Editorial

Think safety as you travel this festive season

IT’S that time of the year when travelling between our islands become so frequent. Despite the rainy season and at times strong winds and bad weather, the festive season is also a time to travel home to spend Christmas with loved ones. In the final week before Christmas there will be more travelling in ships, canoes and even in our small inter-island air crafts. Only few who can afford it spend Christmas and New Year overseas. We all know the rainy season continues until early next year, but the urge to travel is always in our itineraries. This time last

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Celebrating another milestone in our history

THIS week marks another milestone in our history – Island Sun was 10 years old yesterday 6th October. Our very first issue came out on the morning of Friday 6th

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Launching over, next is to action the policy

IT was indeed a key milestone when we launch our 10 year National Population Policy 2017-2026 in Honiara yesterday. The policy aims to address sustainable and inclusive social and economic

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Consider the health of the eating public

SOME food outlets in Honiara are worst to say the least. Worst still are the fish and chips food outlets that you see could owners who are just sitting like

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SIFF and gov’t partners to build futsal facility

AND finally we will soon have a world class indoor futsal turf and grandstand. The government and Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will jointly build the national futsal stadium. This

Prioritise healthy lifestyle and stop smoking

FORMING new legislation is one thing which is good but implementing such laws is quite another thing. The Tobacco Control Act of 2010 took time to be implemented but it

Police taking the lead preparing for SPG 2023

THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is taking the lead in forward planning. It has already announced preparation toward the 2023 South Pacific Games to be hosted in Honiara.

It’s time to relocate Kola Ridge Cemetery

THE call by the Parliamentary Opposition for a new cemetery to replace the overcrowded Kola Ridge Cemetery is a long overdue concern. This is an ongoing issue that has never

Experience is the greatest teacher

SOLOMON Islands has always been famous in soccer – well that is one credit we get in sports. Many soccer fans around the Pacific have always known Solomon Islands for its

Act on request for more nurses at Helena Goldie

HELENA Goldie Hospital in Munda, Western Province has a shortage of nurses. Nurses working at the hospital are employed by the United Church of Solomon Islands. The only doctor at

Hotel rape calls for effort to make Honiara safe

EVEN our hotels are no longer safe for guests. Reports of a person entering King Solomon Hotel in the early hours of Sunday and raping a woman sleeping in one

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