ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚĞƌŵƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉŽůŝƟĐĂů their local promoters and partners. Successivegovernments ĚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJƚŽǁĞĂŬƐƚĂƚĞƐƵŶĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŚĂǀĞĂƩĞŵƉƚĞĚƚŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĨLJŝŶƚŽĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ŵŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĮƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ ŽƌŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŚĞŝƌĂīĂŝƌƐ͘DŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ͕ƐƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂƚƌŝƐŬ ĂŶĚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ďƵƚƚŽƚŚŝƐĚĂLJ͕ůŽŐŐŝŶŐŝƐƐƟůůĂŵĂũŽƌ ŽĨƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽƌƉĞŶĞƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŽůŽŐLJ contributor to the country’s export earnings. ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů reality remains Mamaloni’s unborn state. In this context state dŚĞDŝƐĮƚŽĨ/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ ůĞŐŝƟŵĂĐLJ͕ŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ͕ŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐŽůŝĚĂƌŝƚLJĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚďĞĐŽŵĞŵĂũŽƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŵŝƐĮƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚtĞƐƚŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ ƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚĞĚ EĂƌƌŽǁĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂƐĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘ĐŽŶƚĞƐƚĞdžŝƐƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨŽƌŵĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ dŽĚĂLJ͕ũƵƐƚĂƐŚĂƌůĞƐtŽŽĚĨŽƌĚŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶϭϴϵϯƉƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͘WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌŽƌƌŝŶͲĂƌĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚƐďĞŝŶŐĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚĂƌŝƟƐŚWƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŚŝƐĂƐĂŬŝŶƚŽĮƫŶŐĂ͚ƐƋƵĂƌĞƉĞŐŝŶƚŽĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŚĂƐĂŶĂƌƌŽǁĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĂƐĞ͘ƚƚŚĂƚƟŵĞ͕DƌtŽŽĚĨŽƌĚ ŚŽůĞ͛͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞďĂƐŝĐŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚƉůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶƐǁŽƵůĚĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚĂLJŽĨƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞůĂǁƐŝŶƚŚĞŬƐǁŚŝĐŚƉƵƌƉŽƌƚƚŽ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͕ƉůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂŶĚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞĂīĂŝƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ŵŽƐƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĞdžŝƐƚ became the staple of the economy up to independence. ďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂĐŚŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ͘dŚĞ Indeed, today the Solomon Islands has one of the largest ĐŽŶƚĞƐƚƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐĞƉŽǁĞƌƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŝƐƋƵŝƚĞ ƉůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŝŶZƵƐƐĞůů/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͕ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ͘ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚďLJ>ĞǀĞƌƐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐ>ƚĚďƵƚŶŽǁƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽĨƚŚĞZƵƐƐĞůů/ƐůĂŶĚƐWůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶƐƐƚĂƚĞƐ>ŝŵŝƚĞĚ;Z/W>Ϳ͘

“It very much depends on us Solomon Islanders to decide. If we want to have stability, if we want to have a strong society, if we want to have a nation that you know is actually moving forward, you cannot rely on others to come and do that for us.” Derrick Manuari, Assistant Secretary responsible for RAMSI

70 'ĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůŝƐƉĞƌƐŝŽŶ dŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĐŚĂŝŶŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚũƵƐƚƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚŽĨ Bougainville and north of Vanuatu. It is an incomplete “Small businesses are archipelago, made up of a series of high, rugged islands the key - it is what in ŐƌŽƵƉĞĚĂůŽŶŐĂŶŽƌƚŚͲǁĞƐƚͬŶŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚĨĂƵůƚƐLJƐƚĞŵĞdžƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ the future will run over a large expanse of ocean. this country but the &ƌŽŵƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚͲǁĞƐƚĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞŝƐůĂŶĚƐĂƌĞŚŽŝƐĞƵů͕ government needs to do EĞǁ'ĞŽƌŐŝĂ͕<ŽůŽŵďĂŶŐĂƌĂ͕^ĂŶƚĂ/ƐĂďĞů͕ZƵƐƐĞůů͕EŐĞůůĂ͕ its part so we can get to 'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͕DĂůĂŝƚĂ͕DĂŬŝƌĂĂŶĚZĞŶŶĞů͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJ that stage.” ĂƚŽůůƐŝŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵƉ͘dŚĞŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůĚŝƐƉĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ Sebastian Ilala, ŝƐůĂŶĚƐŵĂŬĞƐŝƚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚ Manager, transport people and goods. This also contributes to the Direct Management Ltd ĨĞĞůŝŶŐŽĨĚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ͕ ƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐĂƉŝƚĂů͘ ϭϭth&ĞƐƟǀĂůŽĨWĂĐŝĮĐƌƚƐŚĞůĚŝŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂŝŶϮϬϭϮƚĞƐƟĮĞƐƚŽ hŶďĂůĂŶĐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚLJĂŶĚǁŽŶĚĞƌŽĨƐƵĐŚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĞƚŚŶŝĐĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐŵĂĚĞƵƉŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨŝƐůĂŶĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƚƟŵĞƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĂŶĚƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƐŝnjĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĞŶĚŽǁŵĞŶƚƐ͘'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞ can also create resentment, distrust and even hatred. Certain tĞƐƚĞƌŶWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐĐĂŶďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƌŝĐŚǁŚŝůƐƚŝƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐďLJůĂƌŐĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐŝŵƉŽƐĞĚŽŶƐŵĂůůĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝƐDĂůĂŝƚĂĂŶĚ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂůƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨ may be interpreted as overbearing and may be resented by ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŵĞĚŝƵŵͲƐĐĂůĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘ŌĞƌtŽƌůĚtĂƌ other groups. II many people from other provinces migrated to Guadalcanal and the Russell Islands in search of employment in the dŚĞKƵƚďƌĞĂŬŽĨsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ƉůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŵŵĂĚĞƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐƚŚĞƌĞƌŝŐŚƚƵƉ The interplay of the above features of Solomon Islands society ƵŶƟůthe tensions. Because of the availability of resources and ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶϭϵϵϴ͘ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĂĨĞǁ DĞƚĂƉŚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞƉĞƚƌŽůǁĂƐŽŶƚŚĞŇŽŽƌǁĂŝƟŶŐĨŽƌĂ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͕ƚŚĞtĞƐƚĞƌŶWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞĂŶĚ ƐƉĂƌŬƚŽƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞĮƌĞƚŚĂƚĞdžƉůŽĚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴ͘dŚĞƐƉĂƌŬǁĂƐ ƚŚĞZƵƐƐĞůů/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝŶĞŶƚƌĂůWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŝĚĞůLJ ƚŚĞďƵƌŶŝŶŐŽĨǀŝůůĂŐĞƐĂŶĚĞǀŝĐƟŽŶŽĨDĂůĂŝƚĂŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŝīĞƌŝŶŐůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ Solomon Islanders from the Weathercoast and other parts ŽĨ'ƵĂĚĂůĐĂŶĂů͘ŌĞƌƐŽŵĞƟŵĞĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƚŚŶŝĐĂŶĚƵůƚƵƌĂůŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶďLJƚŚĞZŽLJĂů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͕ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐŵĂĚĞƵƉŽĨĂďŽƵƚĞŝŐŚƚLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ DĂůĂŝƚĂŶƐƌĞƚĂůŝĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƐŽďĞŐĂŶƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨŽƉĞŶĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ ŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚĂĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĞƚŚŶŝĐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘/ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ DƵĐŚŽĨƚŚŝƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌŬƐĂŶĚ Solomon Islands is one of the most diverse countries in ƚŚŝƐĂƌƟĐůĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽĂĚĚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŶĞǁ͘^ƵĸĐĞƚŽ DĞůĂŶĞƐŝĂ͘dŚĞŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂŶĚůĂǁƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐ͕ ƌĞƉĞĂƚƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůƐƚĞƚŚŶŝĐŝƚLJƉůĂLJĞĚĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƟŵĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨ Islands celebrates this rich diversity of cultures. The recent

