BY ROMULUS HUTA SIX archers destined for New Caledonia will leave the country on Thursday. The archers will travel to participate in the Oceania Archery Championship due to place in Noumea from July 9 to 13. Archers selected to participate…
BY MIKE PUIA IN a word, the State of Israel is simply “amazing”. This is why I decided to use this word for this series. This series is intended to share my experience whilst in Israel. My travel to Israel…
HIS Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev Father Peter Houhou to be the new Bishop of Auki Diocese of the Catholic Church. Fr Houhou is the first Solomon Islander to hold the post of Bishop; his appointment was made yesterday.…
DEAR EDITOR, my recent letters in the local SI media about hydroponic growing methods generated quite a number of enquiries asking about the techniques and the basic equipment needed for growing vegetables, salad crops and tomatoes to be used for…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA GUADALCANAL and Canadian governments have extended their employment mobility to the Makira-Ulawa province recently. CITREC initiative under the Guadalcanal provincial government and Canadian Government brings opportunities to the people of Makira-Ulawa province. CITREC Chairman Ashwant…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA DESPITE a few hiccups experienced along the way for our local organising committee, so far everything is going smoothly for the MACFest, currently being held here in Honiara. Since the traditional opening on Saturday and the official…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA GATAPALE Community at Northwest Choiseul fundraised more than SBD$2000 from a ‘Bring and Buy’ organised at Voruvoru Catholic Mission Station, purposely to raise money for their community. Member of Provincial Government (MPA) for Ward 12 at Varisi…
By Alfred Sasako (In Beijing) CHINA has reportedly stopped buying Australian wine, iron ore and an undisclosed number of fruits apparently in retaliation over Canberra’s intervention in the Sydney-Honiara undersea cable project. China’s telco giant, Huawei, won the contract to…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE ON Tuesday, members of the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) gathered again at the Girl Guides headquarters to display their items, reconnect and meet customers. Island Sun caught up with one of the women,…
By Mike Puia THE Guadalcanal provincial government and the Solomon Islands Development Trust (SIDT) will hold a village forum at Mangakiki Village on West Guadalcanal today. People living in and around Mangakiki Village will have the chance to sit down…
