A 39-year-old vehicle driver is in Honiara police custody over the death of a 70-year-old male during an accident in Central Honiara on October 14, 2017. The deceased passed away at the National Referral Hospital on the night of October…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) will drop the national wharf project for Ugi Island, Makira-Ulawa province, if land disputes are not resolved soon. Director of Civil Engineering under MID, Mr Harry Rini told this to Island…
BY JARED KOLI THREE of the four Asian locally-registered companies granted licence to export beche-de-mer product are alleged to have been illegally harvesting the product in Ontong Java during the ban period. Dr Reginald Aipia, of the Ontong Java Development…
BY JARED KOLI FISHERIES Minister Snyder Rini has been urged to ‘have a heart’ and use his powers to revoke a cabinet decision that permits only four beche-de-mer exporters for this harvest season. A well-placed source, who has spent the…
BY JARED KOLI THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) has been urged to come clean about the missing $1million shipping grant allocated to Didao Development Corporation (DDC). Revelations furnished to Island Sun yesterday speaks volume of the inconsistency going…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has strongly condemned a letter published in the media written by the Prime Minister to an Indonesian company. The media last week released a letter written by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to controversial Indonesian Company, Bintan…
POLICE in Honiara have arrested four suspects in connection with an alleged armed robbery at the Panatina Ridge, East Honiara The incident occurred on Friday morning, October 13, during which thieves took off with cash and property worth more than…
BY BEN BILUA LOCAL Bechdemer farmers have expressed their disappointment over the local buying price of beche-de-mer, claiming the prices are very low compared to the international market price. In an interview with this paper, resource owner from Ontong Java…
No locals in fish ministry’s beche-de-mer exporters list, plus one de-registered company BY BEN BILUA ASIAN businesses have choked out all local companies vying to be one of the four beche-de-mer export licence-holders for this open season. The ministry of…
