AS part of its vision for a vibrant private sector, leading to better lives for the people of Solomon Islands, the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) foresees the importance of encouraging young people to take up entrepreneurship…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA NEUROSURGERY specialist from Taiwan Dr Wang Tse Lun has restored hope for a woman from Small Malaita who had been suffering from ‘trigger finger’. Dr Wang from Taiwan, a team leader for the Taiwan Medical Mobile…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO WESTERN province caretaker Wayne Maepioh has congratulated the winning MPAs of the province’s Wednesday election, including his successor. Pitiri Sute is now ward 23 Gatokae’s member of provincial assembly (MPA), having edged out Maepioh by a…
ACTING Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was paid a courtesy visit by the Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet in Honiara, on Thursday. Mr Sogavare welcomed Senator Payne and her delegation who are…
By Alfred Sasako THE multi-million dollar optic fibre undersea cable project linking Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands with Australia was “forced down our throat”, a senior government official has told Island Sun. The official who spoke on condition of…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO WESTERN province’s premier Wayne Maepioh has lost his provincial ward seat in Wednesday’s election. Maepioh is currently the province’s caretaker premier. He lost his seat by a margin of 32 votes to newcomer Mr Pitiri Sute,…
By Gary Hatigeva PERMANENT Secretary for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Chair of the Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST) committee, Andrew Nihopara has acknowledged New Caledonia’s contribution to support the hosting of the 6th Melanesian Arts and…
New scheme created to return government MPs next election BY ALFRED SASAKO FOREIGN governments and lending institutions long known for their opposition to fraud and abuse of public funds may be unknowingly funding a scheme reportedly designed to return Government…
