By EDDIE OSIFELO WORK on the improving and extending the existing four-lane road, from the central market through to White River (approximately 5km) will start after the Pacific Games. The Pacific Games will be held in Honiara from November 19…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE report of the Economic Stimulus Package is ready and will be tabled in Parliament. Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Florence Joel confirmed this to media in a press conference last Friday. Island Sun understands Government had engaged…
2-week window of opportunity for seasonal work applications begins today, ends Friday March 10 THE new recruitment drive for workers to work in New Zealand and Australia opened 12am this morning (February 27) and closes on March 10. Solomon Islanders…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS) is discussing road access to the newly identified graveyard site. This is according to the Permanent Secretary Stanley Walenisia. “Now we are progressing discussion on access road to go…
BY NED GAGAHE About 70 students from Vanuatu will arrive this weekend to commence study at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) this year. This was announced by SINU Chancellor Sir Dr Nathan Kere at the inauguration ceremony of SINU third…
PMO tops up $4m to national broadcaster The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has injected a SB$5 million budgetary support to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) to boost the national broadcaster’s services locally and abroad. This…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI A Malaita provincial government delegation is in Honiara for talks with government agencies on areas of capacity strengthening for the province. The four-man team is led by Deputy Premier Joe Hero’au. They include provincial minister for finance,…
BY NED GAGAHE The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the recent publication of the Auditor General’s audit reports of the three government ministries spending of covid-19 funds. IMF team leader who is the country for the 2023 IV Consultation…
IMF advises govt to control spending on Pacific Games and national general elections BY NED GAGAHE The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Solomons government to watch its spending on the Pacific Games and National general elections. “Expenditure related…
BY BEN BILUA MALARIA cases have increased in Western Province with 97 percent of cases reported to be infected with PV malaria. In medical terms PV simply means a positive result that a patient have the parasites in his/her blood…
