Thank you Solomon Islands, sorry but why?
DEAR EDITOR, we, West Papua civil society, consisting of people from Non-Government Organisations, youth, students, women, and indigenous peoples, welcome the government and civil society delegates from the Solomon Islands to our country, West...
Could it be a tip of the iceberg?
He came in yesterday morning just to thank me.
“Thank you for raising the concerns which we have been trying to disclose but we never got through even with our government officials,” he said.
“The logging...
VIEWPOINT: They know but they just don’t care
: The second highest CDF allocation
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) concerned to see the again increase of the Constituency Development Fund to $6.8 million.
This is the second highest CDF allocation for the Constituencies through their...
Worldlink resources and its mining activities on Rennell
BY ALFRED SASAKO
MY one day trip to Rennell last week was never intended to investigate logging and mining operations on the island. But with a bit of time on my hand, it was pretty...
EDITORIAL- A new city in the making
THE Mamara New City project west of Honiara will be officially unveiled this morning.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will be the guest of honour at the ground-breaking ceremony.
Details of the project and what it entails...
Zero tolerance for sexual harassment
SEXUAL harassment is a form of violence against women and a violation of human rights.
We must all ensure zero tolerance to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse.
This is particularly true for the United Nations which...
It is not over until it’s over
IT was good to see the voter registration exercise was completed without much drama – at least that’s how the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission would have loved to have it recorded.
It was not an...
TSI- PM respond to CDF concerns is unacceptable
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) is very disappointed to hear the Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare responding to many concerns raised on the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) by challenging the premiers of Malaita and Guadalcanal...
Dirty plot to stop new candidate to contest national election is looming
SOLOMON Islands will go to the polls early 2019 and the political race for the 50 parliamentary seats has begun.
We are now halfway into 2018 and to date there has been no information available...
You either leave power or power will leave you
By Alfred Sasako
THE last thing any leader, political and industrial leaders alike would consider doing, particularly when they are pushed, is making the rush decision to accept that the time has come to throw...