Solomon Islands HARDtalk

09/08/2023

Solomon Islanders are you happy about the ticketing plans and prices for the upcoming PG 2023?

Say something!

Talk Hard but be responsible!

09/08/2023

KURUKURU (53) LOST TO LOW RANKED MYANMAR (84)

As of today, Solomon Islands Kurukuru ranked 53 and Myanmar ranked 84; but the low ranked Myanmar smashed Solomons Islands with a 6-1 scoreline last night.

Why?

Talk Hard but be responsible for your own comments.

09/08/2023

WHY FUTSAL AND BEACH SOCCER ELIMINATED FROM PG2023?

Long story short, some people failed miserably to do their job. The same question are been asked around the region.

The local media should do investigative journalism, interview all stakeholders and and report the truth.

23/07/2023

Saying and free border entry too guti 🤣

23/07/2023

BIG CRACK: SINU SCANDAL "RUGBY JERSEY" 🤣

23/07/2023

https://sbm.sb/si-citizenship-cheaply-granted-to-undeserving-candidates-wale/?fbclid=IwAR3XATtEiz1jex-aTznAuSIuTUiLKKJ8LwwHmbeeeWJahIIfkMJSa-a1DKU

One of the point raised was outdated Immigration Acts or Legislations.

What have the Ministry responsible for these acts done? They just work on the old legislations and do not review and update it?

SOLOMON Islands citizenship is cheapened by decisions that grant it to candidates that are not worthy of it.

05/04/2023

Just take a look at how clean this betel-nut market in PNG, something Solomon Islands betel-nut market vendors can compare themselves with.

05/04/2023

Come on Solomon Islanders! Get out of your comfort zone and be part of the Pacific Games 2023.

Applications for the Sol2023 Pacific Games Volunteer Program will open on the 15th of this month (April).

05/04/2023

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
Hem time to implement the acts and by-laws moving forward.

02/04/2023

The Solomon Games Medal Tally meant nothing if no athletes were identified or selected to represent SI in the upcoming Pacific Games?

Can the Federations and LOC release the list of identified talents and athletes from the Solomon Games 2023?

This is the official Results Cleared by the Respective 9 Sporting Federations as the official Medals won during the Solomon GAMES 2023
Congratulations to every Single Province that participated during the Solomon GAMES 2023

29/03/2023

Solomon Games 2023 organising committee should strongly review the eligibility of players registration for future Solomon Games. I noticed the following discrepancies in this year’s Solomon Games:

1. Honiara based athletes are been selected to play for their provincial teams? They had their opportunity to be selected to the Honiara team so why not giving that opportunity to provincial based athletes?

2. Foreigners are been selected to play for provincial teams - these games are used for selection of players to the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 team for the upcoming Pacifica Games so for sure they are ineligible to make the selection?

Somethings to discuss for future games?

Two Western Province female rugby 7s players pose for the camera

24/10/2022

SABOTAGE AND Dumping Garbage

Reliable sources confirmed the KONGULAI water source dam was not only sabotaged but also garbage thrown into the dam. The source said, he can see used baby diapers floating inside the dam. SIWA this is serious and you must have security on the dam and ensure water for customers are safe.

19/09/2022

With due respect to our local football coaches but in my view ufala no ready yet for coachim national team. View blo u?

10/09/2022

Good commentary Dr. but in our view you failed to explain the legality the constitution amendments as far as the Solomon Islands constitution was concern? Secondly, why also going as far as pre-empting the boycott of the PG23?

Whats your view on this article?

By Transform Aqorau

MY REFLECTIONS ON THE EXTENSION OF THE lIFE of THE 11th PARLIAMENT TO 31ST DECEMBER 2023

Much has been said and written about the events in Parliament on Thursday 8th September and so it is not worth regutitating what was said. It is water under the bridge, and what has been done cannot be undone, but what has been done cannot be allowed to pass without comment. Thirty-seven of our Members of Parliament decided for no legal, political, economic or social reason to flagrantly abuse their numerical strength to usurp the powers that are vested in us the people to choose who we want to represent us in the National Parliament. Thursday 8 September 2022 will go down, to borrow words from Presidentb F.D Roosevelt when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour, as a day of infany; a day which will be remembered for the usurpation of the rights vested in the people of the country, all because of two weeks social event, namely, the Pacific Games.

