Fiji, Sept. 29 -- Public institutions in Solomon Islands must put merit, fairness and accountability ahead of personal connections if they are to earn public trust, Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has told the Attorney-General's Conference in Honiara.
Delivering the keynote address titled "Law at the Centre: Building Institutions Worthy of Public Trust last week in Honiara, Dr Aqorau said good governance was not only about laws and court decisions but how public power was exercised every day.
"It is about how public power is exercised every day: whether appointments are fair, public money is properly accounted for, decisions have clear reasons, and people can raise concerns without fear," he ...