The High Court has sentenced a man from Western Province to 13 years prison sentence for the rape of an 18 year old high school student in Gizo, Western Province. Dick Alu was convicted on two counts of rape.
Former board member of Commodities and Exporting and Marketing Authority (CEMA) Pio Akwasitalo has called on the CEMA authority and the national government to use the reserve budget to protect local price for copra.
United States of America has assured Solomon Island of its preparedness to support the country conduct a smooth and fair national general election this year.
The U.S. Secretary of State says lessons left behind by the marines, scouts and coast watchers who fought in the 1942 Battle for Guadalcanal can be useful for Solomon Islands and the United States.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has sent greetings to the Premier of Malaita Province Edwin Suibaea on the occasion of the Province’s 31st Second Appointed Day Anniversary, which falls tomorrow.
Communities in Gaeta District, Small Ngella have banded together and say they will use people’s power to save their island’s water source from being contaminated by logging. This follows rumors that a logging company is due to arrive in the area within the next weeks.
Communities in Sikaiana are in desperate need of food and medicine, and a Sikaiana community leader in Honiara has called on their national and provincial leaders to charter a boat to send supplies to the islands.
The Japanese Community in Honiara will mark the end of the Second World War with a service at the Mount Austin Japanese Peace memorial tomorrow. This is an annual event for the Japanese Community in Solomon Islands, and happens on August 15 every year.
Rennell and Bellona Province now has a new Premier, after a month of the political impasse. He is Johnston Peseika, the Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 3 in the Province.
President of the Peoples Alliance Party (PAP) Sir Nathaniel Waena says leaders should be selective with words they use to avoid misleading people. Sir Nathaniel made the comment yesterday, in reaction to Alfred Sasko’s call for Parliament to immediately dissolve.
Three men accused of allegedly stealing and selling six solar power panels from the Our Telekom Tower in Tamboko, West Guadalcanal have appeared before the Magistrate’s Court this week. The men are charged with two counts each of simple larceny.
The Honiara City Council has joined hands with social networking group the Forum Solomon Islands International, FSII, to address youth problems in Honiara. This came after a meeting was held between HCC Heads of Divisions and FSII in Honiara yesterday.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has left Honiara, after a brief 4-hour visit in the capital. SIBC reporter, Rickson Bau who was part of the journalist pool following the Secretary of State reports, the visit was successful.
Parliament has been adjourned to Monday next week. This is to allow the Bills and Legislation Committee to conduct its inquiry into the Provincial Government (Amendment) Bill and the Solomon Islands National University (Amendment) Bill.
Saint Barbara Mines has officially confirmed to Gold Ridge landowners that it is suspending its mining operations. Chair of the Gold Ridge Landowners Association, Dick Douglas told a media conference this afternoon, Saint Barbara is scaling down its operation at the Gold Ridge Mines.
The Gold Ridge Landowners Association is calling for calm in Gold Ridge communities, as Saint Barbara officially confirms to landowners it is suspending its mining operations.
The Family Protection Bill has been tabled in Parliament this morning. The Bill is one of the recommendations of the Solomon Islands Family Health and Safety Study, which had found that almost two in every three women, aged between 15 and 49 years of age, reported they had experienced violence in…
Peoples participation in banking services is key to developing the country’s economy, says Westpac Bank Manager, Jeffery Pitamama. The Westpac Bank Manager made the statement at an event to launch Westpac’s In-store banking services at the Fishing Village in East Honiara today.
Solomon Water has refused to re-connect King George Sixth School’s water supply until the school’s out standing bill of $1.3 million is paid in full. The Communications and Strategy Manager in the Ministry of Education, Selu Maezama confirms more than $7,000 was paid last week towards the…
The National Agriculture Research Institute and its partner, the Ministry of Agriculture today harvested a plot of sweet potatoes planted for trial at Aruligo, West Guadalcanal. The harvest took place at Ghorabau, one of the three areas where the trial was undertaken.
