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The Parliamentary Opposition has backed Finance and Treasury Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo for taking a “realistic approach” to Solomon Islands’ financial position. It said Lilo’s focus on assessing the country’s available fiscal space, increasing domestic revenue and managing public finances responsibly was necessary amid growing demands on the national budget.…
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service Francis Sade today officially opened the Western Border Outpost in the Shortland Islands. The new facility is a joint infrastructure project between the Australian and Solomon Islands governments. It brings…
by Charley Piringi “When a Prime Minister is simultaneously the regulator, the tax collector, and a timber merchant, state policy inevitably aligns with cartel profit margins.” Sir Francis Billy Hilly. Across the Pacific Islands, customary land ownership has long been seen as the ultimate constitutional shield for indigenous sovereignty. But…
Attorney-General Gabriel Suri says his directorship at Panatina Chemists Limited ended about eight years ago. “In fact I ceased to be a director in 2018,” he told In-depth Solomons. Suri was responding to calls by Opposition Leader Manasseh Sogavare for him and Prime Minister Matthew Wale to explain their business…
By Ednal Palmer The handover of two new NAIAD vessels to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has sent a strong warning to drug traffickers and organised criminal networks operating across the Pacific: maritime surveillance and enforcement capabilities in the Solomon Islands and Pacific are getting stronger. Australian Federal…
By Ednal Palmer The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has strengthened its maritime policing capability after receiving two Naiad boats and a tractor from the Australian Government. The assets were officially handed over to the RSIPF at Aola Base in Honiara on Thursday through the partnership between the Australian…
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has rejected claims that the Solomon Islands-United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Investment Incentive Agreement is identical to India’s agreement. The Opposition was responding to comments by Peter Kenilorea Jnr, National Planning and Development Coordination minister, during last week’s Motion of Thanks debate. Kenilorea, who is…
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called on Germany and the European Union to strengthen their engagement with Pacific Island countries. Wale made the call during a courtesy meeting with visiting German Ambassador Beate Grzeski, who is based in Canberra, Australia. Speaking as Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Wale stressed…
The GREAT Coalition Government is moving to strengthen forestry laws and improve the management of Solomon Islands’ forest resources. The proposed reforms seek to improve governance, transparency, accountability and enforcement across the forestry sector. Recently, the Legislative and Policy Reform Subcommittee of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet…
Temotu Province has thrown its support behind the reform agenda of the GREAT Coalition Government. Temotu Premier Stanley Tehiahua made the statement during a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Matthew Wale and his executive today. Premier Tehiahua said the provincial government and people of Temotu fully supported the leadership of…
