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Commissioner of Lands Alan McNeil today scored another legal victory for the public after the High Court supported his decision to resume a portion of land from a Chinese businessman in the Rove area, west Honiara. Located at the foreshore, opposite the Ngossi-Tasahe junction on the Tandai Highway, McNeil said…
A group of Solomon Islander women leaders have completed the inaugural Solomon Islands Women SOE Directors Development Pilot Program in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Supported through the Solomon Islands–Australia Partnership, the week-long pilot program aims to strengthen the pipeline of qualified women for future State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Board roles. Australian High…
Just two weeks into the job, Solomon Islands’ new Minister for Infrastructure Development,. Ricky Fuo’o, is already confronting one of Honiara’s most frustrating issues—road chaos in the heart of the capital. In his first public statement since becoming a Minister, Fuo’o offered an apology to the public, private sector, and…
by Ronald Toito’ona Disciplinary action against Calvin Ziru, head of the Telecommunications Commission of Solomon Islands (TCSI) accused of mismanaging more than $1 million of TCSI funds, has started. Minister for Communication and Aviation and Deputy Prime Minister Frederick Kologeto revealed this in parliament today. “The process of investigation has…
by Ednal Palmer A USD$ 35 million environmental compensation claim against the owner of the Hong Kong bulk carrier that spilled oil on Rennell Island is sitting at the High Court. Attorney General John Muria Junior, told parliament today, when grilled by Opposition Leader Mathew Wale on the 2019 oil-spill…
by Ednal Palmer The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) annual general meeting has started in Honiara today with a call to secure continued funding and support for COSPac. Speaking to officially open the meeting, on behalf of the Solomon Islands government, Permanent Secretary (supervising) of the…
by Ronald Toito’ona One year after taking office, the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has marked a key milestone—its first anniversary—with a firm commitment to political stability, land reform, reconciliation, and national security. GNUT came into power with a broad coalition—OUR Party, Solomon Islands People’s First Party (SIPFP),…
Solomon Islands’ first investigative news outlet, In-depth Solomons, today launches an online crowdfunding campaign to raise money after aid cuts by the U.S. administration of Donald Trump slashed support for free press. Launched two years ago, In-depth Solomons started with the help of U.S. donor money secured through the Organised…
by Ednal Palmer When I was a teenager leafing through old books in my high school library, I stumbled upon what I thought were descriptions of ancient biblical cities protected by towering stone walls. As I kept reading, I realized these weren’t stories from Jerusalem or Jericho—these walls belonged to…
by Georgina Maka’a Residents of Honiara have been advised to go about their normal business despite the vote of no-confidence set against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele in parliament tomorrow. “It’s just a normal day. People should go about their business,” Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said. Central Honiara MP Gordon Darcy…
