BY LYNTON AARON FILIA STUDENTS of the Solomon Islands National University have turned up in number to show support for its student association’s 14-day strike notice in yesterday’s open forum with institution heads. The Solomon Islands National Students Association (SINUSA)…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE Western Provincial Assembly will convene their second full assembly sitting today over the province’s 2018/2019 budget. Western Province Clerk to the Assembly Kevin Paia told Island Sun Gizo the 26-member assembly house will convene their…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Islands has reached the WHO Western Pacific Region’s goal to reduce by half the morbidity and mortality from all forms of TB by 2015, relative to 2000 levels. Despite the huge achievement, Undersecretary for Health Improvement…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A 64-year-old man alleged of raping his 11-year-old grand-daughter is still without a lawyer to assist him with his charges. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea, the man said that he is yet to be legally represented…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE court has issued a warrant of arrest against a man facing arson charge yesterday. The accused, Philip Feman, failed to appear in court yesterday for his last interim mention before his trial resumes on April 3…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRINCIPAL Magistrate Augustine Aulanga has made orders in court yesterday that the Ministry of Health and Medical Services case will not be further adjourned to later dates. He made the comments following prosecution’s application to adjourn the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE inquiry into the death of a couple at Mbumburu in November 2016 will continue today at the Honiara Magistrate Court. Director of Public Prosecution Ronald Bei Talasasa who assisted the Coroner on this inquiry sought adjournment…
By Gary Hatigeva MINISTER of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare has warned that the country risks facing huge gaps in its logging industry if it continues to unsustainably harvest its trees. According to Mr Sogavare, the logging sector has been…
By Gary Hatigeva THE Solomon Islands national economy under the guidance of the one-year-old Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government (SIDCCG) is looking to grow at an average of 3.5 percent over the course of this year, just slightly…
POLICE are investigating an alleged armed robbery at the Malohuna Camp, of the One Link Logging Company in the Harapa area of the Shortland Islands in Western province, in the early hours of Sunday this week (March 25, 2018). It…
