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Solomon Islands Concludes High-Level Agriculture Study Tour to New Zealand
A senior Solomon Islands delegation has successfully concluded a week-long agricultural study tour to New Zealand, aimed at strengthening institutional…
“Geopolitics Fo Wat?” Reassessing Malaita’s Rural Development
by Anouk Ride I write this amidst the thunder of a tropical storm in a village…
Opposition Calls for Urgent Government Action Over Scholarship Delays in Solomon Islands
Acting Leader of Opposition John Dean Kuku has called for urgent intervention by the Government over ongoing delays in scholarship…
Solomon Islands Law Reform Body Calls For ‘Future-Proof’ Drug Laws To Close Dangerous Legal Gaps
by Ronald Toito’ona The Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission has urged Parliament to adopt a more proactive and modern legal…
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The Chasm Between Anti-corruption Pledges And Practicalities
by Shailendra B. Singh* The complexities and contradictions of implementing anti-corruption initiatives in a Pacific Island context were on full display in Suva recently. Fiji’s…
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Promised City, Lingering Questions: The Unfinished Story of Mamara
by Ednal Palmer and Ofani Eremae When former Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare launched the Mamara Township Development Project in May 2021, he invoked hope and national…
Built in Silence: The Rise of Bangladeshi Retail Power at Korona Market
by Georgina Maka’a & Ofani Eremae At Korona Market, east of Honiara, controversial Bangladeshi retailers appear to have carved out a niche. They are doing…
Meet the South Pacific Ponzi King With a Bogus Bank — and a Global Fan Club
Fugitive Ponzi schemer Noah Musingku reigns over an armed “cargo cult” deep in the interior of one of the world’s most isolated islands. OCCRP went…
Seaweed or Sediment?
Climate Change and Mining Threaten Livelihoods of Wagina villagers by Charley Piringi For the people of Wagina, a small Micronesian community at the eastern end…
The Siruka Mining Mess: How Solomon Islands’ Government Fast-Tracking Policy Sparked Controversy
Decking: When COVID-19 struck Solomon Islands in 2020, it sent shockwaves through an already fragile economy, cutting off trade, tourism, and jobs. In response, the…
A Bay Under Siege: How Unchecked Mining is Choking Life in Thousand Ships Bay
Key findings: Environmental degradation is widespread: Rivers run red, mangroves are dying, and fish stocks have collapsed—devastating local livelihoods. Communities, especially women, are suffering: With…
SCALE-NRM: A Multi-Million Dollar Project That Gave ‘False Hope’ to the People of Malaita
by Georgina Maka’a Five Years of Hope, Now Disappointment Five years ago, a wave of optimism swept through Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands. People…
EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Rapist Influencer Andrew Tate Got Vanuatu Passport Around Time of 2022 Arrest
The alleged sex trafficker and “king of toxic masculinity" was granted a golden passport by the South Pacific nation while under high-profile investigation in Romania.…
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Big Defeat For Kings: Mango Sees Red In 5–0 Loss To Hosts South Melbourne FC
Solomon Kings FC endured a tough evening on Australian soil, falling 5–0 to hosts South Melbourne FC in a match overshadowed by a second-half red…
