Amazing Israel – Part Two
By Mike Puia SOLOMON Islanders don’t need visa to enter Israel. I did not mention this during the first part of this series which was published last Wednesday. So, our first day in Israel was 17th June 2018. We woke…
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Premier Gina proposes key sector reforms in West
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE newly elected Premier of the Western province, David Gina, has proposed a number of reforms especially in the revenue sector. Mr Gina outlined a number of drastic measures to be undertaken which he explained will…
MPGIS lauds Temotu province’s 2008-2018 PCDF results on project delivery
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE WHAT is more important and fascinating here is the ability of the province to plan, procure and deliver such solid projects that facilitate service delivering in the province. The above was expressed by the Ministry of…
Need for more awareness on corruption practices
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA MORE awareness programs to educate them on the processes of how to report corruption practices is needed according to locals of Northwest Choiseul. Speaking to Island Sun, Varisi Lavata’s Ward 12 Member for Provincial Assembly (MPA) Hon…
Building capacity for central banking work
THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) in collaboration with Griffith University’s South Pacific Centre for Central Banking recently conducted an internal joint seminar series on July 3 at the CBSI training room. According to CBSI, the joint seminar is…
Temotu creates more education opportunities through PCDF
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE ACCORDING to the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening’s (MPGIS) Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme (PGSP), Temotu province through the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) projects is making immediate impacts on the lives of its people.…
SIPA to hold workshop on effective workplace partnership
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) is organizing a two days’ workshop starting today at the Heritage Park Hotel purposely to educate its workforce on the various aspects that are related to their employment. The workshop which is…
Concerns GPPOL plains roads deteriorating
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA ROADS along north Guadalcanal plains are said to be deteriorating badly, forcing Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) landowners to call on to the responsible authority for maintenance. GPPOL landowners speaking to Island Sun express having the…
Access to clean drinking water, an important achievement for Temotu: MPGIS
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE TEMOTU province’s most important achievement of all efforts it has made through Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) is providing its people access to clean drinking water. As expressed in a Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional…
Romanian Ambassador presents credentials
ROMANIA’S Ambassador to Solomon Islands Her Excellency Nineta Barbulescu presented her credentials to Governor General His Excellency Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui, on Thursday last week at the Government House. In her opening remarks, she briefly highlighted Romania’s geo-political timeline and…