A German national has been arrested for illegally crossing the SI-PNG border. He escaped but was later arrested and is kept in police custody. Police officers in Taro, Choiseul province arrested the German national on Sunday, April 29, 2018 for…
BY ALFRED SASAKO A Cabinet sub-committee appointed by Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela to negotiate resources for hosting of the 2023 South Pacific by Solomon Islands has moved the multi-million project a step closer. Insiders told Island Sun yesterday the sub-committee,…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA RESIDENTS of Ward 12 in East Honiara are calling on responsible authorities to explain the by-election which has been promised them two years ago. Outspoken Chief for Borderline Community, Mr Steven Firibae calls on the Honiara…
POLICE at Lata in Temotu province have arrested a 60-year-old man from Naban Village in Santa Cruz Island on April 12, 2018 for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl from the same village on four separate occasions in 2017.…
HONIARA City Council employees will be receiving an 8 percent pay increase. This has been confirmed by the Chairman of Finance Eric Tema following a recommendation approved by the Finance Standing Committee. “The increase of salary was an in depth…
By Mike Puia Gizo FOR the first time the Western provincial government will collect basic rates. Capacity prevented the province from collecting basic rates in the past years resulting in the province losing huge revenue. According to the Provincial Secretary,…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft is still in the Maintenance Hangar in Singapore. According to Mr Colin Sigimanu the Manager Commercial for Solomon Airlines Ltd, the C-Check has taken a bit longer than expected basically because they…
By Mike Puia Gizo THE national government’s cut to line ministries’ budgets appears to have crippled provincial branches. Provincial agriculture extension offices are being hard hit. According to the Western provincial agriculture extension branch, based in Gizo, most of its…
Several ‘financial anomalies’ prompts request for check BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki THE Malaita province’s account section is bound to be audited soon after some discrepancies were discovered, it is reported. A request has been submitted by the province for an…
