AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoLiving Heritage: The locally built MV Grace has reached Honiara for safety testing, marking a step toward preserving Langa Langa Lagoon’s traditional shipbuilding skills while meeting modern standards. Culture on Screen: More than 2,500 people across the Pacific, including in Solomon Islands, joined the Pacific Human Rights Film Festival, whose programme featured women-led films and stories of Pacific life. Women’s Livelihoods: A women’s group in Zutapati received an outboard motor to ease travel for market work, school and church activities; the group still needs a boat to use it. Education: St Joseph’s Secondary School is preparing a three-year plan to improve learning and access as the government continues its free education policy. Cultural Recognition: Smithsonian Folkways is seeking contact with Afunakwa’s family and says royalties from her recording of the Malaitan lullaby behind “Sweet Lullaby” remain in escrow. Heritage Tourism: Pacific tourism delegates visited Tulagi, where local leaders showcased World War II sites, island culture and Nggela traditions.
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