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Solomon Islands has formally endorsed the Global Principles for Addressing Climate Mobility, reaffirming its commitment to protecting communities displaced by climate change. Speaking at the 2nd Climate Mobility Forum in Berlin, Germany, Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Wayne Ghemu said climate change is no longer a…
By Ednal Palmer Years of public calls for greater transparency and accountability in the management of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) are finally being answered, with the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) rolling out a new audit approach that goes beyond paperwork and into communities. The OAG today launched…
Solomon Islands manufacturers have issued a stark warning that high electricity costs, poor infrastructure, labour shortages and heavy dependence on imported goods are threatening the future of one of the country’s most important economic sectors. Business leaders say unless urgent reforms are implemented, the manufacturing industry – which has the…
“We could see the children were no longer comfortable coming to school because their families had nowhere proper to live after Cyclone Maila devastated our village,” says Anleta Mazini, Principal of Keara Primary School on Ranongga Island in Western Province. Keara Primary was among 18 schools in Western Province affected…
By Transform Aqorau, Hugo Bugoro and Anouk Ride* Solomon Islands is beginning an important national conversation about free education. At one level, the idea is simple and powerful: no child or young person should be denied education because their family cannot afford it. In a country where many families…
By Transparency Solomon Islands Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) observed with interest the Coalition government’s reform approach for change in the country’s governance system. Obviously, the month of June has become a defining month for governance in Solomon Islands’ extractive sector. There are Issues raised by West Rennell landowners demanding…
by Georgina Maka’a Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called on business leaders to partner with the Government in driving its “national economic transformation”. Speaking at a Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) event last night, the Prime Minister announced the upcoming launch of the GREAT Coalition Policy Statement…
Prime Minister Matthew Wale says he wants to see the high cost of telecommunications in Solomon Islands reduced to a level people can afford. He also wants to see improved telecommunications services across the country. Wale made his position clear when he met with the board and management of Our…
A new report shows that every dollar Australia invests in locally delivered infrastructure returns $2.60 to the Solomon Islands economy. In Buala, over 80 per cent of the SBD25.6 million invested in the Australia-funded new market, or around SBD20 million, was retained within Solomon Islands, with about half flowing directly…
The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon. Gordon Darcy Lilo, has ordered the termination of all Memoranda of Understanding relating to tax exemptions in the mining, forestry, and fisheries sectors, effective immediately. A statement from the Ministry said the move closes fiscal loopholes and ensures all tax exemptions comply with…
