A number of young people who live in informal settlements around Honiara city learned ways to become active Peace builders as a result of a training on Peace Building, which they attended last week. The training was part of a…
THE overcrowding at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara is reportedly worsening. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Dr Tenneth Dalipanda revealed this yesterday during a ceremony to officially open the newly refurbished Labour ward. NRH Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Rooney Jagilly adds that…
PREMIER of Guadalcanal Province says provincial governments need more support to perform up to the required standard. Premier Anthony Veke said all the premiers are planning to meet with the Prime Minister to discuss pressing issues facing the provincial governments,…
TWO Solomon Islands Patrol boats in hot pursuit of wooden Vietnamese vessels allegedly fishing illegally in our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) could not fire upon the foreign boats because there was no permission from Australia, it has emerged. The incident…
RENBEL province’s Premier calls on the Prime Minister and the Minister of Fisheries to hand over the detained Vietnamese fishing vessels to the victimised province. Also, the detained marine products found in their storage must be yielded to the Renbel…
SEA level rise is a global challenge for low lying Islands such as Pacific Island nation that it poses real threat to the existence of biodiversity of both marine and terrestrial life. Like in other smaller islands, Arnavon Community Marine…
FOREIGN armed security personnel are said to have been engaged by logging operators in south-west Choiseul, after landowners in a fit of fury burned down machines and equipment last December, eyewitnesses have told Island Sun. Six foreign armed personnel were engaged…
TEACHERS of Taro Primary School and Poroporo Primary School of Northwest Choiseul were blessed with a three-day training on literacy from 3rd July to 5th July. Literacy Teacher Trainer for Choiseul Province, Mr Tom Horniblow facilitated the training at Taro…
FROM Western to Temotu provinces, formerly known as the Eastern Outer Islands, their cries are the same. Landowners’ appeal for government help to sort out the ownership of their customary lands is often denied. In most cases, landowners were never…
THE owners of the land where Lomlom Airport is located are seeking answers from the government regarding their money. The government has already spent $6million as payment for landowners, however some of the landowners said they have not received anything.…
