As questions circulate about the likelihood that the Democratic Coalition for Change Government will reintroduce the Anti-Corruption Bill withdrawn in Parliament this week, some are taking action instead of waiting for an answer.
The Former Minister of Infrastructure Development, Jimmy Lusibaea has been fined 12 Thousand dollars by the Leadership Code Commission for official misconduct. The North Malaita MP was guilty of three counts of misconduct in office, the Leadership Code Commission confirms.
The withdrawal of the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 in Parliament yesterday was hypocrisy at its best, says Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Hon. Jeremiah Manele. Mr Manele made the comment in a media conference yesterday.
Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Hon. David Dei Pacha, has said he will respond to the video footage which alleged he was seen involved in a secret meeting with an Asian miner in April this year.
The Solomon Islands Indigenous People’s Human Rights Advocacy Association (SIIPHRAA) has raised concern over media reports on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare bauxite text. The report alleged, Prime Minister’s assurance of zero duty for Bintang mining company in West Rennell.
Police are now focusing on preparing briefs evidence to the court in relation to arrests made on the misappropriation of the $7.3 million within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. So far, Police has made a total of seven arrests into the misappropriation.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has challenged Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to table the Anti-Corruption Bill in Parliament. Opposition Leader Jeremiah Manele told a media conference this week the Prime Minister should fulfil his promise by bringing the Anti-Corruption Bill to Parliament in…
Police have arrested and charged a senior government official with several counts of Official Corruption. A Police media statement today says the arrest was made under the Task Force Janus operation between the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has urged the Prime Minister to put words into action and stop rhetoric’s about his seriousness in the fight against corruption.
A number of local food farmers supplying the Correctional Service of Solomon Islands (CSSI) are complaining of alleged corrupt practices within the Rove Correctional Headquarter.
The Solomon Islands Government is aggressively pursuing the implementation of its anti-corruption development priority. Whilst the Government is taking steps to correct the Anti-Corruption Bill, based on the comments of the Parliamentary Bills and Legislative Committee, it has already commenced…
Former City Mayor Alference Fatai has escaped a 12-month imprisonment term for bribery. The Magistrate Court yesterday sentenced Mr. Fatai to 12 months imprisonment but suspended it for two years. Principal Magistrate Shepherd Lapo suspended the sentence because of Mr.
Investigators and Prosecutors are currently attending an Anti-Corruption Training Workshop in Honiara. The workshop is attended by 20 personnel from the Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Bank Audit Branch, Ombudsman, Law Reform Commission, Leadership Code Commission, Anti-Corruption Unit of the…
The Bills and Legislation Committee has completed scrutinising the Anti-Corruption Bill and the Whistle Blowers Bill. This was confirmed by the Chairman of the Bills and Legislation Committee MP for North West Choiseul Connelly Sandakabatu on Distaem Nao this morning.
A one-day awareness on the Anti-Corruption Bill successfully concluded in Buala, Isabel province. The awareness was organized by the Development Service Exchange and Office of the Prime Minister. It aims to consult development groups and organizations about the anti-corruption bill 2016.
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) believes the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 and the Whistle Blowers Bill 2016 are the most effective tool to combat the increasing rate of corruption in the country’s logging sector.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has indefinitely deferred the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 and Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2016 to allow for additional consultation and awareness so the bills are generally understood.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) says the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government is serious about the establishment of an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). A statement from the OPMC stresses, the DCC Government is committed to this objective in response.
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) to seriously address the unaccounted forestry revenue of $500 million revealed by the former Minister of Forestry and Research, Bodo Dettke.
Anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has commended the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) for its ambition for reform. A statement from TSI said the reform plan aims to address poor procurement processes that previously caused reputational damage to the Ministry.
