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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade has confirmed that all five Solomon Islands students currently in Israel are safe and well, despite ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran. The students have been in Israel since September 2024, undergoing agricultural training at the Arava International Centre for Agriculture (AICAT). …
A massive $85 billion tax discrepancy, reportedly uncovered by auditors investigating the tax affairs of Solomon Islands Tobacco Company Ltd (SITCO), has triggered a sharp internal rift within the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) — the government agency responsible for tax collection. IRD Commissioner Joseph Dokekana dismissed the assessment as unrealistic,…
by Charley Piringi The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan has awarded Honiara-based investigative news outlet In-depth Solomons one of its 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards at a special ceremony held in Tokyo tonight. The club’s Freedom of the Press Committee annually recognises outstanding individual journalists and media organisations that contribute to…
by Ronald Toito’ona A reconciliation ceremony was held today at Central Police Station in Honiara, where a total of SBD$10,000 and two traditional Malaitan shell money were presented as ‘peace offering’, as investigations continue into the brutal killing of a young man from Makira-Ulawa Province. The shell money—Tafuliae and Baniau—were…
Twenty-eight MPs showed up in a photo Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele’s office released this evening ahead of tomorrow’s motion of no-confidence. They include Claudius Teiífi (West Kwaio) and Nestor Ghiro (Central Makira) – two of the 10 MPs who walked out of Manele last Monday. Three Opposition MPs who left over the…
by Ronald Toito’ona Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says the mass resignation of 10 government MPs on Monday is a “blessing in disguise”, and an opportunity to usher in a new generation of leaders. Fronting the media this afternoon in high spirit, a firm and confident Manele described the political upheaval…
by Ronald Toito’ona Member of Parliament for Central Honiara, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has dismissed recent rumours suggesting he was offered the Prime Minister’s position, and denied a newspaper report in the Solomon Star naming him as a potential Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination. Lilo, who is also the…
by Ronald Toito’ona In a stunning revelation, former Finance Minister Manasseh Sogavare has exposed what he calls serious failures in the government’s handling of the country’s mineral wealth—pointing to missing revenues, halted mining licenses, and a leadership unwilling to act. Sogavare was responding to a question from In-depth Solomons about…
The Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has come under fire following the resignation of West Kwaio MP, Claudios Tei’ifi, who cited the administration’s failure to prioritise the Bina Harbour Project as his main reason for leaving. Tei’ifi, who joined the GNUT government last year after leaving the Parliamentary…
The 10 Members of Parliament that resigned from the Government have joined forces with the Opposition and Independent Grouping ahead of the motion of no-confidence Tuesday next week. Before Parliament resumed this morning, a total of 25 took a photo and then walked over to the Opposition bench. A statement…
