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By Ofani Eremae After three difficult years, the Solomon Islands’ economy is growing again. That’s according to Dr Lodewijk Smets, a senior economist at the World Bank office in Honiara. His comments came as the World Bank released its latest report on the economies of 11 Pacific island countries on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. “The Solomon…
by Ofani Eremae SOLOMON Islands National University (SINU) this week terminated the contract of Frank Lui, one of the five senior staff it suspended in early June over allegations of fraud. Lui is SINU’s acting Director of Property at the time of his suspension. Two weeks ago, SINU terminated the contracts of Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic)…
OPPOSITION MP Peter Kenilorea Jnr says the philosophical view that we are a country conceived but not yet born is a curse on our nation. Speaking in Parliament during the TRC Report debate this week, Kenilorea said we are a nation’s own nation and we should be talking about our…
The forest carbon project can provide an alternative to logging in a critical ecosystem at Marovo Lagoon. Community members from Lupa Vangunu are engaging in a series of talks following years of dispute over a shared vision for sustainable development for their forests and people. An approved logging development for 1,500…
The project to construct 161 towers in and around the country has begun with the Prime Minister taking part in the ground- breaking ceremony today at Sali, in North Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province. Today’s launch is a manifestation of DCGA’s hard work and determination towards achieving the country’s National Development Strategy-…
By Georgina Maka’a Guadalcanal Province staged a colourful 39th Second Appointed Day celebration at Mamara, west of Honiara, today. The event also concluded a five-day trade show, which started last Friday, that the province organised as part of its 39th Second Appointed Day celebrations Today’s celebration was attended by a high-level delegation led by…
By Bernadette Carreon and Aubrey Belford (OCCRP). A major newspaper in the Solomon Islands received nearly US$140,000 in funding from theThe Chinese government in return for pledges to “promote the truth about China’s generosity and itstrue intentions to help develop” the Pacific Islands country, according to a leaked document andinterviews.…
By Georgina Maka’a GOVERNMENT will seek to strike out the case challenging its controversial decision to defer the national elections from May this year to early 2024. Leader of the Independent Group in Parliament, Dean Kuku, lodged the case in the High Court last month, arguing the decision was unconstitutional. Kuku…
By Georgina Maka’a PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has appointed his new chief of staff. Mcfaddean Aoraunisaka, 37, replaces Robson Djokovic, who died in May this year at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara of heart failure. Prior to his appointment, Aoraunisaka, who holds a masters degree in International Affairs and Strategy from Tamkang University in Taiwan,…
AUSTRALIA’S Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy, arrives in the country today for two days of official engagement. Conroy said a statement he is visiting to continue deepening the relationship between Solomon Islands and Australia. “My visit coincides with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Regional…
