BY BEN BILUA THE Television Board’s chairman says economic returns for television has been very low, leading to inconsistency of television services in the country. Speaking during the Information and Communication Technology awareness last week Mr Alwyn Danitofea said no…
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…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) is still in the process of deciding who will be the four beche-de-mer export licence holders. This was confirmed by the Ministry’s Director Mr Edward Honiwala to Island Sun…
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,…
A TWO-day provincial dissemination workshop on the “Solomon Islands Demographic and Health Survey 2015” (SI DHS 2015) for Guadalcanal Province (GP) was successfully held and concluded on Wednesday September 20, 2017. The event was held at the Star Event Conference…
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…
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare travels to the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan this Sunday on an Official Visit following an invitation by the ROC Government. The Prime Minister and his delegation leaves New York early on Sunday…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA GUADALCANAL’S Education Authority (GPEA) stands their ground on the deployment of teachers from Manddela School because of continuous non-cooperation with its owner. This is according to the Chief Education Officer (CEO) for GPGEA Mr Maesac Suia in…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA In Taiwan PERMANENT Secretary of Culture and Tourism, Andrew Nihopara says Taiwan’s steadfast relations with Solomon Islands needs to translate into people-with-people through tourism. Nihopara made the statement during a seminar on the Republic of…
Wins second Inter-Islands title By Taromane Martin BELLONA Island rugby team is the new champions of the 2017 Solrice Inter-Islands rugby competition after defeating Malaita Subi in the grand final. Bellona reclaimed their islands pride in the final on…
