Land Matters with Alan Mcneil: Land Rent
By ALAN MCNEIL, Commissioner of Lands
Everyone who holds a Fixed Term Estate or a registered Lease is required to pay annual land rent.
In this article I explain more about these fees, how they are...
Land Matters with Allan Mcneil- Applying for land
By ALAN MCNEIL, Commissioner of Lands
Today I’d like to tackle a subject that everyone is interested in. How do you apply for land?
First though, it’s important to consider the role and responsibility of the...
Aqorau cites loopholes with China-SI treaty
BY BEN BILUAGizo
SENIOR Scholar Transform Aqorau says the China/Solomon Islands Security Treaty had lots of escape clauses that will become a problem for Solomon Islanders.
He made the statement during a Webinar organized by Center...
Malaita woman calls for peace ahead of 2022
A MALAITA woman has called on Solomon Islanders to uphold peace and unity for the good of all as the country enters the festive season and another year.
Ender Rence was speaking during a citizen-led...
VIEWPOINT: Did NZ put the ‘R’ into RAMSI?
JAMES BATLEY*
One of the noticeable features of Australia’s response to the Solomon Islands government’s request for security assistance on 25 November was Scott Morrison’s instinctive desire to broaden the response to a regional level.
Solomon Islands Prime...
VIEWPOINT: Solomon Islands’ slippery slide to self-implosion
By Transform Aqorau
The riots in Honiara yesterday, disturbing the city’s normally quiet atmosphere, were unexpected but not surprising. Someone made reference to a possible protest that would coincide with the convening of parliament, but...
VIEWPOINT- Are female MPs bad as men?: TSI
WHILST Transparency Solomon Islands supports gender balance in parliament and in public sphere, Solomon Islands continues to suffer from the impact of irresponsible, non-transparent and unaccountable national leadership.
Twenty years on after the ethnic tension...
China funding is a shame – sharp/soft power at work: TSI
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands is flabbergasted to sight the Letter written by the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands to the Financial Controller of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet informing him of full...
VIEWPOINT- Delta variant is no joke: get vaccinated
Delta variant is no joke: get vaccinated
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) would like to reiterate the call by the Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare for citizens above the age of 18 years old to get...
VIEWPOINT- What the Western countries get wrong about China
FRANK S.V BILAUPAINE*
Honiara
AT the end of third quarter of 2019, Solomon Islands Government switched diplomatic relations from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), there are numerous concerns echoed still by...