Australia supports SICAN tackle climate change

Members of the Solomon Islands Climate Action Network (SICAN) recently endorsed a set of new organisational and governance policies to strengthen and enable their work, supported through funding from the Australian Government.   The policies for financial and assessment management, fraud and corruption controls and human resources ensure organisational transparency and good governance, helping SICAN…

Transparency Pacific Challenges People’s Forum: “Stop Re-Electing Corrupt Leaders”

Honiara: Politicians are not gods, are temporary, and can be voted out, participants of the Pacific Peoples Forum in Honiara were reminded on Friday.Speaking at the gathering comprising of Pacific civil society and community organisation representatives, Transparency International Solomon Islands Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ruth Liloqula said the permanent, absolute power and authority of the state…

Suspect nabbed for damaging school properties

Malu’u Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for damaging school properties at Rameai Primary School in North Malaita recently. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Malaita Province, Inspector Michael Ramosaea, said the suspect damaged a classroom louvre, doorknobs, and a ladder connecting the lower and upper levels of the school classroom. PPC Ramosaea said the…