BY BEN BILUAGizo TWENTY five market vendors in and around Gizo are currently undergoing Community Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risk training. Officials from Western Province’s disaster committee are also part of the training. In an interview with Island Sun…
By EDDIE OSIFELO ATTORNEY General, John Muria Junior is hoping to see the draft of the cyber crime bill ready before the end of this year. The Bill aims to deal with cyber bullying, money laundering, and the use of…
By EDDIE OSIFELO STUDENTS in Primary and Secondary have experienced five months loss of learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister of Education and Human Resources, Lannell Tanangada confirmed this when asked by Leader of Opposition, Mathew Wale in Parliament yesterday.…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI Malaita is aware of the new virus spreading globally, the monkey pox, and is prepared to resist it should there be community transmission in the country. DIRECTOR of Malaita provincial health authority, Dr Rex Maukera says…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services is being asked when it will pay frontliners their June covid-19 allowance. A front-liner, who is a staff under Malaita provincial office, makes this call through this paper in anonymity.…
….PM explain reasons for broadcasters’ omission as SOE By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Prime Minister has accused the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) of deviating from its purpose of uniting the country. Manasseh Sogavare made this statement when explaining the government’s…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO VARIANA township development in West Guadalcanal is seeking local and international investors through partnership arrangement. Chairman of the taskforce for Variana Township Development David Rosalio says the land has been registered and transferred to Tiaro Savulei…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki MALAITA provincial office through its Environmental Division has called on shop-owners in Auki to cooperate on expired goods and food items. Head of Environment Division, Gloria Siwainao made the call yesterday following reports shops in Auki…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma has highlighted the risks in the current payments landscape. These include credit risk, legal risk, liquidity risk, cross border transaction, operational risk and antimony laundering. Speaking at the second reading…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki MALAITA provincial health has entered its second week of Measles and Rubella vaccination and awareness campaign. Director of Malaita provincial health, Dr Rex Maukera told this paper yesterday the campaign is to catch-up with children who…
