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The China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) sponsored a crime prevention speech competition at Chung Wah School in Honiara on 21 August, bringing together students from schools across the capital to promote safer schools and communities. The competition was organised by the CPLT and the National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD), with…
By Ofani Eremae The National Hosting Authority (NHA) created a special procurement system to speed up the delivery of the 2023 Pacific Games, documents show. These emerged after outgoing Auditor General David Teika Dennis released on Saturday a special audit his office did on the 2023 Pacific Games. But the…
By Ofani Eremae In a landmark ruling, the High Court has declared that the National Hosting Authority (NHA) acted unlawfully and without legal authority in spending public funds for the 2023 Pacific Games held in Honiara. While the two-week spectacle was hailed as the best and largest event in South…
Audit exposes illegal procurement, missing records and weak controls By Ofani Eremai A special audit into how the National Hosting Authority (NHA) spent public money for the 2023 Pacific Games has uncovered serious failures in procurement, financial controls and record-keeping. Outgoing Auditor General David Teika Dennis released the report this…
Investigation so far into 33 bauxite shipments exported from Rennell Island has uncovered years of missing, incomplete and unaccounted-for Government records, raising fresh questions over how the country’s mineral resources were managed. The findings are contained in an update Attorney General Gabriel Suri provided this afternoon. “Investigations so far have…
It is a house that has suddenly become the centre of a political storm. Since November last year, Solomon Islands Government has been paying SBD$100,000 to rent a little-known property at Tolu Street, Lengakiki, for the Ministry of Forestry and Research. The twist? The property is registered to Prime Minister…
More than 13,000 Solomon Islanders are now working in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. This latest figure highlights the growing demand for Solomon Island workers among Australian employers and the work of the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) to prepare and connect workers with employment opportunities. LMU…
The GREAT Coalition today released its Draft Formal Tax Policy Work Programme 2026–2028, inviting taxpayers, businesses and the wider public to have their say on the future direction of Solomon Islands’ tax system. The draft programme sets out the Government’s proposed tax policy and legislative priorities for the next two…
High school students in Dala North and Laugwata in West Kwara’ae, Malaita, now have safer, more spacious learning facilities following the completion of two new classroom projects. The classrooms were funded through the Solomon Islands–Australia Community Partnerships Program. At Dala North Community High School, a new three-classroom block will help…
The Government has acknowledged an administrative error in the registration of the Solomon Islands Mineral Holdings Company, after the company’s registration details sparked public outcry on social media. The issue has attracted widespread attention since yesterday, with members of the public questioning details recorded in the company’s registration. In a…
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