Unearthing stories that matters |
By Professor Transform Aqorau Vice Chancellor, SINU The recent public discussion surrounding Ship Rider Agreements has been healthy and important. It demonstrates that Solomon Islanders care deeply about our sovereignty, our oceans and our country’s place in an increasingly complex world. However, as I have followed the discussion, it…
By P. Daniel O’Hara Chargé d’Affaires of the United States of America This year, the United States marks the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, a milestone that invites reflection on the diplomacy that has carried our founding ideals across generations. As President Trump has said, “With a single…
By Gaston Browne Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Host of CHOGM 2026 Today, Glasgow will once again become the meeting place of the Commonwealth, as athletes and supporters from 56 nations descend on its red-sandstone streets for the Commonwealth Games. For the next fortnight, sporting triumphs will capture…
By Raihaamana Tevahitua and Romitesh Kant* On 6 July 2026, China launched a second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in the Pacific Ocean, following a previous test in 2024 that ended a four-decade hiatus. This latest sign of military modernisation forms part of a competition for primacy with the US.…
By Professor Anne-Marie Brady On Monday this week, a Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Naval submarine launched a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the South Pacific. The missile appears to have landed in international waters near the EEZ of Taiwan ally Tuvalu. The United States recorded…
By Transform Aqorau, Hugo Bugoro and Anouk Ride* Solomon Islands is beginning an important national conversation about free education. At one level, the idea is simple and powerful: no child or young person should be denied education because their family cannot afford it. In a country where many families…
By Transparency Solomon Islands Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) observed with interest the Coalition government’s reform approach for change in the country’s governance system. Obviously, the month of June has become a defining month for governance in Solomon Islands’ extractive sector. There are Issues raised by West Rennell landowners demanding…
By Tarcisius Kabutaulaka* Solomon Islands’ new Prime Minister, Matthew Cooper Wale, has promised the country that “change is coming”. He was elected prime minister on 15 May 2026 following a vote of no confidence in his predecessor, Jeremiah Manele. Wale could make for a good prime minister. He is smart and…
By Tom Smith Honiara Let’s stop pretending this is a one-off mistake. It isn’t. This latest scandal is not an anomaly but it is evidence of a pattern. A deliberate, calculated use of state power that appears to favour political allies. The current tax exemption controversy has exposed what many…
𝘉𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳 I recently read a social media post by the U.S. Embassy in Honiara highlighting an event in Solomon Islands, where the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matt Murray and Chargé d’Affaires Dan O’Hara officiated the launch of a book titled, “𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘍𝘒: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯…
You must be logged in to post a comment.