BY SAMIE WAIKORI
Guadalcanal province officially celebrated its 41st Second Appointed Day on Friday, August 1, 2025
The celebration for this year was held in ward level, where MPs and MPAs marked this special day with their constituents. Premier William Atu celebrated the event in other parts of the province.
The theme for this year’s celebration was “Resilient Communities, Sustainable Futures, Driving Rural Development and Inclusive Economic Growth in Guadalcanal.”
In a pre-recorded speech, Premier of Guadalcanal province, Mr William Atu on the province’s 2nd Appointed Day celebration, said the theme reflects the determination of the province to place its rural communities at the centre of sustainable development.
“It affirms that inclusive economic growth rooted in resilience and equity is the path forward for our province,” he said.
Atu stated that the celebration is also time to reflect on challenges and successes the province has experienced as people and government.
“Guadalcanal province has come through many challenges and to put it into perspective, it has been saved by both natural and human-induced events.
“The devastation of the World War II, the migration of plantation labour under Liver’s Pacific Plantation in the 1950s, urban growth and informal settlements via Temporary Occupancy Licences or what they call TOL.
“The ethnic tensions from 1998 to 2003, the April floods of 2014, Cyclone Harold in 2020, the roots of the riots of 2019 and 2021 and most recently COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
The Premier, however, said the province today, has new challenges that continues to demand the province to be strategic in its planning and execution of service for the province.
“Today, we face newer challenges, the depletion of our primary forests from logging, the rise of mining, the looming threats of climate change and rapid population growth.
“These challenges, some within our control, others are not and they demand a strategic and a coordinated provincial response,” he said.
Acting Prime Minister, Hon Fredrick Kologeto, who attended the celebration at Mamara as guest speaker, congratulated the people and government of Guadalcanal on marking their 41st Second Appointed Day.
The acting PM assures commitment and continued support of the national government to Guadalcanal province in their efforts to develop the province.
Highly respected dignitaries who represent our diplomatic partners also attended the celebration at Mamara.
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