BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands Met Services (SIMS) is now better equipped to participate in the Online Climate Outlook Forums (OCOF), with the handover of a conference telephone set in Samoa. On behalf of SPREP (Pacific Regional Environment Programme),…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki SOLOMON Islands National Provident Fund (NPF) has reaffirmed its interest to develop Auki plaza. This follows fruitful roundtable discussions recently held between Malaita provincial government (MPG) and the NPF. Provincial Secretary, Mr Jackson Gege said after…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE IT Society of Solomon Islands (ITSSI) is committed to supporting initiatives of women passionate in information technology (IT) with interest in advocating ICT literacy to girls and women in Solomon Islands. As the national IT…
THE new Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Mr Shigeru Toyama has presented his credentials to the Governor General, Sir Frank Kabui at the Government House last Friday. Ambassador Toyama replaces former Ambassador Kenichi Kimiya whose term ended…
BY ALFRED SASAKO A Cabinet sub-committee appointed by Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela to negotiate resources for hosting of the 2023 South Pacific by Solomon Islands has moved the multi-million project a step closer. Insiders told Island Sun yesterday the sub-committee,…
HONIARA City Council employees will be receiving an 8 percent pay increase. This has been confirmed by the Chairman of Finance Eric Tema following a recommendation approved by the Finance Standing Committee. “The increase of salary was an in depth…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft is still in the Maintenance Hangar in Singapore. According to Mr Colin Sigimanu the Manager Commercial for Solomon Airlines Ltd, the C-Check has taken a bit longer than expected basically because they…
By Francis Sivita OLA Fou students from Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Vanuatu welcomed the SI board members on Saturday. After the long sessions from Thursday up to Saturday the students gathered together to rehearse and prepare a welcome ceremony for…
By Francis Sivita OLA Fou students of Solomon Islands welcomed their friends from Vanuatu and Kiribati on Thursday last week at the SWIM compound, east of Honiara. After the traditional welcome they continued with their normal programme up to Saturday…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE Honiara City roads are the Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s (MID) area of concern to take care of, said Honiara City Council’s (HCC) Mayor Andrew Mua recently. Mr Mua made this clarification in response to continuous complaints…
