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By Ronald Toito’ona Police in Honiara have taken in four individuals, including a foreign national, for questioning in connection to a series of alleged attempted child and teenage abductions across the capital in recent days. These incidents have created panic throughout the city, with many parents and guardians becoming increasingly…
By Ronald Toito’ona Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has reaffirmed Solomon Islands’ measured approach to the West Papua issue, stating that his GNUT administration respects Indonesia’s sovereignty. Speaking ahead of his departure to Indonesia this Friday, Mr. Manele addressed the media on his administration’s position on West Papua – a matter…
By Ronald Toito’ona The Solomon Islands Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) 100-days Policy agenda officially came to an end on 17th September, 2024, but the Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele is yet to be informed of how much his administration has achieved. While he refrained from providing an exact…
Eleven planning and policy officials from government and Honiara City Council are in Australia this week to study how to better plan, finance, deliver and maintain infrastructure projects in Solomon Islands. The three-day training program, facilitated by Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program, is being delivered by the University of Sydney.…
Solomons Independent Group leader Peter Kenilorea Junior has joined the call for police and other integrity institutions to further investigate allegations of fraud and corruption highlighted in the recently released Audit Report on the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). The last Sogavare government initiated the $309 stimulus fund in 2021…
Peter Kenilorea Jnr., Solomons Leader of the Independent Group in Parliament, has called on the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bradley Tovosia, to immediately rectify his recent actions in the appointment of public officers to the Board of the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA). Tovosia recently removed SIWA from being…
By Ofani Eremae A Solomon Islands consultant says his engagement to evaluate the controversial COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) does not amount to “conflict of interest”. Dr Richard Pauku, who runs a small family company called Maraghoto Holdings Company Ltd, was responding to Auditor General David Dennis’ audit report released…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has called on the police to initiate immediate criminal investigations into the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) report. In a statement today, Wale said investigations must proceed with technical support for police in financial expertise for the investigations. Auditor General David Dennis released the report last…
The Auditor General, David Dennis has called for the urgent strengthening of the legal and regulatory regime for the administration of government grants. Dennis made the call after an audit into the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) revealed major fraud risk, poor to non-existent administrative controls and almost zero transparency…
By Ronald Toito’ona In East Choiseul Constituency, seven villages there were hoping that a government grant would finally provide them with the resources to protect their local poultry farms from predators, and boost their livelihoods. However, their hopes have vanished and never materialized, an Audit Report of the Economic Stimulus…