71 ƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͕ĞƚŚŶŝĐŝƚLJĂůŽŶĞŝƐĂŶŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶŽĨ ǁŚĂƚƵŶĨŽůĚĞĚ͘/ƚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞĐĂƚĂůLJƐƚ͕ďƵƚŵĂŶLJŵŽƌĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘

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72 ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůƌĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶǁĞƌĞůĞŌƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐƚŽ ŵĂŶLJƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐĂŶĚZD^/ƐĞŶŝŽƌŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĂŶĚƌƵŶ͘/ŶĂƐĨĂƌĂƐůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ͕ ĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞũƵƐƟĐĞƐĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŽĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƚŚĞŝƌĚƵƟĞƐƚŽƚŚĞ RAMSI has succeeded in its mission. ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ďƵƚĂƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞĨĞǁƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞďĞůŽǁƉĂƌŽƉĞƌĂƚĞďĞůŽǁƚŚĞƌĂĚĂƌŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌƐ͘Ɛ ŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ&ĂĐŝŶŐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ƐĞŶŝŽƌZD^/ƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĂŶĚĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞ WŽƐƚZD^/EĂƟŽŶƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶŶƵŵďĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞĂŶĚDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ:ƵƐƟĐĞ͕ƚŚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ dŚĞŶĂƟŽŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŚŝĐŚďĞŐĂŶŝŶϭϵϳϴĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ŵĂLJďĞĞŶƟƌĞůLJĞƌŽĚĞĚůĞĂǀŝŶŐŐĂƉƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƌŝƉĞ to face the same challenges it faced at independence. The for mediocrity and even blatant disregard of professional period of social tensions should have provided individuals and standards. groups an opportunity to see each other’s needs and concerns ĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐǁŚŝĐŚĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶ hŶĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞďŽƵŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞůĂǁ͘dŚŝƐŵĂLJŶŽƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJďĞƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ͘ hŶĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚůĂĐŬŽĨŐĂŝŶĨƵůĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůĂƌŐĞ Whilst individuals may use the period of social and ethnic strife ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƌƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŵĂůĞƐ͕ŝƐĂƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĂƐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕ƚƌŝďĞƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘KǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐ͕ŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞŚĂǀĞůĞŌƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ĐůĂŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞŝŶĂƉůĂĐĞƚŽĂďƐŽƌď ƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂŶĚƚĞƌƟĂƌLJŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŝŶƐĞĂƌĐŚŽĨŐĂŝŶĨƵů and learn these lessons. Whilst to many people this is an event ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͘KŶůLJĂŚĂŶĚĨƵůŽĨƚŚĞŵĮŶĚĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͘ ŶŽƚƚŽƌĞƉĞĂƚ͕ƚŽƐŽŵĞ͕ŝƚŝƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐƉĞĂŬ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞĂƌĞĂůƐŽůŝŵŝƚĞĚĚƵĞƚŽůĂĐŬŽĨ ĂŐĂŝŶǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌũƵƐƟĮĞĚ͘tŝƚŚŽƵƚĂƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŽƌŝŶĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕ůĂŶĚĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŽĨ ůĂǁĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŐĞŶĐLJ͕ƉĞĂĐĞĐŽƵůĚďĞĂƚƌŝƐŬĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘dŚŝƐŝƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĞǀŝĚĞŶƚŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽĨ RAMSI’s departure. Honiara. More and more young people are roaming the ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĞǀĞƌLJLJĞĂƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽƌƵƐĞĨƵůĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ>ĂǁĂŶĚKƌĚĞƌ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƐĞLJŽƵƚŚŽŌĞŶŽƉƚŝŶƚŽĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ tŚŝůƐƚůĂǁĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚƚŽĂůĞǀĞůƚŚĂƚŽƵƌ ƐƵĐŚĂƐŝůůĞŐĂůƐĂůĞŽĨ͞ŬǁĂƐŽ͟ĂŶĚŵĂƌŝũƵĂŶĂƚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂƟŽŶŝƐĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐůĂƌŐĞͲƐĐĂůĞĐŝǀŝůĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͕ŝƚƐ livelihood. For a similar purpose, they are also engaged in ĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐƵƌďƉĞƩLJĐƌŝŵĞŽǀĞƌĂŶĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƟŵĞƚŽ ƉĞƩLJƚŚĞŌĂŶĚďƵƌŐůĂƌLJ͘ƌŝŵŝŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂƌĞ ĞŶƐƵƌĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƉĞĂĐĞƌĞŵĂŝŶƐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƵŶĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚLJŽƵƚŚƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŵƵĐŚƟŵĞŽŶ their hands and energy to spare.

“While RAMSI has done its part, these problems are ours. I believe there is a chance we can fix them, it might not happen in our lifetime but everyone still has a duty to contribute whatever you can, whether it be in your professional or personal capacity, then slowly change will come.” John Taupongi , former Constitutional Law & Parliamentary Practice Specialist, National Parliament

73 ůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ/ŶĞĸĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶŝŶ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ^LJƐƚĞŵƐ The Solomon Islands is comprised of many language, ethnic, Government systems and the public sector must not only social and island groups. These have systems of governance ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĨĂŝƌůLJĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ͕ďƵƚĂůƐŽďĞƐĞĞŶƚŽĚŽƐŽ͘tŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚůŽŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĂĚǀĞŶƚŽĨƌŝƟƐŚĐŽůŽŶŝĂůƌƵůĞ ǁĞĂŬĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐƚŽŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƚĞĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞŶŝŶĞƚĞĞŶƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘&ƌŽŵƚŚŝƐƟŵĞŽŶǁĂƌĚƐ͕ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐĞƐƐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĂīĞĐƚƐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͕ƚŚĞƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĐĞŶƚƌĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŚĂǀĞŽŶůLJďĞĞŶ ŽĨĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶŝŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞƉĞƌƉĞƚƵĂƚĞĚ͕ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƉĂƌƟĂůůLJƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͘dŚĞƐĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĞŶƟƟĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƉůĂLJ ĞƌŽĚŝŶŐĂŶLJĂƩĞŵƉƚƐĂƚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚůĞŐŝƟŵĂĐLJ͘ ĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌŽůĞƚŽĚĂLJ͘dŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞ At present, the Leadership Code Commission, Ombudsman, ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐǁĂƐƉĂƌƚůLJƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞďƌĞĂŬĚŽǁŶŽĨůĂǁĂŶĚ ƵĚŝƚŽƌ'ĞŶĞƌĂů͛ƐKĸĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĂĂƌĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƌŽůĞďƵƚ order during the tensions period. The Regional Assistance ŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽĐŚĞĐŬĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐŝŶĂƟŵĞůLJŵĂŶŶĞƌ DŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚůĂǁĂŶĚ and to ensure that decisions that are erroneous or corrupt order and helped build systems to sustain the peace. These ĂƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂŶĚĞdžƉŽƐĞĚĞĂƌůLJ͘ƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚďƵƚŝƚŝƐƵŶĐůĞĂƌǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐŽĸĐĞƌƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐŝŶŐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐŽĨ strong enough to sustain the peace into the future. Solomon ƉƵďůŝĐŽĸĐŝĂůƐĂŶĚďŽĚŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞůŝŵĞůŝŐŚƚŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐŵƵƐƚŐƌĂůĚŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĞƌĞZD^/ŚĂƐůĞŌƚŽďƵŝůĚĂ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĞŶũŽLJ ǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨŽƌĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ peace in the future. ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ DƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĨŽƌĞƐƚƌLJ͕ ŵŝŶĞƌĂůƐ͕ǁĂƚĞƌŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶĐƵƐƚŽŵĂƌLJůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞďŽƵŶĚďLJĐƵƐƚŽŵĂƌLJƚĞŶƵƌĞƌƵůĞƐ͘ƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ there are moves to access customary lands and resources ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚZĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐĐƚďƵƚŝƚǁŝůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƟŵĞĨŽƌůĂƌŐĞƉŝĞĐĞƐŽĨĐƵƐƚŽŵĂƌLJůĂŶĚƚŽďĞŵĂĚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ Dr Phillip Tagini dŚĞƵƐƚŽŵĂƌLJ>ĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚhŶŝƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞKĸĐĞŽĨ Currently the Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr Tagini ƚŚĞWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĂŶĚĂďŝŶĞƚŝƐĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞůĂƌŐĞ ŝƐŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞWŽůŝƟĐĂůƌĂŶĐŚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞKĸĐĞŽĨƚŚĞWƌŝŵĞ tracts of land accessible for development but this has been DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĂŶĚĂďŝŶĞƚ͘ůĂǁLJĞƌďLJƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐůŽǁ͘ǀĞŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƵƟůŝƟĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌŽĂĚƐ͕ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƐĂƐŽůŝĐŝƚŽƌĂŶĚďĂƌƌŝƐƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚŽƵƌƚĂŶĚŽƵƌƚ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚƐ͕ŚLJĚƌŽƉŽǁĞƌƐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚǁŚĂƌĨƐƐƵīĞƌĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨƉƉĞĂůŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕dĂŐŝŶŝŚĂƐǁŽƌŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ŽĨƵŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞůĂŶĚ͘tŚĞƌĞůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƐƵĐŚ ĮĞůĚƐŽĨĨŽƌĞƐƚƌLJ͕ĮƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͕ŵŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂŶĚ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƚŽďĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ͕ƌĞŶĞǁĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐĐůĂŝŵƐ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ͘,ŽůĚŝŶŐĂĂĐŚĞůŽƌŽĨ>ĂǁĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌƐŝŶ>Ăǁ͕ ĨŽƌƌĞŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŽďƐƚƌƵĐƚƚŚĞƵƐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐ he recently completed a doctoral thesis from Monash University infrastructure or its further development. The unavailability of in Melbourne, Australia. The thesis examined the policy and ůĂŶĚĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŚĂƐƐĞƌŝŽƵƐŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌŵŝŶŝŶŐŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘ƌdĂŐŝŶŝ ĨŽƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐƚŚĂƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ŝĨĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ͕ĐĂŶďĞĂƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽůĂŶĚĂƐĂĨĂĐƚŽƌŽĨƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ŝƚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĞ ƚŽŽůĨŽƌŶĂƟŽŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘,ĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂůůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJĚŝĸĐƵůƚĨŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJƚŽŽĐĐƵƌĂƚƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽĮŶĚŚŽǁďĞƐƚƚŚĞƐĞƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĐĂŶ level. ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽĨŶĂƟŽŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘

74 dŚĞĚŝƐƉĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽǁůĞǀĞůŽĨ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ'ƌŽǁƚŚ͗ŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐĂŶĚ ƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĂĚĚƚŽĚŽŵĞƐƟĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĐŽƐƚƐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚƚŚĞ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞEĞdžƚdĞŶzĞĂƌƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨůŽĐĂůŵĂƌŬĞƚƐĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘/ŶƚĞƌŶĂů ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĐŽƐƚƐĂƌĞĂŵĂũŽƌďƵƌĚĞŶŽŶůŽĐĂůĞdžƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ͘ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĚŝƐƉĞƌƐĂůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ infrastructure and private and public services, and contributes has come from a rapid expansion in the forestry sector, the ƚŽƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌĞƐƚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ reopening of the Gold Ridge mine and large increases in across small island states. High costs of providing transport ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŝĚŇŽǁƐ͘EŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƉĞŽƉůĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞĂƐŝůLJƚŽǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚ ŽĨŶĞǁŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘'ƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐƚƌLJƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂƌĞ͘dŚĞƐĐĂƩĞƌĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂƚĂŶƵŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞůĞǀĞů͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌŝƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽ ĞƌŽĚĞƐůŝŶŬƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐ decline in the medium term. The deposit at Gold Ridge mine ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐLJŵĂŬĞƌƐ͘ ŝƐƐŵĂůůďLJǁŽƌůĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŝŶĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŝƐŽŶůLJ expected to have a ten year life. Solomon Islands currently /ŶƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͕ƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐĂǀĞƌLJŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůŽĨĂŝĚƉĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ manufacturing have accompanied economic development. ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐŝŶĂŝĚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘ ŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞŐƌŽǁŶŚĂǀĞŵŽǀĞĚĨƌŽŵĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶƌƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐƚŽŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ tŚĂƚ͕ƚŚĞŶ͕ǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĚƌŝǀĞƌƐŽĨĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ in urban areas. No country has ever achieved sustained over the next ten years? The Solomon Islands Government ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͘ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŚŝƐĂƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƐŬĞĚƚŚĞtŽƌůĚ ĂŶŬƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞŐƌŽǁƚŚƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐ͘dŚĞtŽƌůĚĂŶŬ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ĂƐĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ͕ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞŝƌĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŶϮϬϭϬ;^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ'ƌŽǁƚŚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞůĂŶĚ͕ƵƌďĂŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ WƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐ͗ŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐĂŶĚWŽůŝĐLJWƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ, Discussion Note, ĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂƌĞŶŽƚĚĞĂůƚǁŝƚŚŝŶǁĂLJƐĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞƚŽŶĞǁ KĐƚŽďĞƌϮϬϭϬͿ͘dŚĞĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐďĞůŽǁŝƐďĂƐĞĚůĂƌŐĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞ ĂŶĚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƵƌďĂŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĐĂŶďĞĂƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨ tŽƌůĚĂŶŬ͛ƐĮŶĚŝŶŐƐ͘ ƐŽĐŝĂůĚŝƐĐŽƌĚ͘/ŶůĂƌŐĞƌĂŶĚƌŝĐŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĐĐƵƌƐĂƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶďĞĐŽŵĞƐĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƌĞĂƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞƐĞ Constraints on Growth ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĞŶĂďůĞƐĮƌŵƐƚŽ͗ dŚĞŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚLJŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐĂŵĂũŽƌĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚŽŶ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐŽŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞϴ͕ϱϬϬŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐĨƌŽŵ – DŽƌĞĞĂƐŝůLJĂĐĐĞƐƐŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĞƐŽĨƐĐĂůĞ ŝƚƐƚŚƌĞĞŵĂŝŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵĂƌŬĞƚƐʹƚŚĞWĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐZĞƉƵďůŝĐŽĨ – ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŽƵƚƐŽƵƌĐĞ China, the European Union, and Thailand. Solomon Islands is ĞĂƐŝůLJƵƉǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĚŽǁŶǁĂƌĚƐ ĐůŽƐĞŽŶůLJƚŽƚŚĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJƐŵĂůůŵĂƌŬĞƚƐŽĨƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁ ĞĂůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐƐĐĂƩĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ – /ŶŶŽǀĂƚĞĨĂƐƚĞƌďLJŽďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŽĨŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨŽŶůLJϭϴƉĞŽƉůĞůŝǀŝŶŐŽŶĞĂĐŚƐƋƵĂƌĞŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞ͘ ĮƌŵƐĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĂƉŽŽůŽĨǁŽƌŬĞƌƐǁŝƚŚ WĞŽƉůĞŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐůŝǀĞŽŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞϮϬϬŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐĨƌŽŵ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĮƌŵƐĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘ ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂĂŶĚŽŶůLJϭϳƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶůŝǀĞƐŝŶƚŽǁŶƐͲ ĨĞǁĞƌƚŚĂŶŝŶĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŵĂũŽƌWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘

