BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CENTRAL Islands Province (CIP) Premier Hon Patrick Vasuni reminds CIP that though they passed the budget of $10,447,703 during their Provincial Assembly last week, it will depend on the funding given by the National Government. Hon Vasuni…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE new Provincial Chamber built for Central Islands Province (CIP) at Tulaghi will cut costs for the provincial government compared to the past when they had to hire venues to hold provincial meetings. Central Province now has…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA MINISTRY of Commerce and Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock are planning to set priority on coconut re-planting in Solomon Islands with local farmers. In a presentation conducted about high demand of coconut production globally, it motivates…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO Managing of ocean resources needs more, said Mr David Ward British, High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, in a statement yesterday at the commemoration of the Commonwealth Day in Honiara. He said managing of resources could be…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Asia and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) held an impressive presentation with officials of the government and private sectors in coconut industry yesterday at Mendana Hotel. The Pacific Coconut Community workshop is about coconut development and…
By Alfred Sasako THE nation’s nine premiers have descended on Honiara, demanding assurance from the national government that the 2018 budget would be passed on time. At the same time they have expressed concern that the national government continues to…
THE Ministry of Forest and Research has hit back at reports published by Island Sun of a major fraud involving the ministry and logging activities on government land. In its press release, MOFR says “Investigations carrying allegations linking the Ministry…
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI THE 2018 national budget will see a marked decrease in the provincial budget. This decrease is set to impact on provincial government’s development plans and service delivery this year. For Malaita province, the total budget required…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki PROVINCIAL premiers have surfaced their disagreement on the national government’s initiative to reduce the provincial fund. This is their reaction to the government’s purported decision to drop $2million from the $12million allocated for the provinces this…
OFFICERS from the RSIPF Traffic Department in Honiara are investigating the traffic accident which occurred along the Mendana Avenue opposite the old Guadalcanal Provincial headquarters on March 11, 2018. The accident involved a dual cabin hilux vehicle that was travelling…
