Government says no funds BY BEN BILUA The Government through the Ministry of Provincial has again denied Western Province of $1.4 million. And, Western province policy-makers are rubbishing national government’s explanation as ‘lame’. The fund is part of the 2022/2023…
BY BEN BILUA WESTERN Provincial Assembly has adopted a budget paper for 2023/2024 which strike a net-worth of $47,164,338. The Appropriation Bill 2023/2024 went through second reading yesterday and will be debated today when it goes to the third and…
BY BEN BILUA PREMIER of Western Province says state government is not negotiable but is a must for Western Province. Billy Veo made the statement in response to questions thrown to him during the Assembly Meeting on Monday. He said…
BY BEN BILUA The national government has compensated members of Western province’s former executive. The Minister’s Ministry of Provincial Government’s decision to dissolve the previous Western Provincial Assembly last year has cost the government huge money in compensation payments. This…
BY BEN BILUA UMI Tugeda Helpem Solomon Aelan Def Komiuniti Project is the champion of giving voice to people with speaking and hearing impairments. Over the course of this month, trainers were deployed to eight communities in Malaita, Guadalcanal, and…
BY BEN BILUAGizo ANOTHER young life has been lost early this week due to cyber-bullying. Gizo residents woke to news on Tuesday a teenage boy was found dead at Power House Area, West of Gizo. Unconfirmed report reaching Island Sun…
Govt and UNDP push for our children to learn of disaster risk reduction BY BEN BILUA Solomon Islands communities are vulnerable to disasters. This has prompted government to push for our new generation to be taught on disasters and how…
BY BEN BILUA THE Management of Easy Line Shipping Services has announced that sea fare for MV Marina will increase as of its next trip to Western Province. One of the crew made the announcement during M.V Marina’s recent trip…
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…
BY BEN BILUA AUSTRALIAN funded Strongim Bisnis Programme continues to support private sectors with innovate projects to improve productivity and generate more profit. This week Strongim Binis witnessed the launching of four projects in Western Province. In her speech during…