By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification has made its stand clear during discussion on the Blue Economy Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China. The Solomon Islands Government and Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is still to…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI This year is set for another entertaining year of rugby, with a lot of prizes on offer for hardworking players, teams and officials. The Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) and SolRice have again partnered to ensure this,…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) has acknowledged its third-year major sponsor SolRice for making this year’s competition possible. The SolRice Grand Premier Rugby Competition is set to kick off first week of July, ending early October,…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The long-awaited 2022 rugby championship, dubbed ‘SolRice Grand Premier Rugby Competition’ is set to kick off first week of July. SolRice and the Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) signed the sponsorship papers yesterday. Head of Solomons Office…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki THE Malaita Provincial Disaster Operation Committee (PDOC) has scaled down on its covid-19 restrictions for shipping services to the province. The scale down came after a decision by PDOC during a meeting held on Friday that…
OPPOSITION Leader Matthew Wale says corruption claims that Malaita MPs were paid $250,000 each to remain with the Government following last year’s motion of no confidence is “not surprising”. He said the claims are tragic for the country and sadly…
The Honiara Hash House Harriers (HHHH) club has donated $3,500 to the San Isidro Care centre in north western Guadalcanal. The funds were raised following a fundraising event last year. Receiving the donation on behalf of San Isidro, representative Sister…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA REPRESENTATIVE of Lolo tribe Frank Lauta Daoga has called on the Government and the Solomon Airlines to resume services to Manaoba airport. Speaking to Island Sun, Daoga said the people who are behind the closure of airport…
BY BEN BILUA Gizo MINISTER of Finance and Treasury says the country can bounce back from current economic pressures. Harry Kuma said Solomon Islands not only has natural resources, but also human resources capable to support its economic recovery initiatives…
BY BEN BILUA Gizo Minister for Finance and Treasury has outlined the dollar values of properties damaged during the November riot last year. Speaking in Parliament last month, Harry Kuma said the values of properties damaged during the riot are…
