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by Martin Otto The recent national election has left many Solomon Islanders contemplating the state of our nation, which particularly our mental state. It seems we are caught in a cycle of self-inflicted pain, akin to harming oneself when not in good mental health. The choices made by voters in…
“I feel that my win is not my win, it is a win for the voiceless and the forgotten…” – Cathy L. Nori, MP Maringe/Kokota constituency, Isabel Province by William Kadi Hailing from Kmaga village, East Maringe, Isabel Province, Cathy L. Nori was declared as the incoming MP elect for Maringe/Kokota…
Voters in Guadalcanal have rewarded their last premier and his deputy with honors by elevating them to the national parliament in the April 17 polls. Francis Sade unseated North-West Guadalcanal strongman Bodo Dettke, to claim the seat for the first time. He was Guadalcanal premier until his election last week. His…
A reflection on past performance and future prospects By Ronald F. Toito’ona Manasseh Maelanga’s re-election as Member of Parliament for East Malaita Constituency comes as a surprise to most of the people who wanted to see change in the constituency. But the majority of voters have spoken, which resulted in him being re-elected. Notably, a good number of people from east Malaita constituency…
The prime minister of the Pacific Island nation has recently gone on a home-building spree, constructing eight valuable new houses in and around the capital city of Honiara. KEY FINDINGS: by Aubrey Belford (OCCRP), Dan McGarry (OCCRP), Ofani Eremae (In-Depth Solomons), Charley Piringi (In-Depth Solomons), Gina Maka’a (In-Depth Solomons), and Ronald…
For Solomon Islanders like Joseph Dolangania, the chance to work in the meat industry in Australia brings both excitement and uncertainty. Much of the uncertainty lies around the lack of exposure in the industry here in the country, particularly on the challenges and what to expect when there. With the…
As Solomon Islands awaits the official confirmation of this year’s elections date, tentatively slated for this April, the electoral engine has already kicked into gear. This week, Civil Society representatives from all nine provinces of Solomon Islands and Honiara City Council have convened at a workshop in the capital to…
For more than a decade, logging companies have been trying to win the timber rights and approvals to log the pristine forest on Lupa Vangunu, close to the Zaira community. But members from the Dokoso, Sugili and Tavoamai Tribes want to develop a conservation and carbon project that protects the…
By Ofani Eremae and Georgina Maka’a Members of Parliament in Solomon Islands are due to receive a huge pay rise this year despite the nation’s precarious state of the economy and poor government service delivery. The pay increase was published in a government gazette last Tuesday. While the decision is…
By Ronald Toito’ona OUR Party is looking forward to leading the country again after the April 17 national elections, care-taker Deputy Prime Minister, and former MP for East Malaita, Manasseh Maelanga says. Maelanga stated this at the launch of the OUR Party manifesto in Honiara, yesterday. “OUR Party is your party,” he told supporters at…
