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By LESLEY SANGA The road stretching from Baratalo to Atori in East Kwara’ae, Malaita, has significantly deteriorated, creating major challenges for the local community. Recent heavy rainfall has further degraded the already poor conditions, leading to disrupted livelihoods and escalating transportation costs. Small business owners are feeling the brunt of…
The operating theatre at Solomon Islands’ National Referral Hospital (NRH) has been hit by drug and consumable shortages, forcing authorities to scale down on services there. “The Operating theatre will now only deal with emergency, cesarean births, and life-threatening cases until there is enough medication available,” a statement issued by…
by Charley Piringi Solomon Islands Parliament approved and passed the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 in the third reading by the Committee of Supply without amendments, Thursday. The Bill, now an Act, authorizes an additional spending of SBD$113.4 million ($113,436,406) for the financial year ending 31 December 2024. The controversial…
MEMBERS of Parliament from Malaita province have reconciled their differences and vowed to work together for the betterment of the province and Solomon Islands as a whole. The Malaita MPs today held a reconciliation ceremony at the Paul Tovua Complex in Honiara to iron out their differences in the past…
by Ednal Palmer Newly appointed Governor General Rev. David Tiva Kapu today stressed the need for people to till the soil and earn a living. Delivering the speech from the throne to open the second sitting of the 12th Parliament, Kapu said people should not rely on Members of Parliament to…
by Lamantha Lano A growing number of children are facing exploitations, abuse and severe labour in the Solomon Islands, according to a recently launched assessment report. The assessment report revealed serious Child Protection issues, including sexual exploitation and abuse to children as young as 11 years old. Launched last week…
By Ronald Toito’ona Recent flooding in Manila, Philippines, has severely impacted at least six Solomon Islands government-sponsored undergraduate students, leaving them grappling with the aftermath. On the night of July 24, intense rainfall from Typhoon Gaemi inundated the Philippine capital and surrounding areas, leading to the closure of schools and…
By Ednal Palmer Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has issued a directive to all government ministries and agencies, and all their staff to comply and respect the Government’s position, that the People’s Republic of China remains the sole legal representative of China. In reaffirming his government’s commitment to the one-China policy, Manele said…
by Ednal Palmer A large number of candidates who contested the April 2024 Joint Elections in Solomon Islands are facing hefty penalties. This is for failing to submit campaign expense reports in compliance with the Electoral Act and Provincial Assemblies and Honiara City Council Electoral regulations 2024. The 90-day legal period…
by Aubrey Belford (OCCRP Pacific Editor) Facebook temporarily blocked scores of posts on a page run by an OCCRP member center, In-Depth Solomons, after incorrectly labeling the independent investigative news outlet’s journalism as spam. The outlet suspects that complaints by critics who want to silence independent journalism may be behind the…
