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Candidate fee for national general election jumps by 40 percent By Alfred Sasako CANDIDATE’S fee for contesting the national general election next year is set to jump to $5,000, a 40 percent increase on the current fee, the Solomon…
Candidate fee for national general election jumps by 40 percent By Alfred Sasako CANDIDATE’S fee for contesting the national general election next year is set to jump to $5,000, a 40 percent increase on the current fee, the Solomon…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE kick off date of the 2018 season league of the problem-plagued Honiara Football Association (HFA) is being dragged on for another week but still pending further confirmation. The kick-off is being dragged on due to constant…
Futsal Solympics back in second By Taromane Martin KOOLINE futsal team remains top of the 2018 Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) national futsal league after their sixth win in the competition on Thursday. Kooline defeated Koloale 2-1 in a pulsating…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA “SOMETIMES I feel that I have been neglecting my children and I try to balance work with family and it is quite difficult trying to maintain that balance. But when I won this award, I feel as…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA COMMUNITY youth groups within Honiara were given insights to the national government framework for youth development in a visit to the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA). On Wednesday May 16, community youth…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO IN JAPAN PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has made an official invitation seeking interested Japanese companies to explore and invest in Solomon Islands. He made the announcement when addressing the Economic Forum in Tokyo on Thursday. Houenipwela…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE A renowned local artist has spoken out on the trend of increasing duplicity in the country’s art industry. “Today’s (on Thursday) local artwork seems to imitate each other, even the use of colour looks the same,”…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA LOCAL carvers in Solomon Islands continue to face challenges in selling their cultural artefacts. Carvers from Marovo lagoon, Western province told Island Sun that in order for them to sell their artefacts they have to be pro-active.…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela on Thursday has addressed a high-level Economic Forum between Pacific Island Leader’s and the Japanese companies in Tokyo. The Prime Minister and Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama were the only two leaders’ that were invited to…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has graced the occasion of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Solomon Power and Hitachi Ltd in Tokyo on Wednesday this week. The MOU is aimed at resolving energy issues in the Solomon…