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…
By Gary Hatigeva REPORT from Anti-Corruption Non-Government Organisation, ‘Global Witness’, has revealed that if activities on unsustainable and illegal harvesting of trees continue, the Solomon Islands’ natural forests are predicted to be commercially exhausted by year 2036. In its report…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE accused into the murder incident at the Tasimboko area on North East Guadalcanal will appear again in court on November 1. 22-year-old Fredrick Soniatavu is charged with one count of murder in relation to the incident…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE court has adjourned the case against an accused facing various charges of criminal offence and his trial will be heard in Lata, Temotu province in December this year. The case was mentioned at the Honiara Magistrate…
