April 2018

People power for health

Anything is possible if we set our mind to it. RECENTLY, within a week, a father’s plea had been answered when he appealed for assistance from the public to send his daughter overseas for medical check. His plea came out…

Pricing scandal?

Billions of dollars robbed from SI economy through logging By Gary Hatigeva THE Solomon Islands economy is believed to have been robbed billions of dollars through exported logs under prefixed prices outside of international market tags. The government has been…

Titinge 2 can now walk safer in any weather

UP in the steep hills of Titinge, a new small access infrastructure subproject was recently completed making daily travels much easier and safer for its users. The new Jacob’s ladder is the second subproject under the Rapid Employment Project (REP)…

MAL emphasises local food consumption

BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has a policy which promotes local food consumption. “It’s not only our ministry that is involved in this policy,” MAL Permanent Secretary, Mr Jimi Saelea TOLD Island Sun yesterday…

Foreigners cheat system: Aihari

By Mike Puia DIRECTOR of Foreign Investment Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, Derek Aihari, revealed there are foreigners who cheated the country’s Foreign Investment Act by using locals to run their bus and taxi services.…

Financial fraud warning for Auki residents

THE Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence Unit (SIFIU) is calling on the general public to immediately stop joining a false financial scheme called Eagle Advertising Resources Network (EARN) currently based in Auki, Malaita province. This warning comes after concerns from members…