By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) is investigating the incident which saw MV Haura wrecked on the beach of Peochakuri village in South Guadalcanal last Friday. Acting Director, Jonah Matau said SIMA is investigating the incident to determine…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO TWO children have died of whooping cough in Mbabanakira, Guadalcanal Province as the province’s Health sector declares whooping cough an outbreak. Dr Joel Denty, provincial health director to Guadalcanal, confirmed this report to Island Sun yesterday.…
Citizens have power to arrest BY JARED KOLI ANY private person or civilian has the power to arrest anyone who commits a criminal offence. This is according to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD)…
BY JARED KOLI A REVISED plan is being devised for the failed Marau mini hospital project. The current plan is to rectify the defects which resulted in a demolition order carried out by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID)…
THE people of Malango Ward, Central Guadalcanal, reaffirm and reiterate previous declarations and statements that the land from Lunnga (Betikaman River) in the west to Bokonavua (near Foxwood) in the east customarily and traditionally belong to them. “We are the…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Guadalcanal Extension office has noted huge involvement of communities in Kava farming in the remote South Guadalcanal in 2021 compared to 2018. A team from MAL Guadalcanal Province Extension office toured…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands and United States of America celebrated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal in Honiara last Saturday. US Consular, Keithie Saunders read the speech of the United States Ambassador Her Excellency, Erin McKee, who…
BY JARED KOLI Metropolis Pacific PTE LTD has refuted out at a social media post saying the company had laid-off a big number of staff. It was claimed in the social media that a large number of staff were laid-off…
BY JARED KOLI A Fisheries Ordinance is being drafted for Guadalcanal Province which is expected to give way to increased activity in fishery/aquaculture undertakings in the province. Guadalcanal Province Premier Francis Sade echoed this during the recent Guadalcanal Day Anniversary…
BY JARED KOLI The sale of customary land and Fixed Term Estate (FTE) titles continues to be a problem, according to Guadalcanal Premier Francis Sade. Premier Sade said land is another long-term issue, especially in and around Naghoniara. “The sale…
