By Mike Puia Gizo THE Deputy Premier of Western Province, Maloney Lopoto, acknowledges the United Church mission for its contribution to the province. Among other things, Lopoto said the United Church mission has contributed a lot to the province in…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO IN JAPAN PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has made an official invitation seeking interested Japanese companies to explore and invest in Solomon Islands. He made the announcement when addressing the Economic Forum in Tokyo on Thursday. Houenipwela…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE A renowned local artist has spoken out on the trend of increasing duplicity in the country’s art industry. “Today’s (on Thursday) local artwork seems to imitate each other, even the use of colour looks the same,”…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA LOCAL carvers in Solomon Islands continue to face challenges in selling their cultural artefacts. Carvers from Marovo lagoon, Western province told Island Sun that in order for them to sell their artefacts they have to be pro-active.…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela on Thursday has addressed a high-level Economic Forum between Pacific Island Leader’s and the Japanese companies in Tokyo. The Prime Minister and Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama were the only two leaders’ that were invited to…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has graced the occasion of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Solomon Power and Hitachi Ltd in Tokyo on Wednesday this week. The MOU is aimed at resolving energy issues in the Solomon…
By Mike Puia Gizo POOR oral care is high in Marovo lagoon in the Western province. This is according to the Chief Dental Therapist at Gizo Hospital, Michael Piasi. Piasi told Island Sun Gizo that in some of the villages…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE eighth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, PALM8, starts today at the Iwaki City, Fukusima Prefecture, in Japan. PALM8 takes place every three years where leaders and representatives of Pacific Islands countries (PICs) and regions are invited…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA CHIEF Executive Officer for the National Referral Hospital says the hospital will continue to provide tertiary in-patient health services for all referred patients but not meet the cost of return sea traveling. NRH’s CEO Mr Steve…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE National Referral Hospital will no longer be responsible to pay return sea fares for referred patients as of May 21, 2018. In the past, NRH was responsible for meeting all expenses related to patients return…