75 dŚĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂůƐŽƌĞĚƵĐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨ – Natural resource industries ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐǁĞůůĞŶĚŽǁĞĚǁŝƚŚŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ /ƐůĂŶĚƐĨĂĐĞƐŵĂũŽƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞŶĂďůĞƌƐŽĨ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ĮƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͕ŵŝŶĞƌĂůƐĂŶĚƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͘ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͗ŝƚŚĂƐĂƐŵĂůůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝnjĞ͕ĂůŽǁƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ tŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƉŽůŝĐLJĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐ͕ůĂƌŐĞ ĂŶĚŝƐƌĞŵŽƚĞĨƌŽŵŵĂũŽƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͘ ƐĐĂůĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞŝŶĐŽŵĞĨŽƌĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐĂŶĚůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ ^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ'ƌŽǁƚŚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƐĨŽƌůŽĐĂůĂŶĚĐĞŶƚƌĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘Ƶƚŝƚ ^ĞƚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚŝƐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŽĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ ŝƐŶŽƚĞĂƐLJƚŽŐĞƚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚŵĂŶLJ ƚŚĞtŽƌůĚĂŶŬƉĂƉĞƌŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞĨĂŝůĞĚƚŽĞƋƵŝƚĂďůLJŵĂŶĂŐĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘/ƚĂůƐŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚƐĞǀĞƌĂůƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĞŶĚŽǁŵĞŶƚƐ͘ZĞůŝĂŶĐĞŽŶŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŐƌŽǁƚŚ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƐĐĂŶĚŝƐƚŽƌƚŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐĨŽƌŐŽŽĚĮƐĐĂůŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ and ensure that the largest possible number of Solomon ĂŶĚĐƌŽǁĚŽƵƚŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ŽŶƚĞƐƚƐŽǀĞƌ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞĂďůĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŚĞƐĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĐĂŶůĞĂĚƚŽĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ ĂŶĚĐŽƌƌƵƉƟŽŶ͘ – A vibrant smallholder agriculture sector Sudden changes in the policy and regulatory environment, ƌŽƵŶĚϴϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐůŝǀĞŝŶǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚĂdžƉŽůŝĐLJ͕ĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĂƌĞƚŚĞ and semi-subsistence agriculture is their primary source of enemies of investment in natural resource industries. Foreign ůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚ͘/ŶƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐŵŽƐƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŝůů ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚůŽŽŬƐĨŽƌĂƐƚĂďůĞ͕ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶĂƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚĨĞǁĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞLJǁŝůů ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚʹƚŚĂƚŝƐ͕ĂůĞƐƐƌŝƐŬLJĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚʹǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƌĞůLJŽŶƐŵĂůůŚŽůĚĞƌĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘dŚĞƐŵĂůůŚŽůĚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐǁŚĞƌĞƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚ͘ ĐĂƐŚĞĐŽŶŽŵLJŝƐĂďƵīĞƌĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŚŽĐŬƐ WŽůŝĐLJĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐLJ ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĂīĞĐƚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐŵĂůůĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚ environment for natural resource and tourism developments are reliant on natural resource exports. ĂƌĞǀŝƚĂůƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƟŶŐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͕ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĚŽŵĞƐƟĐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ Improving the economic performance of the smallholder ďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂŶĚĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐĞĐƚŽƌŝƐĂŐŽŽĚǁĂLJƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚƐ – ŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJŵŽďŝůĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ of a large number of Solomon Islanders. Ways to do ƚŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĚŽŵĞƐƟĐĂŶĚĞdžƉŽƌƚŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ 'ƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌŝƐƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞũŽďƐĨŽƌ infrastructure, reviving agricultural research and extension ĂůůƚŚĞϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞĞǀĞƌLJ LJĞĂƌ͘KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌǁĞůůƉĂŝĚ͕ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚǁŝůů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂƌĞĂƐ͘ need to be found overseas. The short-term regional labour ĞƩĞƌďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƟŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐĐŚĞŵĞƐŽĨƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƌĞŵŝƩĂŶĐĞƐ ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞǁŽƵůĚŚĞůƉƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŬŝůůƐĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĂƚďĞŶĞĮƚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ŽŶƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ͕ŵĂƌŬĞƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƉŽƐƚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƉŽŽƌĞƌƉĂƌƚƐ ŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐŽĨƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͘/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚůŝŶŬƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJǁŽƵůĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌĐŚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŽĨŚŝŐŚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚƵƌďĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂďŽƵƌƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ͘ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐĞŶƚƌĞƐǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞŚĞůƉĨƵůƚŽƚŚĞƐŵĂůůŚŽůĚĞƌ agriculture sector.

76 –A ŝĚŇŽǁƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůLJƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ ŽĨƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŽůŝŶŬƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐƚŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŝĚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƉůĂLJĂǀŝƚĂůƌŽůĞŝŶĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŚŽƌƞĂůůƐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘^ƵĐŚůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐǁŝůůŚĞůƉƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐŝŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ŝŶĮƐĐĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂĐƌŽƐƐƉƵďůŝĐĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂƌĞĂƐƚŽŵĞĞƚĚĞŵĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŝŶŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĂůůŽǁƉĞŽƉůĞ security, infrastructure and social services. Aid in these areas ƚŽƚĂŬĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŽĨĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ǁŝůůďĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐĞĞĂďůĞĨƵƚƵƌĞƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐĞƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ – hƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ,ŽǁƚŽ/ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ hƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶŝƐƐLJŶŽŶLJŵŽƵƐǁŝƚŚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚŝƚ Growth ŝƐŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞƚŚĂƚƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶǁŝůůŐĂŝŶƉĂĐĞŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ KǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ͕ŝƚŝƐŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞƚŚĂƚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ /ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘/ĨǁĞůůŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵĂũŽƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞĞǀĞŶůLJĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐĂůůƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĐŽƐƚƐŽĨĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨ dŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŝůůŽĐĐƵƌǁŚĞƌĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘'ƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐĐĂŶĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJŝƐŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ͕ǁŚĞƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĞdžŝƐƚƐ͕ ĞŶĂďůĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽĮŶĂŶĐĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐŽĨƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůǁŽƌŬĞƌƐůŝǀĞĂŶĚŝŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞďLJŚĞůƉƚŽĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĚŝƐƉĂƌŝƟĞƐŝŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ ǁŚĞƌĞĂŝĚŵŽŶĞLJŝƐĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂůůLJƐƉĞŶƚ͘ country. ŬĞLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐƚŽŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƟŵĞ͕ƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞŶŽƚǁĞůůŵĂŶĂŐĞĚĂŶĚ ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚŝƐŝƐďŽƚŚĂĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚŽŶďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨ ŵŝƟŐĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐŽƐƚƐ͘dŚŝƐĐĂŶ ƐŽĐŝĂůĚŝƐĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͘/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƵƌďĂŶůĂŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚďLJŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶŬĞLJĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůLJǁŝůůƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞĐŽƐƚŽĨĚŽŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚďLJŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵ ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ the movement of people from rural areas to Honiara. – dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ dŚĞŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵĂũŽƌ dŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŐƌŽǁƚŚǁŝůůďĞŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞĚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚ if the cost of movement of people, goods and services are ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĐŽƐƚƐŽĨĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽƚĂŬĞƵƉĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘'ƌŽǁƚŚƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐǁŝůůďĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ͕ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ŽƌƚŽƐĞƚƵƉďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐƐƵƉƉůLJŝŶŐĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJ ƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽƐƚƐŽĨƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶǁŝůůďĞŬĞƉƚƚŽĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŝĨ͗ ŐŽŽĚƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘/ĨŐŽŽĚƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞ – ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽĂůůŽǁĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶŇŽǁĨƌĞĞůLJ͕ŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐĐĂŶďĞŶĞĮƚƌƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐ ŝŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ through increasing demand for agricultural and other rural of businesses supplying ancillary goods and services ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͘'ŽŽĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶůŝŶŬƐĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĚĞŵĂŶĚŝŶŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ – ,ŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚLJƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƌĞĞŶƐƵƌĞĚ country. ĨŽƌŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶĂŶĚĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚ Geographical constraints mean that investments must be ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟƐĞĚ͘hŶĚĞƌĂŶLJĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĂďůĞƉĂĐĞŽĨĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ – >ĂŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŝƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ƌĞůŝĂďůĞĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚůŝŶŬƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĞǀĞƌLJǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶƵŶĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ͘dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ real estate is allocaƚĞĚƚŽŝƚƐŵŽƐƚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĞ͘ ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞ    ^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗tŽƌůĚĂŶŬ