Section 73(3) of the Constitution which is the subject of the amendment is designed to allow people to choose their representative in Parliament after four years when they get tired of them, are fed up with their performance, and want to change their representative. If their representative has done well, it is the peoples opportunity to give their representative a fresh mandate to represent them Parliament for another four years. In a liberal democracy, this is a fundamental right that belongs to the people which they must be allowed to exercise because the source of the powers of the respective members of Parliament are derived from the people; not the other way around.

In reviewing Section 73, it dawned on me that the framers of the Constitution were very careful about ensuring that the people must be able choose their Parliament to give their representatives a fresh mandate to lead the country. In order to preserve the integrity of the Constitution, I would have advised, instead of seeking to amend the Constitution to "suspend" Section 73(3)to amend the current 4 year term to 5 years to commence with the 12th Parliament.

There is something, intrinsically and inherently wrong with a Constitutional amendment that seeks to "suspend" a provision of the Constitution that vests powers in the people to choose their representative not only because it is unprecedented, but it is because of a social event. If Solomon Islands was in a state of war, it would perhaps be legally justifiable, but resources to support the Electoral Commission conduct the elections is available, and therefore the decision by the 37 members of Parliament, can only be described as an assualt and insult to the people of Solomon Islands. The Prime Minister said that the Constitution has been amended 11times before, and therefore it was not unusual to bring this amendment to Parliament. My response is that no clear and right thinking Parliament have ever sought to amend the Constitution to suspend a fundamental provision that belongs to the people of Solomon Islands, all and only because of a 2 weeks sporting event. It can only be described as a flagrant abuse of power which sets a very dangerous precedent for the future.

The admission that the country cannot host two events in the same year reflects incompetence of the highest order, and shows also that they are perhaps unfit to run the country. A government must be able to not only demonstrate that it can defend and protect its citizens, it must be able to defend its people. None of the 50 members of Parliament will be directly involved in the elections which is conducted by an independent body and so it is not as if the elections would be a constrain on the performance of their public duties. Thus, what those 37 members have also said is that the highly competent Electoral Commission is also incompetent. Their behaviour must be demoralising for public servants.

What these 37 members of Parliament have failed to calculate is the potential now to raise the level of insecurity for the country. The current political leadership of the national government is not likely inclined to address the claims of the people of Malaita through their provincial government and the outstanding claims of the people of Guadalcanal, thereby accentuating the poor relations that already exist between the parties. This is a potential security risk which could affect the games. It will only take the fear of trouble for the other Pacific Island countries to boycott the Games for safety reasons. This will be highly embarrassing and the blame will on the 37 members of Parliament for their miscalculation.

The Prime Minister said, we have the numbers which we wish they could use for the betterment of the country. They should use those numbers to reform the forestry sector, address plastic pollution, and create an enabling regulatory for business to flourish. Instead, they used the opportunity to play the ethnic card and perform at a level that make primary school kids look so much wiser. Our Donors and regional partners must be wondering how to deal with Solomon Islands mercurial and schisoprenic leaders. We are wondering ourselves, but we have just had the opportunity to address it stolen from us in what is the biggest assault on our democracy since independence. Our only solace is that they are not guaranteed to return in April 2024 as we the people will have had our rights returned by those who stole it from us.

07/09/2022

This is Bill everyone was jumping here and there about.

So simple and yet it has divided this country big time!

07/09/2022

Australia what you just did is further dividing this nation. Is that the intension?

25/08/2022

The two main characters in the recent 4 Corner's "Pacific Capture: How Chinese money is buying the Solomons" documentary that is a hot debate in Solomon Island's social media right now.

