Revoke MPs’ Pay Rise, TSI Demands
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has called for the revocation of the recent salary increase awarded to Members of Parliament, saying…
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Lilo Orders 15% Export Duty on Alluvial Gold and Concentrates
Finance minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has directed the Customs and Excise Division to immediately enforce a 15 per cent export…
Wale Wraps Up Washington Visit with Major Investment Talks, Heads to Tokyo
Prime Minister Matthew Wale has concluded a high-level visit to Washington D.C., securing discussions with major U.S. development financiers and…
Practice What You Preached: Sogavare Challenges Wale on Political Appointees
Opposition Leader Manasseh Sogavare has challenged Prime Minister Matthew Wale to publicly disclose the number of political appointees his GREAT…
Compliance Checks Begin for Gold Dealer Licence Holders
The National Government has started compliance checks on all Gold Dealer Licence holders in the country, following the Prime Minister’s…
Big Talks, Bigger Opportunities: Wale Meets U.S. Deputy Secretary
Bina Harbour was the central topic when Prime Minister Matthew Wale met with United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher…
MPs Get Another Pay Rise Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis
By Georgina Maka’a Members of Parliament have received another salary increase – the second in just two years – despite…
Gov’t Appoints 3 Acting Permanent Secretaries
Three senior public servants have been sworn in as Acting Permanent Secretaries to lead key government ministries until substantive appointments…
Gov’t Moves to Free Judiciary from Executive Budget Control
The GREAT Coalition Government has begun implementing one of its key governance reforms aimed at making the Judiciary financially independent…
CDF: From Dependency Syndrome to Reform
In-depth Solomon investigates the history of Constituency Development Funds, examining how the scheme was mismanaged from its inception and how…