BY ROMULUS HUTA THE newly-appointed Solomon Islands national under-16 head coach Stanley Waita is calling on football followers of this country to throw full support behind his youngsters. This comes as the country is about to host the Oceania Under-16…
Does this unnamed company meet legal requirements to fell and export? By Alfred Sasako AN unnamed foreign logging company is allegedly extracting sawn timber just west of Honiara without meeting prerequisite legal requirements, an investigation by Island Sun has uncovered.…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE Readiness Assessment Tool (RAT) workshop held in Honiara last week for local sporting federations’ administrators was timely and helpful. This was according to Former Chef de Mission to the Pacific Mini Games 2017 and Secretary to…
By Taromane Martin PERMANENT Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs Mr George Palua says cabinet is waiting for the report from the local 2023 Pacific Games task force before their Ministry can enforce the PG 2023 Act. The Permanent…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA HONIARA Youth Council’s Executive Board acknowledged the move of City Major and its board for addressing the short bus route which provides efficiency for young people within Honiara City. The HYC as an independent body advocating…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA YOUTH, Sports and Women Division (YSWD) of the Honiara City Council and volunteers are appreciative of the New Zealand High Commission’s second secretary Ms Esther Jens work with young people in Honiara. On Sunday 21, they…
BY JARED KOLI CONSTRUCTION of the Prime Minister (PM) new official residence is scheduled to start next year, 2019. This is according to the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Mr Jimmy Nuake. “All preparatory works…
By Mike Puia LOCAL manufacture of can taiyo products, soltuna, has appealed to locals to help protect local products from being imitated. Soltuna’s trade marketing and merchandising representative, Isirele Saelea, made this call in light of soltuna products reportedly copied…
By Mike Puia FORMER councillor of the Honiara City Council (HCC), Jimmy Sevesi, has condemned Solomon Airlines’ attack on media freedom. Sevesi, who once worked as a media personnel at the SIBC, said chief executive officers (CEOs) of our State…
Beche-de-mer harvest season closes Wednesday next week BY JARED KOLI THE Beche-de-mer harvest season will close on Wednesday next week, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) confirmed yesterday. Director of Fisheries Mr Edward Honiwala in a phone interview…