You can watch the documentary here: https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/pacific-capture:-how-chinese-money-is-buying-the/13998414

How much money they were paid to disclose unsubstantiated facts, character assassination allegations, disrespect to the PM and the sovereignty of this country to a propaganda TV documentary like the ABC's 4 Corners programme?

Ufala man save, comment come.

18/08/2022

What a crap our media and AUS media entertained?

Ufala go lo bush!

SPECIAL Secretary to Prime Minister, Albert Kabui says Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has never written a character reference letter for a Dion Kingi Paul, who pleaded guilty in an Australian court this week to stealing by looting.

https://theislandsun.com.sb/kabui-pm-has-not-written-any-letters/

18/08/2022

When gavman lost a high court case, it becomes an headline…SIBC fitim gavman galavise you now.

18/08/2022

What a joke OL. Look lo mirror before judging others.

Let them worry about their return to the 12th Parliament while your worry about yours. Who are you?

LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has told Malaitans to vote out Malaita MPs in DCGA for what he describes as ‘non-prioritisation of issues of Malaita province’.

https://theislandsun.com.sb/wale-tells-malaita-voters-to-vote-dcga-mps-out/

18/08/2022

CEMA Management and Board what is happening? Someone serving their own interests here?

THE sale of Hammock Beach to the Commodity Exporting Marketing Authority (CEMA) was never approved by the CEMA Board, it was revealed yesterday. Nonetheless, a down payment of $1 million has been made to local firm, Hatanga Ltd. According to CEMA, the land on which Hammock Beach is located “is reg...

12/04/2022

Please stop spreading leaked faked documents leaked by so called "Lunatics" inside Solomon Islands public service

🔘𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬

🔘𝐆𝐨𝐯'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

Leaked documents reveal the Chinese Embassy in Honiara has requested to fly in a 10-man Chinese security personnel, two machine guns, dozens of pistols, rifles and a sniper rifle to provide security at the Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands.

Read More➡ https://www.sibconline.com.sb/leaked-documents-reveal-chinese-embassy-requested-weapons-after-november-2021-riots/

08/04/2022

Give the alternatives for your call

The National Council of Women (NCW) in a united voice today urges the government to cancel the security treaty with China—expressing their staunch opposition to the deal as it is unnecessary as “we don’t need it.(treaty with China” At the same time, the women organization conveyed their disa...

08/04/2022

Ufala snap and change attitude, behaviours, mentality, lifestyle olsem guti….

Solomon Islands to likely to go for early polls THE DCGA government is believed to have abandoned its plan to extend Parliament by another year, sources have revealed. Instead, it has backed the idea of an early dissolution of Parliament – an option proposed by the Opposition, the sources said. It...

08/04/2022

The problem is PRC troops will never arrive in Solomon Islands as you are barking on a leaked draft document.

The government is undecided on withdrawing the Defence Force from the Solomons if Chinese soldiers are stationed there, the prime minister says.

16/03/2022

RSIP PRT, the news came out of Bethel Village, Malaita Province about your mission to arrest the leader of illegal group M4D is not good for RSIP image. I hope you can provide your side of the story as soon as possible for balance reporting.

28/01/2022

Big problem.

THE delay for Solomon Islands to know the type of COVID-19 variant currently transmitting in our country is due to technical issues. The Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana yesterday said the technical issues are experienced by the Australian laboratory that samples were sent...

28/01/2022

Still playing his BAU political point scoring. OL time to come to terms with the fact that the virus is here, transmitting in the community and before you knew it, it will be in your house, so get all the MPs and PAs in the opposition office to and assist the government fight to reduce and eliminate COVID19 in the community.

THE Prime Minister (PM) and his Health Minister Dr Culwick Togamana must admit that they are currently presiding over a mess as a result of two years of negligence of a COVID outbreak in the country. Opposition Leader Matthew Wale in an issued statement today said the current situation has proved th...

28/01/2022

POLICE is urging residents of Honiara City and other parts of the country to take a leading role in ensuring their families and people acted responsibly. RSIPF Deputy Commissioner Operations Juanita Matanga in a statement today said the RSIPF is working hard to support the MHMS in trying to contain....