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Solomon Islands do not have the option of business as usual – change must come says former Opposition leader Matthew Wale. Wale, who is also the former MP for Aoke-Langalanga, is the wing leader of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP). Speaking at the candidates brief at the pacific crown…
by Charley Piringi The Solomon Islands Independent Commision Against Corruption (SICAC) is a “Tiger that has no teeth to bite ”, former Governor General and Chairman of the body Sir Frank Kabui says. Sir Kabui was speaking during the launch of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023 discussion panel in…
Australia has announced its ongoing commitment to supporting the Solomon Islands Government by providing AUD 4 million (approximately SBD 21.6 million) in funding to bolster its 2024 Budget this week. The funding, delivered in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, aims to support the Solomon Islands Government in…
by Julie Badui Owa (Inside PNG), Carmel Pilotti (OCCRP), Kila Wani (Inside PNG), Dan McGarry (OCCRP), and Aubrey Belford (OCCRP), 26 January 2024 Mei Lin is a prominent member of Papua New Guinea’s business community, with ties to influential locals. She’s also allegedly a key player in an audacious drug trafficking…
By Charley Piringi and Ronald Toito’ona More former MPs are expected to be arrested in coming months on corruption-related charges, police say today. This rare assurance came after police arrested and charged William Bradford Marau, the two-term former MP for Ulawa-Ugi, Makira-Ulawa Province, last Thursday. Police alleged Marau converted $5 million…
By Ronald Toito’ona and Charley Piringi China’s interference and moves to control the media in the Solomon Islands have been exposed in leaked emails In-depth Solomons has obtained. On Monday last week, Huangbi Lin, a diplomat working at the Chinese Embassy in Honiara, called the owner of Island Sun newspaper, Lloyd Loji, and expressed the…
Up to 88 Solomon Islanders will leave soon to work in Australia as the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) sets to send more workers this year. Pre-Departure briefings for those preparing to leave were held starting today in Honiara. The 69 males and 19 females will work with the various Approved…
An increase in “flu-like illness” has been detected in Honiara over the last two weeks during the Pacific Games, which ended Saturday. It’s caused by what health authorities say were influenza and COVID-19 viruses. “This flu-like illness was detected by our hardworking medical staff on the ground stationed at various…
By Georgina Maka’a Landowning tribes of Kongulai water source will now be receiving annual land rent of $850,000 from the national government. This new amount was spelled out in a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) the landowners signed with the Government on Tuesday 29 November 2023. Kongulai, located on the…
A cohort of 118 workers are undergoing a two-day pre departure training this week conducted by the LMU before deploying to work in Australia. Special presentations were made by Australian Deputy High Commissioner Sally-Anne Vincent and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) officials. The briefings ensure workers are fully…