77 78 About RAMSI

ZD^/ŝƐŵĂĚĞƵƉŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĚƌĂǁŶĨƌŽŵĂůůϭϱŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵ͘dŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨZD^/ŚĂƐůŽŶŐďĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚŽŶĞŽĨŝƚƐŬĞLJƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐ͘ /Ŷ:ƵŶĞϮϬϬϯ͕ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƌŐĞŶƚƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕^ŝƌůůĂŶ<ĞŵĂŬĞnjĂ͕ƚŚĞ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐ ŽĨŵŽƐƚ^ŽƵƚŚWĂĐŝĮĐ&ŽƌƵŵĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŵĞƚŝŶ^LJĚŶĞLJ͕ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŽďĞůĞĚĂŶĚĨƵŶĚĞĚďLJƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂŶĚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͕ǁŽƵůĚďĞĨŽƌŵĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƵƐƉŝĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ&ŽƌƵŵ͘ůůŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐƉĂƌůŽƵƐƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶďƵƚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚ ďĞĂůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵĞīŽƌƚ͕ĂŝŵĞĚĂƚŚĞůƉŝŶŐ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐƌĞďƵŝůĚƚŚĞŝƌƚƌŽƵďůĞĚŶĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚƌĞĞLJĞĂƌƐĞĂƌůŝĞƌ͕ŝŶKĐƚŽďĞƌϮϬϬϬ͕ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĐŽƵƉƐŝŶ&ŝũŝĂŶĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕&ŽƌƵŵůĞĂĚĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĂŶŶƵĂů,ĞĂĚƐŽĨ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ<ŝƌŝďĂƟ͕ůŽŽŬĞĚĨŽƌĂǁĂLJƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞŵĂŶĚĂƚĞĚƚŽŽīĞƌĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŽĂŶLJŵĞŵďĞƌŝŶĐƌŝƐŝƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚǁĂƐƚŚĞŝŬĞƚĂǁĂĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŶĂŵĞĚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƟŶLJĂƚŽůůƵƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŝƚǁĂƐĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů&ŽƌƵŵ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐZĞƚƌĞĂƚ͘dŚĞĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶůĂŝĚĚŽǁŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞ ĂĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ƵŶĚĞƌǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞ&ŽƌƵŵĐŽƵůĚŝŶŝƟĂƚĞŽīĞƌƐŽĨĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŽĂŶLJŵĞŵďĞƌŝŶŶĞĞĚ͘dŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞůŝĨĞŽĨZD^/͕ƚŚĞ&ŽƌƵŵŚĂƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƉůĂLJĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŽǀĞƌƐŝŐŚƚƌŽůĞ͕ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚƚǁŽƌĞǀŝĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶϮϬϬϱĂŶĚϮϬϬϳǁŚŝůĞ ĂůůϭϱŵĞŵďĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůƚŽƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘

WŚŽƚŽ͗ZD^/͛ƐŵĂŶĚĂƚĞǁĂƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵĂŶĚĞŶƐŚƌŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ͚ZD^/dƌĞĂƚLJ͛ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚĂƚƚŚĞZŽLJĂůƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶŝƌĨŽƌĐĞĂƐĞŝŶ dŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ͕ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŽŶϮϰ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘^ĞĂƚĞĚ;>ͲZͿWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ:ŽŚŶ,ŽǁĂƌĚ͖WƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨ&ŝũŝ>ĂƌƐĞŶŝĂYĂƌĂƐĞ͖WƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ,ĞůĞŶ ůĂƌŬ͖WƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨWĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂ^ŝƌDŝĐŚĂĞů^ŽŵĂƌĞ͖^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ,ŝŐŚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƚŽƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ,͕DƌDŝůŶĞƌdŽnjĂŬĂ͖^ĂŵŽĂŶ,ŝŐŚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƚŽ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕,ƌ<ŝůŝĨŽƟƚƵĞĂƟ͖ĂŶĚWƌŝŵĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨdŽŶŐĂWƌŝŶĐĞhůƵŬĂůĂůĂ>ĂǀĂŬĂƚĂ͘

79 Australia Fiji Australia has provided military, police and civilian &ŝũŝŚĂƐƉůĂLJĞĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚ personnel to the Regional Assistance Mission to ŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƐŝŶĐĞŝƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͘&ŝũŝĂŶƐƐĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞĂŶĚ plays a lead role in RAMSI, providing a senior Australian ĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽĨZD^/͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ&ŝũŝŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĂůƐŽ diplomat to head the Mission as Special Coordinator. having previously served as part of the Mission.

Cook Islands &ĞĚĞƌĂƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽĨDŝĐƌŽŶĞƐŝĂ ŽŽŬ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐĂĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞĚŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨ dŚĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽĨDŝĐƌŽŶĞƐŝĂ;&^DͿũŽŝŶĞĚZD^/ ƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘dŚĞŽŽŬ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞŚĂƐ ŝŶDĂƌĐŚϮϬϬϲ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŽĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ&^DEĂƟŽŶĂů ĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚŽĸĐĞƌƐĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨZD^/͛ƐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ WŽůŝĐĞƚŽƐĞƌǀĞƉƌŽƵĚůLJĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJĂƐĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞZD^/ WŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞƐŝŶĐĞŝƚĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͘ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ

80 <ŝƌŝďĂƟ EĂƵƌƵ <ŝƌŝďĂƟŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƚŽZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚ &ƌŽŵƚŚĞƟŵĞEĂƵƌƵũŽŝŶĞĚZD^/ŝŶϮϬϬϰ͕ŽĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ďĞŐĂŶ͕ǁŝƚŚŽĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ<ŝƌŝďĂƟWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂƐ Nauru Police Force have provided a valuable support to the ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞZD^/WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞĨƌŽŵ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘ Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

Marshall Islands EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ Marshall Islands plays an important role in the strengthening EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚŝƐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚͲůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƚŽZD^/͕ǁŝƚŚ ŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚŽĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDĂƌƐŚĂůů/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƐ͕ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐĞĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ WŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞŚĂǀŝŶŐƐĞƌǀĞĚǁŝƚŚZD^/͛ƐWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ ŝŶĂůůĨĂĐĞƚƐŽĨZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘dŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ &ŽƌĐĞƐŝŶĐĞDĂLJϮϬϬϲ͘ ŽĨĞƉƵƚLJ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐŚĞůĚďLJĂƐĞŶŝŽƌƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚĨƌŽŵEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͘

81 EŝƵĞ WĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƐƚWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶƐƚŽũŽŝŶZD^/ǁŚŝĐŚ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŶĞĂƌĞƐƚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŽĨWĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂ ŝƚĚŝĚŝŶϮϬϬϲ͕EŝƵĞƉŽƐƚƐƚǁŽŽĨŝƚƐϭϲƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐƚŽZD^/͕ plays an integral role in the strengthening of Solomon Islands ĂƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJƐƚƌŽŶŐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞ through RAMSI. Military, police and civilians from PNG have Mission and Solomon Islands. ǁŽƌŬĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŵĂŶLJĨĂĐĞƚƐŽĨZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶ :ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘WE'ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƐĞŶŝŽƌƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌĂƐ ŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͛ƐWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚ͘

Palau ^ĂŵŽĂ WĂůĂƵũŽŝŶĞĚZD^/ŝŶDĂLJϮϬϬϲ͕ǁŝƚŚŽĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞWĂůĂƵ ^ĂŵŽĂŚĂƐƉůĂLJĞĚĂŬĞLJƌŽůĞŝŶZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶ:ƵůLJ EĂƟŽŶĂůWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞZD^/ ϮϬϬϯ͕ǁŝƚŚ^ĂŵŽĂŶƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƌŽůĞƐƚŽ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͘ ŚĞůƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘

82 Tonga Vanuatu Tonga has been an integral part of RAMSI since it began in July ϮϬϬϯ͘dŽŶŐĂŶƉŽůŝĐĞ͕ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĂŶĚĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƐǁŽƌŬĂĐƌŽƐƐZD^/͛Ɛ Vanuatu close neighbour Solomon Islands of has played an ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƌŽůĞŝŶZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϬϯ͘WŽůŝĐĞĨƌŽŵ many facets to help provide support to their friends and the Vanuatu Police Force provide valuable support to the Royal regional neighbours from Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands Police Force.

Tuvalu dŚĞƐŵĂůůŝƐůĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶŽĨdƵǀĂůƵŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƚŽZD^/ƐŝŶĐĞĞĐĞŵďĞƌϮϬϬϰ͘KĸĐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵ Tuvalu Police Force provide support and advice to their colleagues in the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

83 Australia

ϮϬϭϭʹϮϬϭϯ ϮϬϬϵʹϮϬϭϭ Nicholas Coppel Graeme Wilson

ZD^/͛ƐƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶŝƐďŽƚŚĂŚĂƉƉLJĂŶĚƐĂĚƟŵĞƐ At the heart of RAMSI’s success has been the The happiness comes from seeing the progress that DŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŝŶƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨůĂǁ ƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘/ǁĂƐƉƌŽƵĚƚŽƐĞĞ ĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌ͕ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĮŶĂŶĐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŇŽƵƌŝƐŚĚƵƌŝŶŐŵLJƟŵĞĂƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĂĚŶĞƐƐĐŽŵĞƐ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ from bringing to a close many of the successful ǁĞƌĞŚĞůĚĂŶĚZD^/͛ƐĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐŶĞǀĞƌ components of RAMSI. Many civilian advisers have ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌǁŝƚŚŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŚŽĂƌĞƚŚĞ ŐŽŶĞ͕ŶŽǁƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚďLJƚƌĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ďĂĐŬďŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͘dŚĞĂĚǀŝƐĞƌƐǁŝůůďĞŵŝƐƐĞĚ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞůŝŶŬƐ To coach Solomon Islands boys and girls in Australian ďĞƚǁĞĞŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŝŶ,ŽŶŝĂƌĂĂŶĚŝŶ ZƵůĞƐĨŽŽƚďĂůůǁĂƐĂũŽLJĂŶĚ/ĂŵƚŚƌŝůůĞĚƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞ ĂŶďĞƌƌĂĂŶĚtĞůůŝŶŐƚŽŶĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ ŚĂǀĞŐŽŶĞŽŶƚŽƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ^ŽƵƚŚWĂĐŝĮĐƚĞĂŵƐ ƌĞŐŝŽŶǁŝůůůŝǀĞŽŶ͘ ĂŶĚƉůĂLJŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘/ŶŝƟĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ dŚĞĞŶĚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůĐŽŶŇŝĐƚŚĂƐŵĞĂŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͞ZD^/͗ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŝŶƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ͟ĞŶĂďůĞĚ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĨƌŽŵƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͕WĂƉƵĂ ƵƐƚŽƚĞůůƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨŚŽǁƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ EĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂĂŶĚdŽŶŐĂĂůƐŽŚĂǀĞŐŽŶĞŚŽŵĞ͕ƐĂĨĞ ũŽŝŶĞĚŚĂŶĚƐƚŽŚĞůƉĂŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŝŶŶĞĞĚ͘ ŝŶƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĨƵůůLJĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚ ZD^/ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƐĞƚŽƵƚƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ͘DƵĐŚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŚĂƐ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘/ĂŵĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚƚŚĂƚZD^/͛ƐůĞŐĂĐLJǁŝůů been made in rebuilding the Royal Solomon Islands be a Solomon Islands that is more secure, stronger WŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞ͕ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐZD^/ƚŽƐƚĞƉďĂĐŬĨƌŽŵ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJĂŶĚŵŽƌĞĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚŝŶŝƚƐĞůĨ͘ ĚĂLJͲƚŽͲĚĂLJƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŽǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĨƌŽŵŵŽƐƚŽĨ special coordinators its Provincial police posts. But RAMSI is not leaving ĞŶƟƌĞůLJ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƉŚĂƐĞŽĨZD^/ϮϬϭϯͲϮϬϭϳ ǁŝůůďĞĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞZŽLJĂů ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐWŽůŝĐĞ&ŽƌĐĞǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽŶĞĞĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƌĞĂƐ͘dŚĂƚŶŽǁŝƐƚŚĞƚĂƐŬ͘

84 ϮϬϬϲʹϮϬϬϴ ϮϬϬϰͲϮϬϬϲ ϮϬϬϯʹϮϬϬϰ Tim George James Batley EŝĐŬtĂƌŶĞƌ

ZD^/ĨŽƌŵĞƐŚŽǁĞĚƚǁŽƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůĨŽƌĐĞƐĂƚǁŽƌŬ͘ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďĞƐƚĚĂLJƐŽĨŵLJƟŵĞĂƐ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ /ƚǁĂƐŝŶƚĞŶƐĞ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĞdžŚŝůĂƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĚ/ǁŝůůŶĞǀĞƌ &ŝƌƐƚůLJ͕ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ǁŚĞŶŐŝǀĞŶ ǁĂƐƚŚĞĚĂLJ͕ŝŶϮϬϬϲ͕ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞůĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ ĨŽƌŐĞƚŝƚ͘tĞǁĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞďLJŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǁĞŚĂĚƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞ͕ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵŝŶŐůLJƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ /ƐůĂŶĚƐĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐũŽŝŶĞĚZD^/ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐĂůůϭϱŽĨ complete support of the Government and importantly ĞdžƚƌĞŵŝƐŵ͕ĂŶĚĞŵďƌĂĐĞĚƚŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚ Solomon Islands’ Forum neighbours into the mission’s of the people of Solomon Islands. People had ZD^/ƚŽďƵŝůĚĂďĞƩĞƌůŝĨĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽůĚ͘dŚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌůŝŶĞĚŝŶĂǀĞƌLJƌĞĂůǁĂLJƚŚĂƚZD^/ǁĂƐ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚƚĞƌƌŝďůLJ͖ƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĂƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽƐĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝǀĞ children. It is never easy for a government or people ĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞʹƉĞƌŚĂƉƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐŚĂĚůĞƚƚŚĞŵĚŽǁŶ͕ǁŚŽƐĞƉŽůŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞ ƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚĨŽƌĞŝŐŶŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞŝƌƐŽŝů͘,ŝƐƚŽƌLJǁŝůů ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶďLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŚĂĚůĞƚƚŚĞŵĚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞLJƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽƵƚƚŽƵƐŽŶϮϰ ƐŚŽǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĚŝĚƐŽǁŝƚŚŐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĂƚƵƌŝƚLJ͘ ŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵŝŶŝƚƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂŶ :ƵůLJϮϬϬϯǁŚĞŶǁĞĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ͕ƚŚĞLJĞŵďƌĂĐĞĚƵƐ͘ŶĚ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŽƵƌƌĞŐŝŽŶĐĂŶƚƌƵůLJďĞƉƌŽƵĚ͘ ^ĞĐŽŶĚůLJ͕ƚŚĞƵŶĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂůďĂĐŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞϭϱƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ǁĞǁĞƌĞĂďůĞƚŽƐĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŵ͗ƚŚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐƟůůůŽŽŬƐŝŶĂĚŵŝƌĂƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŐĂǀĞZD^/ƵŶŝƋƵĞĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͕ ĨƌŽŵƚŽĚĂLJĂŶĚĨƌŽŵƚŽĚĂLJƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝůůďĞďĞƩĞƌ͘dŚĞ ǁĂLJŝŶǁŚŝĐŚǁĞĐĂŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽŚĞůƉŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ͘ ĐƌĞĚŝďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞĞdžĞŵƉůĂƌLJǁĂLJ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨZD^/ŝŶƚŚĂƚĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌŽĨŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶůĂLJĂƐ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐǁĂƐ dŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞƚĞĂƌƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ͘/ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ŵƵĐŚŝŶƚŚŝƐŽƉĞŶŶĞƐƐĂŶĚǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ĐƌŝƟĐĂůƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŽƌŬ͘ being deeply moved by the tears of Solomon Islands Islanders to embrace our mission and its mandate, as ǁŽŵĞŶĂƐƚŚĞLJƚŽůĚƵƐŽĨƚŚĞŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐƚŚĞLJĨĂĐĞĚ in the region’s commitment to do the right thing by ^ƚƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĞƚŚŝĐĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĂƌĞǀŝƚĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞ during the tensions and the changes in their lives that them. Solomon Islands’ future success. Solomon Islanders ZD^/͛ƐǁŽƌŬŚĂĚďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚ͘ŶĚZD^/ƐŚĞĚ ĂƌĞƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚĂŶĚƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ /ǁĂƐǀĞƌLJůƵĐŬLJƚŽŚĂǀĞƐŽŵĞĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŝƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚƌƵůLJƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚũƵƐƚ͘DLJ tears too, for our colleagues Adam Dunning and Jamie ƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚ͕ƐŽŵĞĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞŶŝŽƌ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ůĂƌŬ͕LJŽƵŶŐŵĞŶǁŚŽƚƌĂŐŝĐĂůůLJůŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŚĞĂƌƞĞůƚďĞƐƚǁŝƐŚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐ͕ŐŽƚŽĂůů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŚŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚƵƐŝŶŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĞďĂĐŬ RAMSI, and serving the people of Solomon Islands. ƚŚĞŐƵŶƐ͕ŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͛ƐĮŶĂŶĐĞƐ Islanders. DŽƐƚŽĨĂůů/͛ĚůŝŬĞƚŽƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ and most importantly giving their country and their /ƐůĂŶĚƐʹĨŽƌǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐƵƐƚŽLJŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞ people a reason to hope once again. ǁĂƌŵƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJLJŽƵƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƵƐ ĂŶĚĨŽƌǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐĂůůLJĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƵƐƚŽƐĞƚ LJŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJďĂĐŬŽŶƚŚĞƌŽĂĚƚŽĂďƌŝŐŚƚĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘/ƚ͛Ɛ your country, and it’s your future. It’s in your hands.

