Unlawfully harvested beche-de-mer from Ontong Java arrive in Honiara BY JARED KOLI A large consignment of dried beche-de-mer, alleged to have been illegally harvested in Ontong Java during the ban period, has arrived in Honiara yesterday. Island Sun witnessed the…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PARASI airfield at Small Malaita being closed for the past seven years is now set to re-open. In a ceremony yesterday at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, representatives of the three disputing parties of Parasi airfield land…
Kwailabesi landowners threaten to close down Church’s development BY BEN BILUA SEVENTH Day Adventist Mission’s developments in Kwailabesi, North Malaita, is facing a stop-threat from disgruntled landowners. Spokesperson of Kao Tribe – the tribe which looks after Kwailabesi land,…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA DR Reginald Aipia questions why the Ministry of Fisheries is not considering arresting people who had harvested Beche-de-mer when the ban was still in place. Aipia, one of Solomon Islands’ renowned medical doctors, was brought in by…
By GEORGE MANFORD Auki WITH the national fisheries ministry yet to issue out export permits, drama is already brewing in Auki over the lucrative Beche-de-mer trade. A Chinese businessman known as Mr Sing, who made headlines previously for illegally buying…
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI A man stands accused in Auki court for lying to people and obtaining money from them. Yesterday, the court read out allegations against Mr Peter Fakaia which include making false promises to people in return for…
Newly Registered Nurses from Atoifi awarded TWENTY six nurses from the Atoifi School of nursing have been awarded with their part two registered license at the Seventh Day Adventist’s Maranatha Hall on September 8. Speaking during the occasion on behalf…
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) is currently in the process of implementing Land Reform policies to compliment Traditional Governance. This is to allow tribal customary lands to be recognised under a legislative framework and allow customary landowners and…
THE Australian government has committed SBD$5.8m to Youth@Work for another two years of operation in Malaita and Western provinces, as part of its ongoing support for youth development in Solomon Islands. The announcement follows visits of Australian High Commissioner Roderick…
PREMIER of Malaita Province, Peter Ramohia has lashed out at the slow response of the country’s search and rescue unit following the boat tragedy that claimed lives between the seas of Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces last week. About Five dead…
