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The alleged sex trafficker and “king of toxic masculinity” was granted a golden passport by the South Pacific nation while under high-profile investigation in Romania. Tate now faces charges in the United Kingdom as well. He denies any wrongdoing. Reported by, Emanuel Stoakes (OCCRP), Dan McGarry (OCCRP) Ana Poenariu (Public…
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 Ronald Toito’ona Former Malaita premier Daniel Suidani has filed a police complaint against the current Premier, Elijah Asilaua, alleging Asilaua’s involvement in the disappearance of $30,000 earmarked for Malaita Day celebrations in 2023. The complaint, lodged with the Malaita Provincial Police on April 10 2025, claims that the missing…
by Ronald Toito’ona Landowners of Lata airfield on Santa Cruz in Temotu Province have accused the construction firm engaged to upgrade the facility of labour rights violations, environmental pollution and unfair compensation. They alleged that China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the Chinese-owned construction firm engaged to upgrade the SBD$117 million…
How a shipment of nickel ore destined for China was diverted to Indonesia and sold there instead. by Charley Piringi On the remote shores of East Choiseul, 55,000 metric tonnes of nickel ore worth millions of dollars were loaded into a bulk carrier destined for China in February this year. Solomon…
by Ednal Palmer, Georgina Maka’a, and Ronald Toito’ona Three months after his appointment as interim head of the Telecommunications Commission of Solomon Islands (TCSI) in February 2021, Calvin Ziru flew to Munda in Western Province for one of his first official engagements. This meeting with members of TCSI’s Technical Evaluation…
Scoop Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a police investigation into suspected money laundering. She has not been charged. by Carmel Pilotti, Aubrey Belford, Charmaine Yanam The acting head of Papua New Guinea’s central bank was the subject…
 Gold Ridge suffers huge financial losses brought on by illegal miners Government recently suspended the issuance of Gold Dealers Licences to individuals in the wake of increased illegal mining at the Gold Ridge mine site in Central Guadalcanal. Will this put a stop to these illegal activities? RONALD TOITO’ONA reports…. …
A major donor-funded water plant in the capital of Solomon Islands was supposed to fix a clean water crisis. But people involved in the project said it was doomed by the Asian Development Bank’s insistence on taking the lowest bid. KEY POINTS: by Charley Piringi (In-depth Solomons), Ofani Eremae (In-depth…
KEY POINTS: by Gina Maka’a, Ofani Eremae, Charley Piringi, and Lamantha Lano Just two months before Solomon Islands went to the polls this year, OUR Party President Jimson Fiau Tanangada and the son of Finance Minister Manasseh Sogavare set up a mysterious offshore shell company in Singapore in tandem with…
