Governance counts
Governance counts
It has been a very busy time in the past three weeks.
I have been unable to post any update to the blog during that time. But I am aiming to post as often as work permits, maybe two or three times a week. And of course Governance will remain the focus for sometimes to come. Governance continues to be topic of discussion at all levels of society in Solomon Islands. It is discussed and argued in both the national and provincial political sphere, civil society and the family.
Millennium Challenge Fund
What does the Fund has to do with Governance? A lot.
That's the view of the Port Moresby-based U-S Ambassador to Solomon Islands Leslie Rowe. She was reported as saying that Solomon Islands needs to improve on it governance and other areas before being eligible to get the funding. She said Solomon Islands may not receive any funding from the Millennium Fund this year and not in the near future unless certain areas addressed. These areas include, corruption, democracy, governance and investing in people.
Meanwhile, Opposition spokesman for Finance and Edward Huni'ehu has jumped on the band wagon in supporting the statement by the US diplomat. MyBlog suppose it's his role as the watchdog of the government to voice out the Opposition stand.
Mr Huni'ehu brushes aside suggestions that it's too early for the Manasseh Sogavare to really clamp down on corruption and practice democracy and observe good governance following the social unrest in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mr Huni'ehu says some decisions taken by the the government since coming into power had been detrimental to the country's economy and people.
MyBlog believes that although there have been achievement in some areas, much needs to be done by everyone including the government to improve the livelihood of the people.
MyBlog hopes that the change for the better begins now within each individual.
Catch up with you in the next posting.
It has been a very busy time in the past three weeks.
I have been unable to post any update to the blog during that time. But I am aiming to post as often as work permits, maybe two or three times a week. And of course Governance will remain the focus for sometimes to come. Governance continues to be topic of discussion at all levels of society in Solomon Islands. It is discussed and argued in both the national and provincial political sphere, civil society and the family.
Millennium Challenge Fund
What does the Fund has to do with Governance? A lot.
That's the view of the Port Moresby-based U-S Ambassador to Solomon Islands Leslie Rowe. She was reported as saying that Solomon Islands needs to improve on it governance and other areas before being eligible to get the funding. She said Solomon Islands may not receive any funding from the Millennium Fund this year and not in the near future unless certain areas addressed. These areas include, corruption, democracy, governance and investing in people.
Meanwhile, Opposition spokesman for Finance and Edward Huni'ehu has jumped on the band wagon in supporting the statement by the US diplomat. MyBlog suppose it's his role as the watchdog of the government to voice out the Opposition stand.
Mr Huni'ehu brushes aside suggestions that it's too early for the Manasseh Sogavare to really clamp down on corruption and practice democracy and observe good governance following the social unrest in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mr Huni'ehu says some decisions taken by the the government since coming into power had been detrimental to the country's economy and people.
MyBlog believes that although there have been achievement in some areas, much needs to be done by everyone including the government to improve the livelihood of the people.
MyBlog hopes that the change for the better begins now within each individual.
Catch up with you in the next posting.
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