MEMBER of Parliament for North West Guadalcanal, Bodo Dettke has defended his call for all local noni farmers in the provinces to discontinue work on noni farming due to in availability of processing facilities in the provinces. This is after…
WHILE COVID-19 vaccination is not mandatory, the Government intends to vaccinate every citizen over 18 years and older by the end of 2021. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said on Monday that since vaccine supplies are arriving in small quantities, the…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II Honiara based Point Cruz Yacht Club (PCYC) junior sailing program has taken the lead in the sport for its revival following the launch and certificate award of its yearly program over the weekend. A total of…
We are back in Gizo! THE Island Sun wishes to let the public of Western Province know that we’ve reopened our Gizo Bureau as of this week. This was after we’ve briefly closed down the office early last year due…
SIBF to meet with NSC BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II Solomon Islands Basketball Federation (SIBF) will have time to refocus on the national basketball team’s participation at the FIBA Melanesian Cup 2021 since its postponement to April 2022. The postponement was…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II The National Sports Council (NSC) is still to get any response from six National sports federations on their registration with the government’s entity. NSC Chairman Joe Sika revealed to SunSPORTS yesterday in a statement that they…
Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) mounted a parade farewell for 17 retirees and their family members on March 12, 2021 at CSSI Headquarter Rove, in Honiara. According to the CSSI Act section 12(2) (f) the Minister may make regulations in…
BY BEN BILUA JUSTICE Maelyn Bird says there is a great need to educate women of their rights and freedom from violence. She made the statement during the Women in Law Breakfast which was held at Heritage Park last week.…
Call for more women in Justice Sector BY BEN BILUA JUSTICE Maelyn Bird has encouraged women and girls to pursue judicial path as part of promoting gender quality in the country. She said the justice sector has been a male…
MAYOR WELCOMES INVESTIGATION ON THE TRANSFER OF HCC LAND. THE Honiara City Mayor has welcomed investigations into the sell of the Honiara City Council owned land used by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock at Ranadi, east of Honiara. The…