Fauala celebrates new water supply

FAUALA Community in Ward 29 in Central Kwara’ae Constituency in Malaita Province has celebrated the launching of its water supply system funded by the Japanese government. The water supply system was fully funded by Japanese government under its Grassroots Programme and Human Security Projects. It was successfully implemented with the support of the Malaita Province…

EYES ON COP27

The SI delegation to the world climate summit in Egypt will be finalised this Friday and it is expected to consist of around 30 delegates from the government and key stakeholders THE number of Solomon Islands delegates to this year’s world climate summit -COP 27- in the Red Sea resort Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt will…

Airlines fare review Feb, 2023

ONE of the State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) trending as Solomon Airlines will review its fares in February 2023. This to allow Xmas travels to be settled and un-interrupted. Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Mr Gus Kraus told this paper in an interview that the Domestic fares are yet to be reviewed. “Domestic fares are not as…

IS IT WORTH SPENDING?

More details on hefty bill revealed THE GOVERNMENT insists the 2.5 million bill incurred by Prime Minister’s delegation to the recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York is worth spending. Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Jimmy Rodgers made this stance in light of further details have emerged about accommodation costs for members of…

Illegal shark fishing activities at Vonavona Lagoon

A TEAM consisting of Wildlife Conservation Society and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) are inspecting Vonavona Lagoon following complaints of increasing shark fishing. A statement from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and MFMR said the inspection was in direct response to concerns raised by lagoon fisherwomen who have reported an increase in…

CHIEF JAILED FOR UNDERAGE SEX

A 48-year-old community chief who had sex with a six-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years and nine months recently in the High Court. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the six-year-old victim was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of having sexual intercourse with a child under…