85 EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ

ϮϬϭϮͲϮϬϭϯ ϮϬϭϭͲϮϬϭϮ Wayne Higgens Mary Thurston

As the incumbent Deputy Special ,ĞĂŚĂƚĞŵĞĂŶƵŝŽƚĞĂŽ͍,ĞƚĂŶŐĂƚĂ͕ŚĞ Coordinator I feel especially fortunate ƚĂŶŐĂƚĂ͕ŚĞƚĂŶŐĂƚĂ͘ to be here at such an important and tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƚŚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͍/ƚŝƐ ŵŽŵĞŶƚŽƵƐƟŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ZD^/ people, people, people. ŝƐŝŶƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĂ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ /ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚŝƐďĂĐŬŽŶŝƚƐĨĞĞƚĂŶĚƌĞĂĚLJ ,ĂǀŝŶŐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚZD^/͛ƐǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƚŽĚŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘/ŚĂǀĞǀĞƌLJŵƵĐŚĞŶũŽLJĞĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞĂƐEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͛ƐĞƉƵƚLJ,ŝŐŚ ŵLJũŽďŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐ͘tŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĨŽƌƚǁŽ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ years, then been involved on the inside its agencies and its people has been both as Deputy Special Coordinator for several ĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐ͘dŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ months I can say that RAMSI is all about ĂŶĚĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŚŽǁŶďLJŵLJƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞʹĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͖ƚŚĞ ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐŚŽǁŶďLJĂůů people of Solomon Islands, and also the ǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďŽƚŚƐĞƌǀĞĚǁŝƚŚĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚ RAMSI over the past ten years, have laid a across our shared ocean to share their ƐŽůŝĚĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ͘ZD^/ŚĂƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐŚŽǁŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐĐĂŶĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĐƵƐƚŽŵ͘ŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶƉĂƌƚŝŶƚŚĞ ƚŽĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJŵĂŶĂŐĞŝƚƐƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĂŶĚĮŶĚ ŵĂŶLJĨŽƌŵƐŽĨZD^/ŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚǁŝůůƌĞĐĂůů ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘ the opportunity to stori lelebet and sing ƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĞŶĚŽĨ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ͘tĞĂůůƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞƐĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐŚŽŵĞǁŝƚŚƵƐ͕ƚŽŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚŚŝƐ ǁĂLJǁĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŽƵƌƐŚĂƌĞĚǁŽƌůĚďĞƩĞƌ͘ deputy special coordinators 86 ϮϬϬϵʹϮϬϭϭ ϮϬϬϳͲϮϬϬϵ ϮϬϬϱͲϮϬϬϳ :ƵƐƟŶ&ĞƉƵůĞĂŝ :ŽŶĂƚŚĂŶƵƐƟŶ Paul Ash

&ƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƵƚƐĞƚ͕/ǁĂƐĂƐƚƌŽŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌ &ŽƌŵĞǁŚĂƚŵĂĚĞZD^/ƵŶŝƋƵĞǁĂƐ ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐŝŶZD^/ǁĂƐĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ/ of RAMSI and its aim of bringing peace and ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚŽŶůLJǁĂƐŝƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞǁĞŝŶƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞƚŽƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞ security to Solomon Islands. What made WĂĐŝĮĐŚĂĚǁŽƌŬĞĚƐŽĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞůLJ people and government of Solomon Islands ŵĞƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƉƌŽƵĚƚŽƐĞƌǀĞǁŝƚŚZD^/ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌĨĞůůŽǁ ĂƐƚŚĞLJǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽƌĞďƵŝůĚƚŚĞŝƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘/ƚ is that it is a truly regional mission. This WĂĐŝĮĐŶĂƟŽŶƐďƵƚĂůƐŽǁĞǁĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐĂƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ŝƐǁŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂĚĞZD^/ĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ůů ĂƚƚŚĞŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ ĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚƐ&ŽƌƵŵ͘ŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ŶŽŵĂƩĞƌŚŽǁ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘/ƌĞĂůůLJĨĞůƚǁĞǁĞƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŝƚǁĂƐĂƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞĨŽƌŵĞĂŶĚŵLJĨĂŵŝůLJ ďŝŐŽƌƐŵĂůů͕ŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJ together in a spirit of genuine partnership ƚŽůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵĂŶĚŐĞƚƚŽŬŶŽǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐĂůůLJƚŽZD^/͘/ƚƐƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů to overcome some fears and suspicions as /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂůůǁĂůŬƐŽĨůŝĨĞ͘KƵƌǁŽƌŬ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞůůĂƐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁĂƐďLJƚƵƌŶƐĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ͕ĞdžŚŝůĂƌĂƟŶŐ ďĞĞŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͖ƚŚŝƐŝƐǁŚĂƚŐŝǀĞƐZD^/ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞƚŽŵĞĞƚƐŽ ĂŶĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ͘/ƚǁĂƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŝƚƐƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚůĞŐŝƟŵĂĐLJ͘ƵƚŵŽƌĞ ŵĂŶLJǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŽ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJĞdžŚĂƵƐƟŶŐ͘ importantly, the fact RAMSI personnel come discovering the beauty and diversity of the ƵƚŝƚǁĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĨƵů͕ĂŶĚĚĞĞƉůLJ ĨƌŽŵĂůůƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐŝƐĂǀĞƌLJƐŝŵƉůĞ country – a process greatly helped by our ǁŽƌƚŚǁŚŝůĞ͘ĂĐŚǀŝƐŝƚƚŽĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƚŽ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ extended family in and from the Western ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĐŽŶŇŝĐƚʹǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƌƵƌĂů Islanders that RAMSI really is about the Province. It is great to hear of the progress or urban – demonstrated the importance ƌĞŐŝŽŶůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌŽŶĞŽĨŝƚƐŽǁŶŝŶŝƚƐ ƚŚĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐŝƐĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞ͘ ŽĨŵĂŬŝŶŐĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘/͛ŵƐƟůůŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ ƟŵĞŽĨŶĞĞĚ͘ƐĂƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ǁĞĐĂŶĂůůďĞ /͛ŵůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽĐŽŵŝŶŐďĂĐŬƚŽƐĞĞŝƚ ďLJƐĞĞŝŶŐŚŽǁ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͕ƐƚĞƉďLJ proud of RAMSI’s accomplishments. for myself. ƐƚĞƉ͕ĂƌĞƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ďLJZD^/͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůƚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞĂůŝƩůĞŽĨƚŚĂƚũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͘

