Police on Malaita arrested a 15-year-old male suspect for the alleged rape of a five-year-old girl at Ferafa’alu Village on March 21, 2021. An initial report said the suspect sexually assaulted the victim in a kitchen at their village when…
MAYOR of Honiara City Council, Wilson Mamae has delayed his move to remove Clerk Rence Sore over the weekend. One councillor told Island Sun that the Mayor was asked by councillors to remove Sore because of his involvement in the…
BY BEN BILUAGizo WESTERN Province’s Appropriation Ordinance – 2022 which is estimated to around $26,436,622 will go into Third Reading when Assembly meeting resumes today. Members will spend time debating and discussing the estimate budget before going to vote. In…
BY BEN BILUA In Gizo The Western province has hit out at the national government describing it as bullying provincial governments with its decisions and actions. Provincial Member for Dunde Nusa Roviana Ward, Ramrakha Talasasa made the comment during Assembly…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO WORLD Health Organisation office in Solomon Islands has promised to support government in giving direction for safe administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine. This was conveyed by Dr Sevil Huseynova, WHO country representative, at the official launch…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MPA for Ward 31 under Malaita provincial assembly, John Kehosi through his Ward Development Committee (WDC) recently handed over projects to Luaniua community. Senior Administration Officer for MOI region, Mr Manford Kelaho told this paper projects…
By EDDIE OSIFELO CHAIRMAN of the Public Accounts Committee, Douglas Ete has congratulated Japan for its generosity in funding infrastructure projects in the country. Ete made this commendation when the Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands H.E. Morimoto Yasuhiro and his…
By Taromane Martin Solomon Islands-based Chinese Construction Company, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation [CCECC] has been awarded the contract to build the seven China Funded facilities for the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara. People’s Republic of China Ambassador to…
BY BEN BILUAIn Gizo MEMBERS of the Western Provincial Government will be briefed with the latest update on the status of COVID-19 in the country. Speaker of Western Province, Adrian S Gina informed the house as part of agenda two…
THE Solomon Islands Tobacco Company (SITCO) has committed itself to empowering its women by adopting an approach that looks to empower women through women. This is carried out under the umbrella, Discover & Expand your Wings (dubbed DEW) which is…
