BY GEORGINA KEKEA AROUND 90 percent of blindness and vision impairment is preventable or treatable if it’s detected early enough. Today as the world marks World Sight Day, more emphasis is placed on looking after the eyes. A statement from…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA TODAY marks the International Day of the Girl Child. As part of this commemoration, a dialogue between taxi fleets and a Non-Government Organization (NGO) is taking place today. Kings Taxi Service and Aceford Taxi Services are two…
POLICE at Auki in Malaita Province is investigating a fatal accident that occurred in the Fulo area near Bona Village in West Kwaio on 5 October 2018. Operation Manager Malaita Provincial Police, Inspector Michael Maebiru says, “It was a sad…
By Gary Hatigeva THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will this morning, begin to hear from the number of Ministries that were allocated funds under the 2017 Supplementary Appropriation Bill. Submitted as the 2017 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2018, the Committee is…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE people of Auki/Langalanga are requesting their Member of Parliament (MP) to visit them to clarify how the funds for their constituency had been used. A voter from Auki/Langalanga says on behalf of his people, he is…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE court was informed yesterday that the memo sent to the Prosecution for consideration in relation to the charges against the former MP for West Makira Constituency, Hypolite Taremae is yet to be considered. The Public Prosecutor…
By Gary Hatigeva THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) is yet to determine if the former Member of Parliament for Temotu Vatud Freda Tuki, is eligible to contest in a by-election (if it is to be held) or the 2019…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE court has set the trial date into the case of a man facing armed robbery charge to next year. This is the case against Gabriel Osifelo of Ata village in Malaita province. Police alleged that on…
By Alfred Sasako THERE is good news for Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) and it’s largely logging company clients at long last. Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Governor Denton Rarawa told Island Sun this week he was confident the issue…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE man alleged for involving in an armed robbery incident on July 2014 has pleaded not guilty to the two charges against him. The accused Dilo Faiga entered not guilty pleas to the two charges, one is…
