PIF chair confident in the safety of Japan’s release into the ocean
RAROTONGA (Radio NZ) – The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair Mark Brown says the planned release of treated nuclear wastewater…
Category: Environment
Queensland Uni students to visit Babatana Rainforest Conservation project
Students from the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia will visit the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project in Choiseul this month to learn from the…
In-depth Solomons investigative journalist wins top Pacific media award for best environmental reporting
In-depth Solomons’ investigative journalist Charley Piringi has won a Pacific media award for his reporting on mining in Guadalcanal. Piringi,…
Isabel landowners fight for ownership over Tubi logs
by Ofani Eremae When Malaysian logger Richard Kong Sing Ngea pleaded guilty in December 2020 to the illegal harvesting of…
Mining operation allegedly owes millions in taxes and royalties in Solomon Islands
by Charley Piringi A mining operation in Solomon Islands owes millions in unpaid taxes and royalties, according to a former senior government…
THE GOLD RUSH: AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTEMPTED GOLD SMUGGLING AND TAX EVASION IN SOLOMON ISLANDS
by Charley Piringi AUD5.2 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD ILLEGAL DEAL Nearly 80 Kilograms of gold worth around AUD 5.2…
Pillaging people’s Tubi trees
by Ofani Eremae Villagers fight to reclaim stolen logs from Gov’t & Asian logger AT Korona logging base on San Jorge…
Mining makes off with the last soil in this remote Solomon Islands’ atoll
The last pockets of bauxite-rich soil in Rennell are being dug up and shipped out, leaving residents with little land…
Has mining benefitted Rennell Atoll?
Questions are circulating about whether BMC mining was granted its license fairly and whether it should be paying taxes on…