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Jungle rule

By EDDIE OSIFELO A LOGGER has questioned the connection between President of the Solomon Forest Association (SFA) Jonny Sy and certain key and influential players in the Government. Managing director of Orion Limited, Chan Chee Min raised the issue after…

Integrity in development vital: Suidani

BY BEN BILUA PREMIER of Malaita Province says integrity is an important virtue that should be considered in any development. Speaking at the launch of World Vision– USAID $8million project for Community Disaster Resilience on Tuesday, Premier Daniel Suidani said…

Solomons’ elephant

-Country gets low score on corruption -But, very, very hard to eliminate it here By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands has a no single solution to eliminating corruption, a panel discussion has established. Leadership Code Commission, Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against…

Corruption ranking to be unveiled today

By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands will know its ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) today. Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has organised a one and half hour panel discussion today starting 1.30pm at Solomon Islands Broadcasting leaf hut to discuss…

Japan signs Kukum Highway Phase II

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Japan’s government sealed an agreement with the Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) through a signing for the extension of the Kukum Highway phase-two project. The first phase…

‘Malaita first’

Malaita premier warns province’s investors not to mess around BY BEN BILUA DONORS and investors intending to develop or invest in Malaita province are being warned to “think carefully” before doing so. The welfare and needs of the people of…