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Jan 12, 2025 | 
devpolicy.org | Charley Piringi |Ofani Eremae |Ronald Toito’ona |Dan McGarry
We republish in two parts an investigation first published by In-depth Solomons and undertaken in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Part 1 described the circumstances leading to the award of a contract to the Rean/PCS consortium for the construction of the Kongulai water treatment plant.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
reliefweb.int | Ronald Toito’ona |Dan McGarry
Attachments Download Report (PDF | 230.32 KB) Charley PiringiOfani EremaeRonald Toito’onaDan McGarryWe republish in two parts an investigation first published by In-depth Solomons and undertaken in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). A decade ago, torrential rains flooded Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, overwhelming its decrepit water treatment system.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
devpolicy.org | Charley Piringi |Ofani Eremae |Ronald Toito’ona |Dan McGarry
We republish in two parts an investigation first published by In-depth Solomons and undertaken in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). A decade ago, torrential rains flooded Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, overwhelming its decrepit water treatment system. Over a dozen people were killed and thousands more stricken with diarrheal disease.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
asiapacificreport.nz | Ronald Toito’ona |Charley Piringi
By Ronald Toito’ona and Charley Piringi in HoniaraChina’s interference and moves to control the media in the Solomon Islands have been exposed in leaked emails In-depth Solomons has obtained. On Monday last week [15 January 2024], Huangbi Lin, a diplomat working at the Chinese Embassy in Honiara, called the owner of Island Sun newspaper, Lloyd Loji, and expressed the embassy’s “concern” in a viewpoint article that the paper published on page 6 of the day’s issue.
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Nov 25, 2023 | 
thepressroom.info | Ronald Toito’ona |Sarah Gailey
By Ronald F. Toito’onaJessica Vanessa Sami has made history as the captain of the Solomon Islands Women’s Rugby 7s team, leading them to a historic 5th place finish at the Pacific Games 2023 Rugby Sevens competition. The win came in the 5th and 6th playoffs against American Samoa, where the Solomon Islands team secured a convincing 19-5 victory at the National Stadium in Honiara, on Saturday 25th November, 2023.
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Nov 25, 2023 | 
sibconline.com.sb | Ronald Toito’ona |Fredrick Kusu
By Ronald F. Toito’onaJessica Vanessa Sami has made history as the captain of the Solomon Islands Women’s Rugby 7s team, leading them to a historic 5th place finish at the Pacific Games 2023 Rugby Sevens competition. The win came in the 5th and 6th playoffs against American Samoa, where the Solomon Islands team secured a convincing 19-5 victory at the National Stadium in Honiara. This achievement marks the best position ever reached by a women’s rugby team in the history of Rugby Sevens.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
sibconline.com.sb | Ronald Toito’ona |Fredrick Kusu
By Ronald F. Toito’onaThe new National Aquatics Centre is a bonus for Swimming in Solomon Islands, says our young swimming athletes that are competing in the Pacific Games 2023 in Honiara. Speaking to SIBC in an exclusive interview today, female Swimmer Hannah Kamaria said “Solomon Islands has a strong future for Swimming, now that we have the needed facilities to take the development of the sport to the next level.
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Nov 19, 2023 | 
sibconline.com.sb | Ronald Toito’ona |Fredrick Kusu
By Ronald F. Toito’onaThe 2023 Pacific Games opening ceremony yesterday is an event most Solomon Islanders and athletes from around the region were looking forward to, so as the performers that will be participating in the opening acts.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
sibconline.com.sb | Ronald Toito’ona
Solomon Islands Professional Boxer, and Australia’s adopted son, Lemuel Silisia has attributed the victory from his second professional fight over the weekend is a testament to his steadfast faith in God and for the continuous support through unceasing prayers from elders in his home village of Laugwata, Malaita Province. In a thrilling display of skill and determination, Silisia ‘The Destroyer’ , triumphed in his fight by taking down his opponent, Simon Rendina, in a Technical Knockout (TKO).
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
sibconline.com.sb | Ronald Toito’ona
The total cost to respond to the communities in Temotu Province which were affected by the recent havoc caused by Tropical Cyclone Lola is totaled up to around SBD$2.7 million, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has confirmed. Director of NDMO, Jonathan Tafiariki told the local media in a press conference, Thursday this week that more than 70% of the costing is for logistics purposes, including the deployment of the patrol boat to the affected areas.
