DEAR EDITOR, the elections are coming up and as a member of the Shortlands Constituency I wish to raise the following questions to the current Member of Parliament with regard to constituency matters and funds that are channelled through him…
DEAR EDITOR, a quote I believe people of all ages in the Solomon Islands should consider while striving to increase their own health and quality of life and that of their loved ones. We have all been pre-occupied and worried…
DEAR EDITOR, the National Referral Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr John Hue said, recently, the country’s top causes for blindness and visual impairment is cataracts. He said, “The top causes of blindness and visual impairment in the Solomon Islands in the…
DEAR EDITOR, as the 2018 academic year has approaching its end, I as the President outgoing of SISA, On Behalf of the Solomon Islands Student Association here in Fiji, wish to convey our sincere gratitude and acknowledgement to the government…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA IT has been said that Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Administration (SIMSA) has no resource to look after wrecks or marine pollution in the country. The explanation was made known for some time as continuous queries over calls…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs is in the process of finalising the Youth Justice Bill. The youth justice bill aims to bring Solomon Islands Legislation up to date, and to help it meet its…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE fate of Solomon Islands environment lies in the hands of China. In a report called ‘A paradise lost’ by Global Witness, it was predicted that Solomon Islands natural forests are to be exhausted soon and China…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA INTERNATIONAL NGO, Global Witness is calling on the Government of Solomon Islands to immediately place a moratorium on all existing logging operations. This moratorium comes amidst a report that is said to unpack issues that lie at…
BY GEORGE MANFORD & Georgina Kekea AUKI A senior minister of the crown has acted unbecomingly towards the Premier of Malaita province during a recent Church programme in Auki. Leading up to the programme of the consecration of the Catholic’s…
By Alfred Sasako FURTHER details have emerged about annual funding for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) grant, which is intended to fund micro economic activities in the nation’s 50 constituencies. A breakdown of figures obtained by Island Sun shows it…
