Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) welcomes and applauds the Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele for a number of public announcements that he made to the media 4th November 2025. Those encouraging and bold decisions of his Executive government includes a dedicated independent budget for the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC). This means SIICAC’s budget…
When Hua Sae left his home in Honiara in July 2023 to join Australia’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme, he knew life would be different. What he didn’t expect, however, was just how challenging—and rewarding—the journey would become. Sae went to Australia to work at a dairy farm called Riverina Dairy Co, one of…
Eight men have been convicted and fined by the Honiara Central Magistrate’s Court for liquor- related and traffic offences. Five of the men were fined for consuming liquor in public places, while three others faced traffic-related offences involving alcohol and unlicensed driving. All cases were prosecuted by Police Prosecutor Smith Abuo. The five men appeared…
The stage is set as the Solomon Islands National Women’s Football Team prepares to make their appearance in the first-ever women’s competition at the MSG Prime Minister’s Cup. The team arrived safely in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday ahead of the tournament’s kick off on Monday, November 10. Speaking to the media upon…
On November 6, 2025, inside the standardized cardiovascular catheterization laboratory of the China-aided National Referral Hospital (NRH Comprehensive Medical Center (CMC) in the Solomon Islands, Dr. Wei Bo from the 4th China Medical Team, together with local doctors Emire Meone and Brendon Talota, performed coronary stent implantation procedures on two patients with coronary heart disease.…
Three vehicles were involved in an accident on Saturday morning opposite the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara after being hit by a Land Cruiser owned by a logging company. According to eyewitnesses, the Land Cruiser was heading down toward the Point Cruz area when it collided with a Toyota RAV4 and a Toyota Caldina…
KONGU LAVATA, a small but resource-rich community just a few minutes by boat from Gizo, has made a historic step forward by officially establishing its first Community-Based Management (CBM) system — a milestone initiative aimed at improving local governance, conservation, and community development. Once described as a “neglected community,” Kongu Lavata is home to diverse…
TAX payers through the Central Honiara Constituency (CHC) office provided $15,000 on Tuesday week to support the Mataks Futsal Club’s upcoming participation in the 2025 OFC Futsal Club Championship in Fiji next week. The financial assistance aims to enable the team to meet its financial obligations. “This support is timely and a major boost to our…
Minister for the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), Hon. Trevor Manemahaga, and the United Nations’ Resident Coordinator (UNRC), Mr. Dirk Wagener, signed the SI-UN Country Implementation Plan (CIP 2025-2027) at the margins of the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, on 4th November 2025. This CIP is an ambitious, comprehensive…
A MAN has denied attempting to murder his wife using a bush knife at their family home in Titinge area in Guadalcanal Province in May. Francis Hoasipua this week entered a not guilty plea to one count of Attempted Murder. He was initially charged with Acts Intend to Cause Grievous Harm, but the charge was…