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BY BEN BILUA WESTERN Province has been doing very well in its annual audit for over eleven years. According to Minister of Provincial Government, Rollen Seleso, audit exercises carried out by the Office of the Auditor...

Gizo police hunts culprit and missing iPads BY BEN BILUA GIZO police are on the lookout for a thief who stole two IPads from a yacht belonging to a German sailor. Island Sun spoke with the sailor...

BY BEN BILUA PROVINCIAL Leaders who attended the recent Premiers Workshop at Gizo have acknowledged the Premier and people of Western Province for their hospitality. Speaking on behalf of the leaders, Premier of Guadalcanal, Francis Sade...

Resolutions reached by premiers on the federal system in Gizo presented to Government BY BEN BILUA A Communique signed by premiers during the recent Premiers workshop in Gizo is heading to the Prime Minister's Office and...

BY BEN BILUA If scientist believes that sea level will continue to increase, I’m confident that our village needs to be relocated because this island will sink underwater in the next five to 10 years. These...

BY BEN BILUA WESTERN Province’s $47,164,338 Appropriate Budget for 2023/2024 went through assembly was passed on Thursday. The budget received full support from the whole Assembly after two days of debate. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Calrick...

Government says no funds BY BEN BILUA The Government through the Ministry of Provincial has again denied Western Province of $1.4 million. And, Western province policy-makers are rubbishing national government’s explanation as ‘lame’. The fund is part of...

BY BEN BILUA WESTERN Provincial Assembly has adopted a budget paper for 2023/2024 which strike a net-worth of $47,164,338. The Appropriation Bill 2023/2024 went through second reading yesterday and will be debated today when it goes...

BY BEN BILUA PREMIER of Western Province says state government is not negotiable but is a must for Western Province. Billy Veo made the statement in response to questions thrown to him during the Assembly Meeting...

BY BEN BILUA The national government has compensated members of Western province’s former executive. The Minister’s Ministry of Provincial Government’s decision to dissolve the previous Western Provincial Assembly last year has cost the government huge money...