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…
Category: Investigations
Is the Hope for improved health services in East Malaita Constituency fading?
By Ronald F. Toito’ona It has been touted as a life-saving health facility. News of its construction brought hope and excitement…
Despite the millions, Malaita’s East Road remains in terrible condition
By Ronald F. Toito’ona For villagers in the eastern region of Malaita, the province’s East Road holds significant importance to…
Unplanned, Underfunded and Unfinished: Bradley Tovosia’s Road to Nowhere
By Charley Piringi, Gina Maka’a, and Ofani Eremae For his constituents in Guadalcanal’s remote Weather Coast, the new road promised…
Solomon Islands PM Has Millions in Property, Raising Questions Around Wealth
The prime minister of the Pacific Island nation has recently gone on a home-building spree, constructing eight valuable new houses…
Chinese Communist Party-Backed Businessman in Fiji is a Top Australian Criminal Target
Prominent Fiji-based businessman Zhao Fugang is a trusted advocate for China’s interests in the Pacific. But Australian law enforcement and…
Police raids found meth in Honiara; Seized drugs destroyed, claims commissioner
By Ronald Toito’ona & Charley Piringi Police claimed they’ve destroyed a small amount of drugs seized during raids they’ve executed…
PNG Meth ‘Black Flight’ Suspect Paid Account in Name of Migration Chief: Court Files
by OCCRP and Inside PNG A China-born businesswoman accused of taking part in an audacious plot to fly a light…
China-Born Businesswoman Charged Over Meth Flight Built a Web of Influence in Papua New Guinea
by Julie Badui Owa (Inside PNG), Carmel Pilotti (OCCRP), Kila Wani (Inside PNG), Dan McGarry (OCCRP), and Aubrey Belford (OCCRP), 26…