Police Chief Suspended Over Meth Evidence Scandal, Just Weeks After Appointment
by Charley Piringi & Gina Maka’a Recently appointed police chief Ian Vaevaso has been suspended after less than two months…
Author: Charley Piringi
Charley Piringi is a co-founder and investigative journalist at In-Depth Solomons.
COP31 Pacific Climate Envoys To Elevate Climate Change Impacts On Global Stage
The Pacific COP31 Envoys, endorsed by the Pacific Climate Change Ministers, have now been formally appointed through a joint letter…
Wale Envisions Future Where Solomon Islanders Work Their Own Land Instead of Seeking Jobs Overseas
by Charley Piringi Prime Minister Mathew Wale describes the labour mobility programs like Australia’s PALM and New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal…
Sogavare Urges AG Suri to Recuse Himself From 33 Shipments Investigation
by Georgina Maka’a Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare has urged Attorney General Gabriel Suri to stand aside from current investigations into…
Suri Rejects Links to 33 Bauxite Shipments, Orders Documents Handed to Financial Intelligence Unit
by Ofani Eremae Attorney General Gabriel Suri says he was not involved in the operational aspects of Asia Pacific Investment…
Wale Promises Greater Transparency in Future Security Agreements
by Charley Piringi Prime Minister Mathew Wale says his government will pursue greater transparency in the negotiation and approval of…
New EU Seafood Rules Set to Impact Most Pacific Fishing Vessels
A new European Union food safety regulation is expected to affect about 97 percent of Pacific Island-flagged fishing vessels currently…
“Be Ambitious”: PM Mathew Wale Challenges Solomon Islands Youth to Lead National Change
Newly elected Prime Minister Mathew Wale has placed the youth of Solomon Islands at the centre of his vision for…
A Solomon Islands Police Officer Was Investigated for Dumping Meth in the Sea. Now He’s Poised to Become Commissioner
Internal documents reveal that prosecutors in Solomon Islands found “sufficient evidence” to suspend and charge Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Vaevaso…
Threads of Hope in Troubled Seas: How KAWAKI Women Are Defending Their Ocean and Their Future
by Charley Piringi Joanna Maru and her children waded carefully into Wagina’s shallow, warm waters, where the morning sun caught…