Letters to the Editor THANK you for allowing me an opportunity to respond to the article appearing in the Island Sun Newspaper of Thursday 29th November. The article referred to a statement from the Deputy Prime Minister, RH Mr. Sogavare,…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE LOCAL media have been urged to always understand an issue before reporting it to keep people informed and not misinformed. The sentiment was stressed by Member of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga constituency when welcoming journalists and the…
THE Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) has described a story in the Solomon Star newspaper today regarding the Prime Minister’s trip to APEC as ‘completely erroneous and totally misleading’. The article quoted the Public Accounts Committee Chairman…
POLICE at Tulagi in Central Province is investigating into the alleged suicide of a woman at the Dota Community High School on Small Gela Island on 26 November 2018. PPC Maelasi says, “The woman who is from Makira and Gela,…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) as the peak body representing the private sector in the country will be part of the Land Board under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey. SICCI will be represented by…
SIG’s excess spending ignite issues of outstanding payment BY LYNTON AARON FILIA STUDENTS of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) are appealing the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) to pay their outstanding scholarship allowance. Yesterday, Chairman for the Public Account Committee…
By Gary Hatigeva A total of 13 reporters from five Media Organisations, including Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) are currently participating in a two days training on Budget Reporting in Solomon Islands. This comes as part of a capacity building program…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE Commissioner Mathew Varley says police will be providing high visibility operation during the omission and objection hearing that is scheduled for December 4. He said several hundreds of Police officers will be part of the operation…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRINCIPAL Magistrate Augustine Aulanga has acquitted the man due to the police prosecutor’s failure for not filing closing submission on the case against a man facing simple larceny charges. Magistrate Aulanga said in light of this prosecutorial…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA ABOUT sixty community leaders across Solomon Islands have been through a four-day workshop in how to prevent and resolve conflict. Yesterday the participants have received their certificate of completion which qualified them to carry trainings…
