AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPacific Games Audit: A special audit into the 2023 Pacific Games found serious failures by the National Hosting Authority, including weak procurement and poor budget control over SBD$222.4m in sampled purchases, with missing budgets, bypassed competition, and record-keeping gaps. Governance & Land/Forestry: Opposition is challenging Prime Minister Matthew Wale over a SBD$1.5m forestry rental arrangement tied to a house on his registered land, while the Forestry Ministry says the tenancy began before he took office. Mining Records Probe: The Attorney General’s update on 33 Rennell Island bauxite shipments points to missing or incomplete permits (2019–2021), no Central Bank payment records, and no assay/refinery certificates—raising fresh questions on royalties and oversight. Tax Reform Consultation: The GREAT Government released its draft Formal Tax Policy Work Programme 2026–2028, inviting public feedback on priorities and sequencing for tax and legislative changes. PNG–Solomons Investment Push: PM Wale and PNG PM Marape opened an inaugural investment conference in Honiara focused on turning Melanesian ties into “bankable” business partnerships, jobs, and downstream processing. Agriculture & Livestock: MALD ran livestock disease surveillance in Malaita, while Central Makira received PRC farming tools for cocoa and coconut farmers.
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