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Solomon Islands lawmakers to elect PM, with consequences for China

Honiara (AFP) May 1, 2024 - China s growing sway in Solomon Islands will face a major test Thursday, when newly elected lawmakers gather to pick the Pacific nation s next prime minister.

Samoa Observer | PNG's public service reform rollercoaster

At independence, the PNG Public Services Commission (PSC) was a mighty body, with control over the entire public service. So powerful was it that the commissioners were referred to as “gods”. But the public service was seen as unresponsive and performing poorly and in the mid-1980s the PSC was st.

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PNG's public service reform rollercoaster

At independence, the PNG Public Services Commission (PSC) was a mighty body, with control over the entire public service. So powerful was it that the commissioners were referred to as “gods”.