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by Christopher Chevalier and Clive Moore This month marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Solomon Mamaloni, one of the foremost founding fathers of the nation. ‘Solo’, as he was popularly known, was only 56 years old when he died on 11 January 2000 at Central Hospital in Honiara.…
The Lilisiana community in Solomon Islands’ Malaita Province is facing an urgent and heartbreaking reality as rising sea levels continue to claim their sacred burial grounds. Three rows of graves have already been lost, and now 22 more graves in the fourth row are at critical risk. This devastating loss…
by Ofani Eremae As logging continues to wreak havoc across Guadalcanal Province, one tribal group is racing against time to save one of the province’s last, remaining virgin forests. At the forefront of the race is Cyril Kulisuia, leader of the recently registered Bubutasi-Penguniu Tribal Land Association in Birao Ward,…
by Ronald Toito’ona Dubbed the ‘Economic Bridge’, this new Tinahulu facility at Gold Ridge, Central Guadalcanal, was officially opened by senior government ministers, directors of the Gold Ridge Mining Limited, and local land owners, Tuesday this week. With its construction completed, the bridge now provides much-needed connectivity to remote communities…
A young civil and structural engineer is now utilising his knowledge and skills acquired under anAustralian Awards Scholarship (AAS) to ensure his local community have the same infrastructuredevelopment to those in capital Honiara of Solomon Islands. Jim Tawa Biliki received his Master of Engineering (Civil and Structural) testamur in early…
by Ofani Eremae Nutritionists always tell us “you are what you eat”. Meaning our health is primarily determined by the kind of food we eat each day. Across the Solomon Islands, Non-Communicable Diseases (NDCs) are killing people at a pace never seen before, with statistics showing at least six people…
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit. by Aubrey Belford (OCCRP) High in the forested mountains of Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville…
by Charley Piringi The Rennell landowners are questioning the government again about the status of their royalty payments for the 33 bauxite shipments worth millions and their compensation claims for the Kangava Bay oil spill in 2018. Furthermore, Penrose Palmer, a Land Acquisition Officer who falsified documents for land acquired…
by Charley Piringi “The name ‘Win-Win’ was all in the philosophy that both win. The company wins, and the landowner wins,” Sailosi Nakelekelevesi, a Fijian national and former Win-Win director, explained. Nakelekelevesi, whose business relationship with Win-Win boss Dan Shi, a Chinese national, later fell apart, was involved in the…
By Ronald F. Toito’ona For villagers in the eastern region of Malaita, the province’s East Road holds significant importance to them. Although it’s just a gravelled-road, it is perhaps the most notable infrastructure the British colonial government left behind in East Malaita before their exit in 1978 when Solomon Islands…
