BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PAPUA New Guinea’s (PNG) grant assistance to Solomon Islands will continue with a few issues needed to be cleared by the SI government. This is according to the PNG High Commissioner to Solomon Islands HE Fred Yakasa.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service Nego Sisiolo says the Solomon Islands Government should recognise its highly trained professionals. He made the comment during the Permanent Secretaries and Under Secretaries Forum at the Heritage Park…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case against government minister David Tome will be mentioned again on October 17 at the Honiara Magistrate Court. Member of Parliament for Baegu/Asifola, David Tome is the current Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening. He…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CLOSING submission on the case against Ellison Raoga, charged for corruption related offences, will be heard in the Honiara Magistrate Court today Both prosecution and defence will be filing their closing submission to the court before the…
By Alice Nantara NATIONAL Referral Hospital top Orthopedic Dr Patrick Houasia has confirmed allegations by the Bulacan Integrated Wood Ltd are true. Dr Houasia confirmed charging the sick expat according to the itemised charges shown in a copy of the…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE licensing committee to issue out beche-de-mer export licences is yet to be approved by the Ministry of Fisheries Permanent Secretary. It must first be approved before it can screen applicants and issue out export licences to…
By Alfred Sasako (in Guangzhou, China) INTERNAL rivalry within the top echelon of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) is deep, resulting sometimes in explosive exchanges, denials and counter-denials, a special investigation by Island Sun has revealed. Some believe the…
Kurukuru reels to second win in Asian Indoor Games, Tops Group A BY ROMULUS HUTA A double by George Stevenson helped the Solomon Islands national futsal side Kurukuru cruised to a narrow 4-3 win over Chinese Taipei last night in…
Civil Society Organisation to march on Prime Minister’s Office, petition for return of Anti-Corruption Bill to Parliament BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CIVIL Society Organisation (CSO) will today march on the Prime Minister’s Office to present their petition to bring back the…
Squad to spend 10 days Down Under By Taromane Martin THE Solomon Islands U-17 Futsal team, the Junior Kurukurus will leave the country on Thursday for Australia to undergo final preparations for the OFC U-17 qualifiers in Auckland New Zealand.…
