BY BARNABAS MANEBONA WESTERN Province is flourishing, proving how effective its policies have been in the last four years, according to Premier Wayne Maepioh. He makes this declaration in response to questions over the effectiveness of the policies of the…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE Western provincial government has come under fire for tabling its draft revised budget 2017/2018 at an ‘inconvenient and awkward time’. Non-executive MPA Ramrakha Talasasa (member for ward 16) blames the western provincial executive for negligence…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE Western Provincial Assembly will convene their second full assembly sitting today over the province’s 2018/2019 budget. Western Province Clerk to the Assembly Kevin Paia told Island Sun Gizo the 26-member assembly house will convene their…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE Western provincial government has convened its first meeting of the second Provincial Assembly which is currently underway at the Western Provincial capital town in Gizo, starting yesterday. The house yesterday recapped on the minutes of…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO PEOPLE of Rarumana, western province, are concerned with the spread of the pest – giant African snail, on their island. It is believed that the slugs were transported to the island on board machineries belonging to…
Western province reaches point of no return in its struggle for statehood: Premier Maepioh BY ALFRED PAGEPITU (GIZO) and ALFRED SASAKO (HONIARA) WESTERN Province has now reached a point of ‘no return’ in its struggle for statehood, Premier Wayne Maepioh…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE Western province is reviving the issue of autonomy, with a ‘serious and urgent’ meeting called for its leaders tomorrow and Friday (March 22-23) in Munda. Premier Wayne Maepioh, in a press conference yesterday, informs the…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO A one-day safety at sea training for small crafts has ended successfully in Gizo, Western province. The training was facilitated by SIMSA Senior Maritime Officer in Gizo Mr Wheatley Douglas and coordinated by Gizo Hotel Manager…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO GIZO public are becoming increasingly worried about the rise in number of taxis with heavy tinted windows, and are calling on authorities to address the issue. A Mr Andrew Koke shares with Island Sun that Gizo…
THE business community in Gizo concluded two days of successful meetings with the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI), as the private sector body maintains its strive to connect with businesses in the province to help build their…
