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by Ofani Eremae SOLOMON Islands National University (SINU) this week terminated the contract of Frank Lui, one of the five senior staff it suspended in early June over allegations of fraud. Lui is SINU’s acting Director of Property at the time of his suspension. Two weeks ago, SINU terminated the contracts of Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic)…
OPPOSITION MP Peter Kenilorea Jnr says the philosophical view that we are a country conceived but not yet born is a curse on our nation. Speaking in Parliament during the TRC Report debate this week, Kenilorea said we are a nation’s own nation and we should be talking about our…
A Japanese destroyer, JS Shiranui, arrived in Honiara yesterday morning as part of its Indo-Pacific Deployment 2023 (IPD23). Japanese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki, confirmed that JS Shiranui will be here all day for a brief hand-over ceremony of 140 human remain samples believed to be of Japanese…
by Bobby Anderson In the years following the 1998-2003 ethnic tensions in Solomon Islands, the World Bank assisted the Solomon Islands government in planning a project to support rural communities. This resulted in the Rural Development Program (RDP), a community-driven development intervention that captured community needs and delivered small-scale infrastructure, access to services, and…
The forest carbon project can provide an alternative to logging in a critical ecosystem at Marovo Lagoon. Community members from Lupa Vangunu are engaging in a series of talks following years of dispute over a shared vision for sustainable development for their forests and people. An approved logging development for 1,500…
𝘉𝘺 𝘋𝘳 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘢 The Solomon Islands National Parliament has started the debate on the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Report. This is necessary and important. There are two reasons why it is necessary and important that the TRC Report is tabled and discussed in parliament. First, members of parliament (MPS)…
By Georgina Maka’a Guadalcanal Province staged a colourful 39th Second Appointed Day celebration at Mamara, west of Honiara, today. The event also concluded a five-day trade show, which started last Friday, that the province organised as part of its 39th Second Appointed Day celebrations Today’s celebration was attended by a high-level delegation led by…
By Bernadette Carreon and Aubrey Belford (OCCRP). A major newspaper in the Solomon Islands received nearly US$140,000 in funding from theThe Chinese government in return for pledges to “promote the truth about China’s generosity and itstrue intentions to help develop” the Pacific Islands country, according to a leaked document andinterviews.…
A Palauan newspaper publisher entered into a media deal with a company thatturned out to have connections to Chinese security services. The deal fell through, but it highlights China’s efforts to influence the Pacific states — including Palau, a U.S. ally and one of the few countries to recognise Taiwan.…
𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳 Geopolitical competitions can have adverse impacts on third-party countries that find themselves at the center of the rivalry. We are seeing this in Solomon Islands where domestic political discourses – at least in Honiara and on social media – are dominated by conversations about the country’s relationship…
