BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI THE Royal Solomon Islands police force (RSIPF) in Malaita are undergoing a gruelling one-week training under the country’s elite unit, the Police Response Team (PRT), in Auki. PRT instructors from Honiara are in Auki, and immediately…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA CHIEF Edward Kingmele of Maleai in the Shortland islands has raised his concern on the proposed plans to register the Famoa Council of Chiefs through a two-day workshop held in Gizo recently. Kingmele told Island Sun he…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Airlines Limited (SAL) say their pilots were confident all the time that the under carriage was positioned for safe landing during the Dash 8 H4-SOL incident at Lata last week. In their side of clarification over…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CITIZENS in Honiara say that the road condition in the city is one of the many areas also affecting the new bus routes enforced. Recently, many members amongst the general public have blamed Honiara City Council’s (HCC)…
THE Chairman of the Honiara City Council’s Education Authority Alfrence Fatai has issued a strong warning towards the White River Primary School board, not to interfere with the Authority’s final teachers posting. This is in regards to the posting of…
COUNCILLOR for Naha Ward Charles Aiwosuga has raised concerns about the increase of coconut Rhinoceros beetles causing damage to coconut trees within the City. He said this is now becoming a common sight which is damaging the beautiful environment in…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA THE Solomon Islands Annual Malaria Programme Report recorded an unprecedented success in Malaria control cases in 2017 with a reduction of 10 percent from the 2016 trend. The report was revealed by the National Vector Borne…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE A farmer from Northwest Choiseul is calling on the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to explain why the agriculture office in Taro is unable to provide him any assistance. Mr Binet Pitakera stressed that he had…
THE Honiara Central Magistrates Court has remanded two men in custody for alleged rape and grievous harm charges on Tuesday this week. The incidents of the alleged rape are believed to have been committed during March 2018. Both defendants are…
By Alfred Sasako THREE weeks ago SIG-sponsored students at Laucala campus in Fiji were told their allowances would not be touched. They would get their full monthly allowance in two equal instalments. According to the students, it was the director…