87 &ŝũŝ

ϮϬϬϯͲϮϬϬϱ ϮϬϬϱͲϮϬϭϯ ^ĞŬŽǀĞEĂƋŝŽůĞǀƵ Mataiasi Masi Lomaloma

We live in a global village and need each dŽƐĞĞ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ other. The Regional Assistance Mission to adversaries for so many years come Solomon Islands – RAMSI - is living proof ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĐĞƌĞŵŽŶŝĞƐ of this, responding as a region to one ŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ/ǁŝůůŶĞǀĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚ͘dŚĞŝƌ ŽĨŝƚƐŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚŽƵƌŽĨŶĞĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶǁŽƌĚƐ͕ƚĞĂƌƐ͕ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ ůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͕ŚƵŐƐĂŶĚŚĂŶĚƐŚĂŬĞƐĐůĞĂƌůLJ Islands. For Solomon Islanders life has ƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŝƌŐĞŶƵŝŶĞĚĞƐŝƌĞƚŽůĞĂƌŶ changed a lot since RAMSI arrived in ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƐƚĂŶĚŵŽǀĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ϮϬϬϯ͕ƉƵƫŶŐĂŶĞŶĚƚŽƚŚĞƵŶƌĞƐƚĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŶĞǁŚŽƉĞƐĨŽƌĂďĞƩĞƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ůů ƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨůĂǁ͘ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJ these experiences give me the greatest too, the fact that things are improving ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨZD^//Ăŵ and moving ahead is directly a result of ĂůƐŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŚĞĂůŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ assistant assistant ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ͘/ƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ of Solomon Islanders by providing the experiment in terms of development space and a secure environment for ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞŽĨƵƐǁŚŽŚĂĚƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ privilege of serving in the mission. I and come to common understanding on ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJĞŶũŽLJĞĚŵLJƟŵĞŝŶ^ŽůŽŵŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞǁĂLJĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘/ŚŽƉĞĂŶĚƉƌĂLJƚŚĂƚ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĂƐĂŌĞƌƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂƐƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ^ŽůŽŵŽŶ/ƐůĂŶĚƐĐĂŶƐĞĞƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ Special Coordinator, I had the opportunity not as closure but the beginning of their to serve on the bench of the High Court ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ of Solomon Islands hearing many of the tension trials as the cases that had come special coordinators to court directly as a result of RAMSI’s ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĐĂŵĞƚŽďĞŬŶŽǁŶ͘

88 REBUILDING A NATION Ten Years of the Solomon Islands - RAMSI Partnership

89 ϮϬϭϮͲϮϬϭϯ ϮϬϬϳͲϮϬϭϬ ϮϬϬϲͲϮϬϬϳ :ĂŶĞ>ĂŬĞ Paul Kelly Blair Exel

ϮϬϬϰͲϮϬϬϲ ϮϬϬϯ ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞtĂůŬĞƌ Margret Thomas development coordinators development 90 PPF commanders

ϮϬϭϭͲϮϬϭϯ ϮϬϬϵͲϮϬϭϭ ϮϬϬϳͲϮϬϬϵ Paul Osborne Wayne Buchhorn ĞŶŝƐDĐĞƌŵŽƩ

ϮϬϬϱͲϮϬϬϳ ϮϬϬϰͲϮϬϬϱ ϮϬϬϯͲϮϬϬϰ Will Jamieson Sandi Peisley ĞŶDĐĞǀŝƩ

91 ZD^/͛ƐDŝůŝƚĂƌLJŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛ƐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJĚĂLJƐ ŽĨĚĞƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͘,ĞĂĚĞĚďLJĂŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶĐŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚĂEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚĚĞƉƵƚLJŽŵŵĂŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚ ǁĂƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůLJŵĂĚĞƵƉŽĨƚƌŽŽƉƐĨƌŽŵƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕&ŝũŝ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͕WĂƉƵĂEĞǁ'ƵŝŶĞĂĂŶĚdŽŶŐĂ͘

>dK>:ŽŚŶ&ƌĞǁĞŶ D:ZŽŚĂŶ:ĂLJĂǁĂƌĚĞŶĂ LTCOL Glen Weir ϮϰͲ:ƵůͲϬϯʹϭϵͲEŽǀͲϬϯ ϮϬͲEŽǀͲϬϱʹϭϴͲDĂƌͲϬϲ ϮϯͲ:ƵůͲϬϴʹϳͲĞĐͲϬϴ >dK>YƵĞŶƟŶ&ůŽǁĞƌƐ >dK>ŶĚƌĞǁ'ĂůůĂǁĂLJ >dK>ZƵƐƐĞůů>ŽǁĞƐ ϭϯͲEŽǀͲϬϯʹϮϳͲDĂƌͲϬϰ ϭϵͲƉƌͲϬϲʹϭϬͲ:ƵŶͲϬϲ ϮϴͲEŽǀͲϬϴʹϰͲƉƌͲϬϵ LTCOL John Hutcheson >dK>:ĞīƌĞLJYƵŝƌŬ LTCOL Neil Grimes ϮϬͲDĂƌͲϬϰʹϮϲͲƵŐͲϬϰ ϴͲ:ƵŶͲϬϲʹϭϳͲĞĐͲϬϲ ϮϳͲDĂƌͲϬϵʹϴͲƵŐͲϬϵ MAJ Michel Gallegos >dK>ZŽǁĂŶDĂƌƟŶ LTCOL David Thompson ϮϬͲ:ƵůͲϬϰʹϰͲĞĐͲϬϰ ϭϮͲĞĐͲϬϲʹϭϭͲƉƌͲϬϳ ϯϭͲ:ƵůͲϬϵʹϮϯͲƵŐͲϭϬ D:DĂƌƟŶDĂLJ LTCOL Peter Connor LTCOL Paul Landford ϭϴͲEŽǀͲϬϰʹϭϳͲDĂƌͲϬϱ ϱͲƉƌͲϬϳʹϭϳͲƵŐͲϬϳ ϮϯͲ:ƵůͲϭϬʹϰͲƵŐͲϭϭ MAJ Darren Wright >dK>/ĂŶhƉũŽŚŶ LTCOL Cambell Smith ϭϰͲDĂƌͲϬϱʹϮϲͲ:ƵůͲϬϱ ϱͲƵŐͲϬϳʹϭϮͲĞĐͲϬϳ ϮϵͲ:ƵůͲϭϭʹϯͲƵŐͲϭϮ MAJ Jonathon Heap LTCOL Stephen Coggin LTCOL Brenton Gasteen ϭϳͲ:ƵůͲϬϱʹϮϮͲEŽǀͲϬϱ ϮͲĞĐͲϬϳʹϳͲƉƌͲϬϴ ϲͲ:ƵůͲϭϮʹϯϭͲƵŐͲϭϯ military commanders military >dK>DĂƌŬ&ůĂŶĂŐĂŶ ϮϳͲDĂƌͲϬϴʹϰͲƵŐͲϬϴ

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MAJ Ian Piercy MAJ Ian Piercy ϭϯͲ&ĞďͲϭϬʹϭϴͲKĐƚͲϭϬ MAJ Adam Gordon ϭϵͲKĐƚͲϭϬʹϳͲDĂLJͲϭϭ Mitchell MAJ Alistair ϴͲDĂLJͲϭϭʹϮϭͲEŽǀͲϭϭ MAJ Michael Chivers ϮϮͲEŽǀͲϭϭʹϮϴͲDĂLJͲϭϮ D:^LJĚĞǁĞƐ ϮϵͲDĂLJͲϭϮʹϭϵͲĞĐͲϭϮ D:WĂƚƌŝĐŬĞĂƚŚ ϮϭͲĞĐͲϭϮʹϮϭͲƵŐͲϭϯ

ϮϭͲEŽǀͲϬϴʹϭͲƉƌͲϬϵ Palmer MAJ Richard ϮͲƉƌͲϬϵʹϮϬͲ:ƵůͲϬϵ D:^ƚƵĂƌƚƌŽǁŶ ϮϮͲ:ƵůͲϬϵʹϭϮͲ&ĞďͲϭϬ D:EŝŐĞů'ĂƩƐĐŚĞ ϱͲĞĐͲϬϲʹϰͲƉƌͲϬϳ Tarsau MAJ Tausia ϱͲƉƌͲϬϳʹϮϮͲ:ƵůͲϬϳ MAJ Stevens Sholto ϮϰͲ:ƵůͲϬϳʹϮϵͲEŽǀͲϬϳ D:'ƌĞŶƚtĂƩƐ ϮϭͲDĂƌͲϬϴʹϭϲͲ:ƵůͲϬϴ MAJ Fahey Bede ϭϳͲ:ƵůͲϬϴʹϮϬͲEŽǀͲϬϴ D::ŽĞŽǁƌŝĐŬ

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