Unemployment is one of the Pacific's most significant challenges.

In places like Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, it's an issue felt particularly amongst the youth.

Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong takes a look at why economic development appears to be sluggish.

Today I’m being reminded of how beautiful & uniquely placed Solomon Islands🇸🇧 is BUT most importantly the disparity between essential services & infrastructure accessible in Honiara VS lack of it in the provinces-a domestic terminal in the last vid🤷‍♀️

Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare has held his first press conference in four years.

The ABC's Solomon Islands reporter Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong attended the media event. She says there's been mounting pressure on the leader to engage with his people through the press.

in awe of absolute boss🤩Tahlea Aualiitia host of new tv show The Pacific👏🏽

📺9:30pm Thurs on ABC News tv channel, catch up on iView

Congrats to the ace team presenting across the region with in country reporting from Lice Movono Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong Johnson Raela Evan Wasuka

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ABC is strengthening its commitment to covering the Pacific. So cool to host our Solomons correspondent ⁦Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong⁩ and Fiji correspondent ⁦Lice Movono⁩ today.

And the #PIFS SG making his way into the auditorium for the official opening program. Am also dancing on the side.. can't help it especially with the beats #PIFLM2023 Jeremy Gwao Elizabeth Osifelo Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong Gina Makaa Dorothy Wickham

Obsessed with Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong’s election coverage and her knack for picking the most gorgeous backgrounds for her live crosses 👑🙌🏽

Check out this mini Sols election doco that she and Gabriella Marchant produced earlier this year 💪🏾

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It's election day in Solomon Islands!
We kicked off our coverage with Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong crossing to ABC News Breakfast from her home, Kalian Village, Malaita province.
I think it's safe to say it's the first ever live TV cross from Malaita!
(We brought over a satellite dish).

Talk about a dynamic duo.
Last night Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong and Evan Wasuka beamed in from Honiara to give The Pacific’s Johnson Raela an update on the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 election.
Synopsis: counting has just started and there’s a long way to go before we know a result.
(Link below👇)

Awesome to have part of the ABC’s Pacific Local Journalism Network together in Brisbane (with matching outfits).

Lice Movono
Belinda Kora
Marian Kupu 🇹🇴
(Missing our mate/sista Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong who’s a little busy covering a pesky election as well as Zevonia Vieira and Adel in 🇼🇸)

Enjoyed a short break from working on headlines to starting a new week with this. PM election date expected to be announced this wk,who will the Sols PM be? #solpolitics

ABC Pacific Tahlea Aualiitia Evan Wasuka Johnson Raela Lice Movono Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong This as your first news item: Vanuatu -Small is beautiful and power.
Ishmael Kalsakau of Vanuatu UN 🇻🇺 continues:‘’Let us write history today where people of UN decides to leave aside differences and work together to tackle the leading challenge of our times: Climate Change.''

Big fala taggio tumas Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong for following up with those responsible to get this 👇 removed over the wkend!

A great day in Honiara working with and learning from Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong !! Happy Independence Day 🇸🇧

#ThePacific returns Thursday 3 August at 7PM AEST, on ABC Australia @ ABC Pacific Facebook. Join Johnson Raela, welcoming Alice Lolohea as hosts with #PacificNews from Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong Marian Kupu 🇹🇴 Evan Wasuka and the rest of our ABC Pacific family! 9PM Fiji on #ABCPacific FB.

Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong Love them. Got a few already from Sons & Daughters. 🙏🏽❤️🇸🇧😊

Excellent new story from Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong and Melissa Maykin about Australia's emerging betel nut black market. Drank kava for the first time last week at ABC Pacific after work drinks, hoping someone brings betel nut to the next one😝

Such a pleasure to have an outstanding and accomplished journalist/editor like Robert Luke Iroga addressing our students today:

Evan Wasuka Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong Elizabeth Osifelo Georgina Kekea TarcisiusKabutaulaka

Incredible work from Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong and Gabriella Marchant for this week’s episode of #ABCThePacific ! 🇸🇧

Farewell Honiara - it feels slightly like I’m leaving just as the vote count gets interesting but the ABC’s brilliant ⁦Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong⁩ is (as ever) poised to bring you all the latest on the results as they flow in