BY BEN BILUA THE recent COVID-19 pandemic had claimed 19 victims and infected more than 3,000 people in Western Province, says Western Province’s Director of Health and Medical Services. Dickson Boara said the situation was very challenging, however, he acknowledged…
BY BEN BILUA THE People’s Republic of China (PRC) through its embassy in Honiara has supported the Lagoon Festival with SBD70,000. Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Li Ming handed over the cheque to Western Province’s Minister of Tourism, Ron…
Western province MPA induction programme disrupted due to allowance disagreement BY BEN BILUA THE workshop organised by the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening for the members of the Western Provincial Assembly has been prematurely ended due to allowance…
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 General since 2012 show…
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 about what happened…
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 said the week-long meeting…
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 then to the cabinet…
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 are sentiments from 38-year-old…
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 Runimetu said the…
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 the 2022/2023…
