A significant decline in international arrival continues to be recorded since restrictions were imposed on international flights by the Government towards the end of March 2020. The latest Visitor Arrivals bulletin released by National Statistician Douglas Kimi on Tuesday, August…
WORLD Vision in its support of the government’s national covid-19 vaccination campaign, is urging residents in Small Malaita to be jabbed. National Director Jimmy Nadapdap made the call in his official remarks during the official opening of World Vision’s new…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has supported the Ministry of Forestry and Research with a new vehicle to support the Sustainable Forest Resources Management Project. This new vehicle is the second JIDCA has donated for…
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has lifted the beche-der-mer ban, reopening the harvest period for a year, starting today. And the ministry advised interested Beche-de-mer (BDM) operators, exporters, fishermen, fisherwomen and the general public that the BDM…
Nine plan to leave Suidani BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI NINE MPAs of the Malaita provincial government are planning to resign, Island Sun was reliably informed yesterday. These nine MPAs are reportedly in Honiara at the moment, preparing to tender in…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI The Malaita for Democracy (M4D) is calling on the nine MPAs who are planning to leave the MARA government to ‘rethink and reconsider’ their decision. This follows reports that nine provincial members (MPA) of MARA are…
BY BEN BILUAGizo THE Office of Western Provincial Premier has condemned a fake Facebook account which has the picture of the Premier and a popular businessman at Gizo. The fake account is a member of the Gizo Forum Facebook page…
THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement has denied accusations that the Prime Minister’s $200,000 National Development Fund (NDF) is for political expediency and NOT for development. This after Opposition Leader, Mathew Wale described the continued funding of the so-called National…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO AUTHORITIES have lauded the Honiara public for their cooperation during the 36-hour lockdown that ended 6am yesterday. Incident Controller, Ministry of Health and Medical Services Dr Nemia Bainivalu thanked people for their cooperation in making the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE says they are waiting on the Director of Public Prosecution for advice before they can deal with the detained logging craft intercepted during the lockdown. Assistant Commissioner Simpson Pogeava stated this yesterday. He said currently police…
