The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands has commended the National Government’s decision to rearm Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. In a press conference yesterday, the RAMSI Special Coordinator Justine Braithwaite recommended a 10 per cent re-armament of the Police, and said the…
Bmobile customers in Solomon Islands – both corporate and retail – will soon be able to use their Bmobile sim cards overseas – thanks to a new strategic partnership between the mobile and Internet service provider, and Vodafone UK. The partnership was officially announced today in Honiara.
The High Court has acquitted a man from Malaita Province for murder, after a hearing that has cast serious doubts over the justice system. Emerald Abba is accused of murdering a young man at Mbokona in Honiara, in February 2010.
The four core tribes of Tina Hydro Project have signed a Process Agreement with the Government. A statement from the Tina Hydro Project office said the tribes have given consent for the next project phase – which is for the acquisition process to proceed through as provided under the Lands and…
The Central Market in Honiara must be upgraded to model a health marketplace, says the Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr Lester Ross. Dr Ross made the statement during the launch of the Healthy Central Market project this week.
Sponsors for the Inaugural Our Telekom Solomon Islands High School Choral Festival have promised to support the event again next year. The final show last night was attended by Businesses, Government and Community leaders.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has told regional Finance and Economic Ministers, “strengthening economic linkages is relevant and pressing”. The 2014 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum officially opened in Honiara this morning, and this is its eighteenth meet.
A Pacific Islands Forum team that recently reviewed developments in Solomon Islands has noted positive outcomes in a number of Government processes and systems.
Permanent Secretary for Police, Edmond Sikua says the Government’s plan to re-introduce arms into the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is appropriate with RAMSI’s transition.
The government has commissioned another two Ambassadors at the Government House today. They are Moses Kouni Mose, who will be the Solomon Islands Ambassador to Belgium and Salana Kalu, the new Solomon Islands Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia.
The Honiara City Council has officially launched a new law and a ‘Healthy Central Market’ Project to declare the main market as free from tobacco, betel nut and alcohol. The new law prohibits the sale and consumption of tobacco products, betel nut and alcohol at the market.
The first ever High School Choral Festival, which started on Tuesday this week, at the National Auditorium in Honiara stages its final show in the capital this evening.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says Solomon Islanders must take time to reflect on what they have done or can do to build the platform for others to rise.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, MAL, Mr Jimmy Saelea says, efforts to promote local healthy food must be stepped up to influence the eating habits of our young generation. Mr.
Australian navy vessel HMAS Parramatta will be visiting Honiara tomorrow and will be in the country until Monday next week as part of a three-week goodwill deployment to the South Pacific.
The Prime Minister has sent a strong warning to people who registered more than once in the recent Biometric Voters Registration system – saying, they will be caught. The recent voters registration exercise found as many as 5,000 multiple registrations.
Solomon Islands is the first country in the world to receive approval to trade timber products to Australia under new timber legality guidelines. The Ministry of Forestry and the Australian High Commission announced jointly today that Solomon Islands had received approval from Australia for…
Five business companies are facing criminal charges after failing to produce records of their employee’s monthly contributions to the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund. The National Provident Fund lodged the criminal complaints.
A team from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, and the World Health Organisation has been dispatched to investigate, the deaths of the four children in Makira Province. Four children, all under the age of 12 years old, died last week and over the weekend after short illnesses.
Permanent Secretary for Culture and Tourism, John Wasi says Solomon Islands is optimistic to be the host of the next Melanesian Festival of Arts. The Permanent Secretary was part of the 168-member contingent from Solomon Islands attending the current Melanesian Arts Festival in Papua New Guinea.
