BY BEN BILUA Gizo WESTERN Provincial Executive passed a budget worth $26,536,622 million after going through debate yesterday. The budget is distributed as twenty million, seven hundred and eighteen thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven dollars for Recurrent Budget ($20,718, 857.00)…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II Former Honiara Netball Association (HNA) Executive will face the music regarding its financial report for the HNA 2015/2016 seasons. The Solomon Island Netball Federation (SINFED) President Noelyn Luahiti said they had issued a notice for the…
A MOTION of no-confidence against Guadalcanal Premier Francis Sade was withdrawn yesterday before any votes were taken. Across in Central Province, Premier Stanley Manetiva survived a no-confidence vote filed against him. He had nine of the provincial members with him,…
The first Forum Fisheries Agency coordinated fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance operation of 2021, Operation Rai Balang concluded last week after two weeks of increased surveillance effort in eight Pacific nations. National organisations in Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall…
BY BEN BILUAIn Gizo THE one and only fishing processing company SOLTUNA will launch two new product anytime from now. SOLTUNA sales person, Fred Wane made the announcement when meeting members of the Western Provincial Assembly during their lunch break…
BY BEN BILUAIn Gizo THREE International Vessels have been detained in Western Province as part of COVID-19 protocols before leaving the country. The three vessels are currently berthing between Vella Islands and Gizo while the crews undergoes COVID-19 testing and…
BY BEN BILUAIn Gizo THE Western Provincial Government is looking at strengthening its revenue collection base as measures in response to government budget cut. The province will also reduce some of its activities and programmes due to shortfall in budgetary…
BY BEN BILUAIn Gizo The question of Virements and why Western Province’s Reserve Account has zero balance were raised during the budget meeting currently ongoing in Western Province. Provincial Member for Dunde Nusa Roviana Ward, Ramrakha Talasasa questions as to…
Police on Malaita arrested a 15-year-old male suspect for the alleged rape of a five-year-old girl at Ferafa’alu Village on March 21, 2021. An initial report said the suspect sexually assaulted the victim in a kitchen at their village when…
MAYOR of Honiara City Council, Wilson Mamae has delayed his move to remove Clerk Rence Sore over the weekend. One councillor told Island Sun that the Mayor was asked by councillors to remove Sore because of his involvement in the…