Will free agency fix PALM?
by Stephen Howes Recent articles by Matt Withers and Sophia Kagan have argued that (a) the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme suffers from…
Author: Charley Piringi
Charley Piringi is a co-founder and investigative journalist at In-Depth Solomons.
Opposition Leader Claims Government Grants $199M in Discretionary Exemptions in 2024
Hours after Finance minister Manasseh Sogavare called the media to explain why he granted duty exemptions to certain Chinese business…
Warning on Facebook as Court Orders Two Persons to Pay Damages for Defamation
by Georgina Maka’a Facebook users in Solomon Islands have been warned that whilst they have the right to post or…
Wale Slams Gov’t Over $29M Duty Exemption To Chinese Businessman
The Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has slammed GNUT’s $29M tax exemption to Wan Chen Company Limited, calling it…
Court Orders Government Communications Director to Pay $20,000 for Defamation
A High Court judge recently ordered the Director of Government Communications George Herming to pay $20,000 to a prominent Honiara…
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CPP Officer Under Investigations for Supplying Radios to ‘Criminals’
by Charley Piringi Police are currently investigating one of its officers, a member of the Close Personal Protection (CPP), who…
Wale Hits Out at Gov’t For Secretly Granting Duty Exemptions to Asians
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has questioned why discretionary exemptions have continued to be granted despite assurances by the Minister…
PINA President: “Role of Media as Defenders of Democracy, More Crucial Now Than Ever Before”
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) has echoed the calls of the Palau Media Council (PMC) and the Pacific Freedom…
$10M Budget For Passports Run Out, Says Immigration
by Georgina Maka’a Immigration authority say $10 million allocated in this year’s budget for the purchase of passport books have…