THE new Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Mr Shigeru Toyama has made a courtesy call to Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela yesterday morning at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. In his statement to the Prime…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki SOLOMON Islands National Provident Fund (NPF) has reaffirmed its interest to develop Auki plaza. This follows fruitful roundtable discussions recently held between Malaita provincial government (MPG) and the NPF. Provincial Secretary, Mr Jackson Gege said after…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE IT Society of Solomon Islands (ITSSI) is committed to supporting initiatives of women passionate in information technology (IT) with interest in advocating ICT literacy to girls and women in Solomon Islands. As the national IT…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Auki THE National Provident Fund will ‘outright purchase’ the Auki plaza. Malaita Provincial Secretary Mr Jackson Gege clarified this amidst confusion by public in Malaita over the type of agreement between the Fund and the provincial government…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE sixth Solomon Islands National University (SINU) talk will be on the foreign policy white paper, it is reported. This statement was announced by the SINU research office yesterday. The report states that the white paper…
THE new Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, His Excellency, Mr Shigeru Toyama has presented his credentials to the Governor General, Sir Frank Kabui at the Government House last Friday. Ambassador Toyama replaces former Ambassador Kenichi Kimiya whose term ended…
A German national has been arrested for illegally crossing the SI-PNG border. He escaped but was later arrested and is kept in police custody. Police officers in Taro, Choiseul province arrested the German national on Sunday, April 29, 2018 for…
BY ALFRED SASAKO A Cabinet sub-committee appointed by Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela to negotiate resources for hosting of the 2023 South Pacific by Solomon Islands has moved the multi-million project a step closer. Insiders told Island Sun yesterday the sub-committee,…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA RESIDENTS of Ward 12 in East Honiara are calling on responsible authorities to explain the by-election which has been promised them two years ago. Outspoken Chief for Borderline Community, Mr Steven Firibae calls on the Honiara…
POLICE at Lata in Temotu province have arrested a 60-year-old man from Naban Village in Santa Cruz Island on April 12, 2018 for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl from the same village on four separate occasions in 2017.…
