THE Prime Minister’s office has ridiculed claims by veteran journalist Alfred Sasako on exorbitant entitlements of the special secretary to the PM and the PMO chief of staff. And has called on the media association MASI to seriously ensure “journalists…
DEAR Editor, It was mentioned in the SUN newspaper this week that the Prime Minister, on his recent visit to Taiwan, was surprised and delighted to learn that there were more than 100 Solomon Islands students in tertiary education centres…
THE Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP was humbled by the high praise received from the reigning 2017 Miss Pacific Islands, Ms. Anne Christine Dunn this week. The Miss Pacific Islands was responding to comments made by the Prime Minister…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE forum fisheries agency (FFA) has clarified that it had requested to use only one of the three Vietnamese blue fishing boats – NOT all three. This puts in question why the other two were not destroyed…
BY JARED KOLI A retired teacher has slammed the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) for barring her from her long and dedicated service benefit (LDSB). Ereteta Nantara, who was a teacher for 35 years prior to retirement…
Unlawfully harvested beche-de-mer from Ontong Java arrive in Honiara BY JARED KOLI A large consignment of dried beche-de-mer, alleged to have been illegally harvested in Ontong Java during the ban period, has arrived in Honiara yesterday. Island Sun witnessed the…
By Taromane Martin Grand final matches for the 2017 Credit Corporation High School rugby 15s competition will take place Wednesday next week following the conclusion of all category semifinals yesterday. Grand finalists for this year’s senior division will see Selwyn College Stormers taking on White River School while both schools…
THE commissioning of LC AMWATA recently at the historic port of Namuga, Star Habour is a dream come true and a long awaited answer to irregular shipping service to the region. The occasion has brought together hundreds of well-wishers from…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands and Taiwan’s Embassy in Honiara celebrated the 106th Republic of China (Taiwan) National Day at the Mendana Hotel on Tuesday. The Double Tenth National Day marked Taiwan’s 106 years of freedom, democracy, prosperity…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare expressed how overwhelmed he was to know that more than a hundred Solomon Islands students are studying in tertiary institutions in Taiwan as they will be the country’s frontline men and women as…
