By EDDIE OSIFELO PUBLIC servants received their last Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2019. It was a 3.5 percent increase. Ministry of Public Service Permanent Secretary, Nego Sisiolo confirmed this to Island Sun yesterday. This is contrary to the…
Vasaro’s historic victory come as quite a surprise By EDDIE OSIFELO THE only female Member of Provincial Assembly for Choiseul Province, Florence Vasaro has described her victory in the recent election as “quite a surprise”. This is because Choiseul, known…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PARLIAMENTARY Entitlement Commission (PEC) has proposed a seven percent increase in relation to the terms and conditions of members of Parliament and not 10 percent, as leaked in the media recently. This was revealed by PEC to…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE only female Member of Provincial Assembly for Choiseul Province, Florence Vasaro, is the new minister for Lauru Affairs. Premier Tongoua Tabe has selected Vasaro among his eight-member government to serve the province in the next four…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI MINISTER for Finance and Treasury under MARA government, Nelson Lenty unveiled a revised budget estimate of $24,819,672 to be passed by the end of the current full assembly sitting. The budget which is under operation will be…
Solomon Airlines CEO Mr Gus Kraus met with newly appointed CEO of Air Vanuatu Mr Joseph Laloyer in Port Vila last weekend for two days of discussions to further their Melanesian ties and discuss greater cooperation between the national carriers.…
MARA backs USAID project BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE Suidani-led MARA government is supporting the USAID SCALE project – carbon trading. Speaking when delivering his budget speech yesterday, Premier Daniel Suidani said the country has been operating under an exploitative and…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TWO chiefs at Sepi village, Isabel Province, have urged police authorities in Honiara to change the posting of officers in the province. Richard Teopuhi and Hellen Riogano claimed police in Isabel never visited their community the whole…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO JAPAN says it looks forward to expanding its support in the sector of fisheries in Solomon Islands. Its ambassador, Miwa Yoshiaki, highlighted this at a fisheries seminar in Honiara last week. Yoshiaki said during his reign…
Gov’t funded project failed two months after its launch BY JENNIFER KUSAPA This fisheries project (pictured) brought smiles to the women of Sepi in Isabel Province when it was launched June last year. Government provided $76,372 for the project, which…
