March 16, 2018

Leaders encourage PILP alumni

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA A community building workshop is underway in Honiara convening nine Pacific islands countries who are part of the Pacific Islands Leadership Programme (PILP). At the opening ceremony, which coincided with the PILP alumni reunion event on…

Tinted taxi fears in Gizo

BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO GIZO public are becoming increasingly worried about the rise in number of taxis with heavy tinted windows, and are calling on authorities to address the issue. A Mr Andrew Koke shares with Island Sun that Gizo…

Y@W get youths to do community service

By Mike Puia YOUTH at Work (Y@W) programme has combined youths from about 14 communities in Honiara in a huge clean-up in the heart of the city. The two-day clean-up which ended yesterday is part of the Y@W community service.…

Safety highlighted in survival training

BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO WESTERN Province Gizo base SIMSA Senior Maritime Officer Mr Wheatley Douglas has urged participants to think safety first before traveling at sea. Speaking during the safety at sea training for small craft survival training yesterday, he…

Women in Maritime launches Association

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands Women in Maritime Association (SIWIMA) is officially launching its setup today. In a recent interview, Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Administration (SIMSA) Director Captain Tim Harris briefly explains the detail of this association. “SIWIMA is…