BY BEN BILUAGizo Kolombangara Forest Products (KPFL) – one of the biggest employers in Solomon Islands and an important source of income to local communities in Western province – is on a financial knife-edge. In an exclusive interview with Island…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE non-availability of voters list has delayed the provincial elections in Western and Choiseul following dissolution of their Assemblies on 13th June 2022. Minister of Provincial and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso clarified this when asked by Leader…
BY BEN BILUA Rendova MEMBER of Parliament for South New Georgia, Rendova and Tetepare says 90 percent of his constituency support the proposal to extend the life of parliament. Speaking during the opening of Lokuru Diversity Fair on Wednesday, Danny…
BY BEN BILUA Rendova, LOULO Farmers Association which include farmers from Lokutu and 10 other nearby communities on Wednesday displayed their richness in agricultural produces. Farmers brought together different types of crops to be part of Diversity Fair – a…
BY BEN BILUAGizo REGISTRATION Manager of Western Province has called on voters registration officials carry out their duties in an honest and ethical manner. Patrict Toiraena made the call during the launching of Western Province’s voters registration process on Tuesday.…
BY BEN BILUA Gizo VOTER registration in Western Province is looking at approximately 6,500 new voters to register for the upcoming provincial election in December 14th. Registration Manager, the Deputy Provincial Secretary of Western Province, Patrick Toiraena made the statement…
BY BEN BILUAGizo GIZO Market Vendors have established a disaster response plan with the help of officers from the National Disaster Management Office. The drafting of the disaster response plan was made possible through support from Market for Change program…
BY BEN BILUAGizo The interest in the country’s Development Bank (DBSI) is apparently huge in the Western province. This was clear in the huge turnout for DBSI’s awareness programme in Gizo this week. Owners of small to medium enterprises as…
BY BEN BILUAGizo TWENTY five market vendors in and around Gizo are currently undergoing Community Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risk training. Officials from Western Province’s disaster committee are also part of the training. In an interview with Island Sun…
BY BEN BILUAGizo SELECTED participants who will be assisting the Electoral Office during the upcoming provincial elections in Western and Choiseul Provinces are undergoing civic training in an effort to hold smooth elections. The participants were greeted by the Western…
