Internal Revolt as IRD Chief Quashes $85BÂ Tax Assessment Against Tobacco Giant
A massive $85 billion tax discrepancy, reportedly uncovered by auditors investigating the tax affairs of Solomon Islands Tobacco Company Ltd…
Category: Investigations
$30,000 Missing: Suidani Files Police Complaint Against Premier Asilaua
by Ronald Toito’ona Former Malaita premier Daniel Suidani has filed a police complaint against the current Premier, Elijah Asilaua, alleging…
Lata Airport Accusations Surface as Upgrading Work Reaches Mid-Way
by Ronald Toito’ona Landowners of Lata airfield on Santa Cruz in Temotu Province have accused the construction firm engaged to…
Choiseul Mining Scandal
How a shipment of nickel ore destined for China was diverted to Indonesia and sold there instead. by Charley Piringi On…
Shocking ‘Spending Spree’ Exposed in Scathing TCSI Report
by Ednal Palmer, Georgina Maka’a, and Ronald Toito’ona Three months after his appointment as interim head of the Telecommunications Commission…
PNG Central Bank Chief Appointed Amid Money Laundering Investigation
Scoop Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a…
When The Rush For Gold ‘Spirals Out of Control’
 Gold Ridge suffers huge financial losses brought on by illegal miners Government recently suspended the issuance of Gold Dealers Licences…
How Solomon Islands’ Donor-Funded Water Plant Became a Costly Failure
A major donor-funded water plant in the capital of Solomon Islands was supposed to fix a clean water crisis. But…
O.U.R. Party Figures Set Up China-Linked Overseas Company Months Before Election
KEY POINTS: by Gina Maka’a, Ofani Eremae, Charley Piringi, and Lamantha Lano Just two months before Solomon Islands went to…
A Lawsuit Promises Justice for Rio Tinto’s Mining Disaster in Bougainville. Some Say It’s Nothing But a Cash Grab
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous…