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Samisoni Pareti
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Samantha Magick
Managing Editor

2022 is already testing us.
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The Tongan earthquake and tsunami, community transmission of COVID-19 in Solo- Dick Lee
mon Islands, Samoa and Kiribati, floods in Fiji and the Cook Islands, the list goes on.
Contributors
It means much of the economic modelling for 2022— forecasts from central banks
and International Finance Institutions—will already need to be updated. For that Hefrani Barnes
reason, our look at the year ahead has focussed on political dynamics—in particu- Jason Jett
lar in those countries scheduled to hold elections this year. As more information Georgina Kekea
comes to hand on the situation in Pacific nations now clearing the ash, cleaning up Nic Maclellan
after the waters subside and managing lockdowns, we will provide more meaning- Kevin McQuillan
ful analysis of the impact these natural and COVID-related disasters will have on Joji Seseu Raqio
economies, here and online. Netani Rika
Lotarakuita Anand Sen Saurara
Our January issue takes a look at education; and includes a contribution from two Sadhana Sen
Fijian students on how prolonged school closures have affected them and their Rowena Singh
friends. You’ll also meet the tweeting teacher, Joji Raqio, who writes about the Kaliopate Tavola
power of social media in effecting change and improving understanding of life in
rural Fiji, and hear from a global education specialist on the future of education. Iva Tora
Epeli Krishan Sen Vakalalabure
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