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For the first time in history, the Solomon Islands Football Federation will host an international futsal team at home. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will welcome the Australian national team, the Futsalroos, for the 2024 edition of the PacificAus Sports Futsal Series. The three-match international friendly series will be played…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) says it is concerned with the current road situation/condition affecting traffic from the East, Central Honiara City, and the Western end of the city. “As the organization responsible for the private sector in the Solomon Islands, SICCI is raising its members’…
Solomon Islands do not have the option of business as usual – change must come says former Opposition leader Matthew Wale. Wale, who is also the former MP for Aoke-Langalanga, is the wing leader of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP). Speaking at the candidates brief at the pacific crown…
In a landmark event, Solomon Islands has seen the official launch of the Right to Information (RTI) initiative. The project is a collaborative effort between the University of The South Pacific (USP) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under the ‘Strengthening Anti-corruption, Transparency and Accountability in Pacific Island Countries,’…
by Charley Piringi The Solomon Islands Independent Commision Against Corruption (SICAC) is a “Tiger that has no teeth to bite ”, former Governor General and Chairman of the body Sir Frank Kabui says. Sir Kabui was speaking during the launch of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023 discussion panel in…
The small business advocacy group, Small and Medium Enterprise Working Group (SMEWG), is on amission to make life easier for Solomon Islands’ entrepreneurs. A subcommittee of the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), SMEWG met onThursday 1st February to chart a course for 2024, focusing on key challenges…
By Ronald Toito’ona One of Honiara’s major business operators has urged Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga to urgently intervene and establish a plan address the city’s bad road system. Solomon Motor Ltd, which runs several refueling outlets, accommodation and speciality shops in town, made the call in the wake of the worsening traffic situation in Honiara. Long traffic queues…
Australia has announced its ongoing commitment to supporting the Solomon Islands Government by providing AUD 4 million (approximately SBD 21.6 million) in funding to bolster its 2024 Budget this week. The funding, delivered in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, aims to support the Solomon Islands Government in…
By Ronald Toito’ona William Marau, the former Ulawa-Ugi Constituency MP facing a corruption-related charge, fronted the Honiara Magistrate Court for the first time yesterday, looking pale and worried. Police alleged Marau, a two-term MP who’ll be seeking a third term in the upcoming national elections, converted $5 million the national government paid to his constituency in…
By Charley Piringi and Ronald Toito’ona More former MPs are expected to be arrested in coming months on corruption-related charges, police say today. This rare assurance came after police arrested and charged William Bradford Marau, the two-term former MP for Ulawa-Ugi, Makira-Ulawa Province, last Thursday. Police alleged Marau converted $5 million…
