CBSI escapes blacklisting over engaging in commercial dealings with Pan Oceania Bank By Alfred Sasako THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has escaped being blacklisted by the international financial community after it was found engaging in commercial activities involving…
‘Calls to reform Forestry Regulations’ By Gary Hatigeva MEMBER of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga and member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Matthew Wale has described Solomon Islands’ situation in the forestry-logging industry as a daylight robbery, having been robbed off…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) technical department will be taking tough stance on members of the national under-16 and the under-19 training squads concerning the habits of betelnut chewing and cigarette smoking. According to a statement…
Former senior government officer gives perspective on Hell’s Point $50 million court of appeal award By Alfred Sasako A former senior public servant has given perspective on the $50 million pay-out being demanded for the Hell’s Point waste land in…
BY ROMULUS HUTA FEMALE national distance runner Sharon Firisua is having doubts she might not perform to her best in next month’s Commonwealth Games given she started very late in her training. Firisua is one of the four athletes that…
Country’s first-ever forest technical group holds talks over future of our forests THE national government through its Forest ministry is working with stakeholders to pave way for successful sustenance of our forests. A first-ever established forest technical working group…
Rugby 7s squad leaves for Fiji By Taromane Martin FOR 18 year olds Elvis Made and Steward Iro, the opportunity to play for the Solomon Islands national rugby 7s team is a chance to get new experience while competing against…
Prime Minister’s office orders investigation into logging of government land By Alfred Sasako THE Management of Mbahumea logging company is calling for urgent police investigation into why the Commissioner of Forest, Reeves Moveni, issued a felling licence to log government…
Illegal logging of government land at Komaridi costs government $30m in lost revenue BY ALFRED SASAKO AN investigation by the Island Sun newspaper has uncovered a major fraud in the logging industry, linking the Commissioner of Forest, Reeves Moveni and…
European Union withdraws from Solomon Islands By Alfred Sasako THE European Union, one of the nation’s major multi-lateral aid donors, is pulling out of Solomon Islands – literally – after more than three decades here. It is heading to…
