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 AqorauThe 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 vaccinatedTRANSPARENCY 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*HoniaraAT 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...
Why the delay, police?
BY JENNIFER KUSAPAMEMBERS of the public are raising concern over the delay of police investigation into the missing one-link 300k exhibition money.A resident George Lei said he supports call made by Transparency Solomon Islands...
VIEWPOINT- Service delivery worthy of public acknowledgement
IT’S not often that public servants get acknowledged for services they provide every day for the benefit of Solomon Islanders. They work under stressful conditions, often struggling with equipment that don’t work. And, they get paid...
VIEWPOINT-PM’s visit to Tikopia
A grateful community say thank you….PETER FORAUHoniaraMANY people would not leap for joy when the Prime Minister makes a visit to their island but for us, the people of Tikopia, the Prime Minister’s latest...