Dear Editor, MR. Douglas Kelson, the Chairman of the local branch of St John Ambulance service, has told me a new ambulance has been introduced in partnership with the Ministry of Health to undertake ambulance services in Honiara and Guadalcanal.…
Dear Editor RADIO New Zealand International today, 15 November 2017, focused on the new Solomon Islands Prime Minister. This is a précis of the RNZI news bulletin. “The new Solomon Islands prime minister Rick Hou says one of his new…
By Alfred Sasako FORMER Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, Rick Houenipwela, was yesterday voted in as the nation’s 17th Prime Minister in a race which kept pundits guessing until the result was announced. His election was greeted…
DEAR Editor, “Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) this evening, 13 November 2017, released a news bulletin which said (quote). “The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Climate Change secretariat have drafted a strategy at the COP23 meeting in Bonn,…
HONOURABLE Rick Hou was voted in as the new Prime Minister-elect during this morning’s election at the National Parliament House in Honiara. The Member of Parliament for Small Malaita polled in a total of 33 votes ahead of rival and…
THREE Pacific Island sustainable seafood businesses were among 40 finalist from across the globe that pitched to investors at the Fish 2.0 Innovation Forum at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, CA, USA. Representing the Pacific Islands were Didds Fishing Company,…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE A concerned citizen is calling on the Malaita Provincial government to clear the air regarding the case of two community projects in Busufoosae, Central Kwara’ae. Speaking on behalf of Busufoosae community, the man who prefers to…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case against Dr Reginald Aipia and his American business consultant will be mentioned again at the Honiara Magistrate Court before Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea today. In the last appearance, the court rejected the applications for the…
BY BEN BILUA THE Office of the Auditor General has uncovered issues that affected the implementation of the Manaoba Airport Project after having gone through all available documents related to the project. Key results on the investigation indicated that the…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA HONOURABLE Rick Hou says the country’s immediate challenge that needs fixing as soon as a new Government comes into place is its cash flow problems. Hou made the statement in an exclusive interview with Island Sun yesterday…
