Solomon Islands has been a member of the United Nations since its independence. The United Nations designated 9th December as the International Anti-Corruption Day after the passage of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption on October 31st, 2003. This Convention entered into force in…
There seem to be no sense of direction in the government of Western Province since the dissolution of the provincial assembly in June 2022. This is because for over 5 months there has been no care-taker government in the Province until after the provincial elections of 14th December 2022. Only the Deputy Provincial Secretary has…
By Tess Newton Cain* Tensions are high in Fiji ahead of the elections to be held on December 14th. Pre-polling has commenced for some voters, and campaigning has been in full swing for some time. Opposition parties continue to point to what they see as constraints on the process. In addition, the Electoral Commission is…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) commends Justice Keniapisia for his bravery and commitment to upholding the law and processes and judicial procedure of the independent, sovereign democratic state of Solomon Islands, the right of the resource owners who are the citizens of this country to be heard in our court systems. It is very disturbing that…
Since Solomon Islands and China established diplomatic relations three years ago, China has become the largest infrastructure cooperation partner and reliable development partner of Solomon Islands. In July 2022, China-Pacific Island Countries Poverty Alleviation and Cooperative Development Center was officially launched in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, which is an important measure taken by China to support…
By Kelly Durrant and Phoebe Ryan The overturning of Roe versus Wade is a huge setback for reproductive rights in the United States, and worldwide. But closer to home, there are many countries in Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbourhood where access to legal, safe abortion care has never been available. The US now joins El Salvador, Nicaragua…
Friday, 09 September 2022 Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. Quote. Her…
The dust is still swirling, far from settled, and already people are calling the 2022 elections the worst in Papua New Guinea’s history. Is that correct? I don’t know – the 2002 and 2017 elections provide stiff competition. And in some ways, 2022 hasn’t been as bad as I feared. The PNG Electoral Commission abandoned…
On the 18th July 2022, the Island Sun reprinted a story of Hon. MP Peter Kenilorea Jr on his views of China that betray his narrow-mindedness towards China and delusional perceptions of the political and practical realities of Solomon Islands. Most revealing are two issues he emphasized: his desire for closer ties with Australia (at…
Solomon Islanders who changed global history By Michael J Field So why, someone might ask Caroline Kennedy, was the fact that your father was saved by a couple of Solomon Islanders obscured for so long? And while at it, perhaps ask her just why her father, then Lt jg John F Kennedy, managed to lose…