SIPEU loans
DEAR EDITOR, I have been waiting patiently for my loan for almost two months now. SIPEU keep on saying that next week, next week! I am left confused. Please credit committee show some commitments to the people whom you serve.…
April 4, 2018
Did the party to party executive meeting end it all?
By Alfred Sasako IT was supposed to be a private affair. But private it was not. This is because it was the first time the executives of the Kadere and Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) met face to face in four…
People power for health
Anything is possible if we set our mind to it. RECENTLY, within a week, a father’s plea had been answered when he appealed for assistance from the public to send his daughter overseas for medical check. His plea came out…
Pricing scandal?
Billions of dollars robbed from SI economy through logging By Gary Hatigeva THE Solomon Islands economy is believed to have been robbed billions of dollars through exported logs under prefixed prices outside of international market tags. The government has been…
Titinge 2 can now walk safer in any weather
UP in the steep hills of Titinge, a new small access infrastructure subproject was recently completed making daily travels much easier and safer for its users. The new Jacob’s ladder is the second subproject under the Rapid Employment Project (REP)…
RSIPF and stakeholders discuss youth concerns at Honiara Botanical Garden
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and other stakeholders met on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Rove Headquarters in Honiara to discuss concerns raised regarding the possibility of young people living at the capital’s Botanical Garden and being…
MAL emphasises local food consumption
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has a policy which promotes local food consumption. “It’s not only our ministry that is involved in this policy,” MAL Permanent Secretary, Mr Jimi Saelea TOLD Island Sun yesterday…
Foreigners cheat system: Aihari
By Mike Puia DIRECTOR of Foreign Investment Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, Derek Aihari, revealed there are foreigners who cheated the country’s Foreign Investment Act by using locals to run their bus and taxi services.…
Temotu police search for 2 boats with 9 people
POLICE at Lata in the Temotu province are searching for two boats with nine people on board, reportedly missing since March 30, 2018. It is alleged that one of the boats, painted light blue with a red cabin powered by…
Police in Malaita investigate land dispute related incident
POLICE in Malaita province are investigating an incident of alleged threat, damage of property and assault of a man at Bona Village in West Kwaio in the Province on March 31, 2018. Supervising Provincial Police Commander, Malaita Province, Timothy Apaesi…