Cheating people
How healthy are the food we buy and are we being tricked into buying less food for more cash? By Gary Hatigeva CONSUMERS are furious over shocking images which reveal that some shops in Honiara are practising what is believed…
How healthy are the food we buy and are we being tricked into buying less food for more cash? By Gary Hatigeva CONSUMERS are furious over shocking images which reveal that some shops in Honiara are practising what is believed…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA FIFTEEN thousand bottles of purified and concentrated Solomon Noni juice are out and sold in the Australian market, it is reported. The North West Guadalcanal constituency revealed that 20 tonnes of Noni produce taken to Australia…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has welcomed the return of the national carrier’s Airbus. Solomon Airline’s flagship Airbus A320 arrived back in the country last Saturday after undergoing maintenance in Singapore. As a Chamber representing businesses…
By Alfred Sasako AFTER being absent for months, the national carrier’s big bird is back in the air but not without costs. The Airbus A320 aircraft flew into Honiara last Saturday after sitting in Singapore for months, waiting for parts.…
TOURISM Solomons has appointed Fiona Teama to supervise all aspects of the Australian marketing portfolio from the national tourist office’s Honiara headquarters. Teama was introduced to media and trade at an industry briefing on Tuesday at Sydney’s Cafe Del Mar.…
By Ezekiel Talatau WHILE most times we hear reports concerning how the affairs at the Honiara central market affects the public, much less is reported on the other side of the coin – which is the plight of the farmers…
By Ezekiel Talatau LOCAL farmer in Honiara Central Market are feeling that current prices to their products are not benefitting them as they should. In other words, the prices are ‘not profitable’. On Tuesday, Island Sun interviewed several farmers, who…
Is Solomon Telekom undermining government’s joint undersea cable project? By Alfred Sasako SOLOMON Telekom, trading as Our Telekom, appears to have set the stage for confrontation with the Government over the controversial fibre optic undersea cable project. Prime Minister Rick…
By Ezekiel Talatau THERE is growing pressure on ports and shipping to slash emissions in the Pacific region. Reaction to this, the South Pacific commission (SPC) and the Secretariat of the South Pacific Regional Environmental Protection (SPREP), implanting fund under…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA IN the SIG 2018 Budget, government has anticipated to implement the provision of SBD14 million for State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s). This has been reduced from $25 million from the 2017 budget for Community Service Obligation (CSO) payments.…