STATISTICIANS from the National Statistics Office (NSO) are fully prepared to start collecting data of Visitor Arrivals in the Solomon Islands after a refresher course conducted at the office on Friday 12th March 2021. Florence Walekwate, Grace Perakana and new…
POLICE Constable David Tipasua Tepai, 42, from Lavagu Village on Rennell Island in the Rennell and Bellona province has faced numerous challenges during his 14 years as a police officer but the challenges have given him the courage and confidence…
MEMBER of Parliament for North West Guadalcanal, Bodo Dettke has defended his call for all local noni farmers in the provinces to discontinue work on noni farming due to in availability of processing facilities in the provinces. This is after…
WHILE COVID-19 vaccination is not mandatory, the Government intends to vaccinate every citizen over 18 years and older by the end of 2021. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said on Monday that since vaccine supplies are arriving in small quantities, the…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MALAITA’S provincial capital, Auki has received major infrastructure developments through assistance by the International Development Association under the World Bank’s CAUSE project. Since the establishment of the Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement (CAUSE) project under…
By EDDIE OSIFELO LOCAL tourism operators in the country were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic when Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare declared a State of Public Emergency in March 2020. Their businesses which heavily relied on visitors came to a…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II Honiara based Point Cruz Yacht Club (PCYC) junior sailing program has taken the lead in the sport for its revival following the launch and certificate award of its yearly program over the weekend. A total of…
We are back in Gizo! THE Island Sun wishes to let the public of Western Province know that we’ve reopened our Gizo Bureau as of this week. This was after we’ve briefly closed down the office early last year due…
SIBF to meet with NSC BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II Solomon Islands Basketball Federation (SIBF) will have time to refocus on the national basketball team’s participation at the FIBA Melanesian Cup 2021 since its postponement to April 2022. The postponement was…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II The National Sports Council (NSC) is still to get any response from six National sports federations on their registration with the government’s entity. NSC Chairman Joe Sika revealed to SunSPORTS yesterday in a statement that they…
