THE 10th Australia-Solomon Islands Business Forum started on Wednesday in Brisbane, Australia. The two-day Forum, hosted by the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council in partnership with the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), brings together senior Australian and…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands economy can be improved through tourism activities in the country, it is reported. This is according to the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management (MECDM) and Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI PROVINCIAL Secretary of Malaita’s provincial government has called on market vendors in Auki not to depend on MPs. Jackson Gege made the statement during the official opening of the two-day Market for Change (M4C) programme in…
DEAR EDITOR, tourism is an increasingly important sector for the Solomon Island and, reportedly, arrivals were up in the last quarter. Recent cruise visitors to Gizo were said to have been captivated by the beauty of the place. Tourism growth…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE current road upgrade has excluded accessibility for wheelchair users by means of crossing which has raised a huge concern for people with special needs in Solomon Islands. They are calling on authorities to address this…
DEAR EDITOR, for many people dreaming of a Robinson Crusoe lifestyle or a long wished for holiday on a Pacific atoll, spending time on Lord Howe atoll in Solomon Islands waters would seem to be the answer to their long…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal is currently holding a workshop for Chiefs, Traditional leaders, women and youths of Tathiboko and Paripao. Speaking to Island Sun yesterday, Dr Derek Sikua says what he is…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA DEREK Sikua question his Parliament colleagues over what they are afraid off after hearing reports of people being lured to register and vote in other constituencies under their influence. When asked over such in an interview yesterday,…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Pogo Household- lower vavaya ridge of the Community of the Sisters of Melanesia is closed temporarily as of yesterday to allow the Police Explosive Ordinance team to remove an unexploded bomb found at the area. The…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PUBLIC Prosecution is yet to update the court on whether or not the investigation into an alleged rape incident has been completed. Yesterday the court was told that the prosecution in carriage of the case was busy…
