By Gary Hatigeva WITH its passing, the government will invest in the operations and construction of its foreign offices. Highlighted in the summary of strategic action under its priority policies through the ministry of foreign affairs and external trade (MFAET),…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRE-TRIAL conference into the case against two men alleged of corrupting the RWASH project in 2016 will be made on March 5. Hilly Manase and Wilson Innie were arrested in June last year for numerous incidents of…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE ministry of health (MHMS) scandal case has been adjourned for 14 days to begin its preliminary inquiry. This is the case against five individuals alleged of misusing funds within the ministry of health in 2013. Robert…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA AROUND a hundred trainees graduated yesterday under the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Community Outreach Lifelong Learning Centre (COLLC) Short Courses. COLLC’s Short Courses listed for February Professional Development Trainings 2018 took place last week beginning from…
New Kadere-United Democratic Party alliance forces government to shelve sacking plans BY ALFRED SASAKO A new alliance reportedly formed over the weekend appears to have forced Prime Minister Ricky Houenipwela to shelve plans to sack up to five Ministers and…
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI WATER shortage is becoming an issue after more than a month of no rain in Auki. According to residents from surrounding communities water sources are drying up and water pressure in supply pipes has dropped. “Most…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki LANDOWNERS want investors to take the lead in the national palm oil project in Wairokai. The call follows widespread scepticism on the current “out-grower scheme”. A landowner told Island Sun Auki that there’s no expected outlook…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE ACCORDING to Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) 2016 report of Solomon Islands financial services demand side surveys, the ratio of women to men with bank accounts is 20.1 percent to 31.8. Associate Professor Richard Eves from…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE A lot of people don’t have pensions and assisting to develop micro-pensions, even in small fractions will take pressure off the government, maybe in the long run. These words were echoed by Mr Martin Hine, President…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Police, National Security and Correctional Service (MPNS&CS) with its two agencies strives to establish a workforce that reflects gender equality and ethnic diversity. MPNS&CS Permanent Secretary Ms Karen Qalokale, during the recent graduation ceremony…
