EDITORIAL- People, not MPs, should decide on extending life of parliament
SO the Sogavare Government intends to extend the life of parliament from four to five years.
Its intention was revealed in a secret cabinet paper that was leaked to the public.
The leaked document confirmed cabinet...
EDITORIAL- Yes, we attended that zoom session
ISLAND Sun wishes to respond to a report the Adviser to Malaita Provincial Government, Celsius Talifilu, produced and circulated on social media this week.
Firstly, we can confirm that our representatives attended a zoom session...
Trepidations in Honiara – not so safe a town to walk
Safety was once a pride of Honiara. Once!
Citizens in the 80s and 90s can attest to this.
Children reading story books then would have had to shake their imaginations to picturise what pick-pocketing looked like,...
Government should protect its citizens first and foremost
IT is no secret that despite being the major income generating activity for the country, logging also brought about its social woes.
In a report titled ‘from happy hour to hungry hour; logging, fisheries and...
New tax on white rice
PUBLIC are expected to dig deeper into their own pockets when the new import duty of 20 cent per kilogram of rice and a good tax of five percent added as of September 1.
At...
Never forget the vulnerable groups in society
IN any crisis, often it is women and children who suffered most.That’s because of their vulnerabilities and other weaknesses.
More often than not, they are also the most neglected.
The coronavirus pandemic that had brought the...
EDITORIAL- Another CBSI warning is here
CENTRAL Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) yesterday issued a warning about a fake,
new currency that is being promoted locally.
This so-called currency has been referred to us Sol York.
There’s not much information about the currency.
But...
EDITORIAL- Too many motions of no-confidence
A MOTION of no-confidence against Guadalcanal Premier Francis Sade was withdrawn yesterday before any votes were taken.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...
Clean environment for clean water
HAVE you ever imagined life without access to clean water or a sanitation facility?
This is the life for most of our people.
A study in 2015 by WASH found out that 70 out of 100...
EDITORIAL- A step further for Tina Hydro
WORK on the Tina Hydro Project was given a boost yesterday with the signing of a co-financing agreement in Honiara.
This latest financing agreement between Australia and Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA) will avail $218.6...