Police begins operation leading up to the independence day celebrations tomorrow. The celebrations will start this Sunday. Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga told local journalists today, the operation will run through next week as the country is hosting two international events.
The current political impasse in Papua New Guinea has no effect on the Solomon Islands contingent to the 5th Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival in the country.
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, crime records for the past two weeks have been fairly low despite minor cases which are currently under police control.
The Solomon Islands Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, MRCC, was given a huge boost in capacity last week as a result of RAMSI sponsored training in the latest search and rescue software.
Our Telekom Company has donated 1-hundred thousand dollars today to the Solomon Islands High School Choral Festival. The event which aims to inspire high school students through musical talent and skills was presented by the Pacifica Association with the Solomon Voices.
Nominations for the 2014 Solomon Islands Business Excellence Awards is now open for businesses and civil society organizations wanting to bid for various awards of business excellence.
The Minister of Finance and treasury, Hon. Rick Hou says the reform of the National Provident Fund, NPF, Act is absolutely necessary. Announcing the NPF’s 15 percent crediting rate for the 2014 financial year, Hon. Hou says the government has included this reform as part of its priorities.
The 15 percent crediting rate applied to National Provident Fund, NPF, members contribution balances for the 2014 financial year means a crediting amount of 232 million paid to members savings after June 30th. SINPF Board Chairman Mr.
High Court Judge Stephen Pallaras has ordered the Director of the National Criminal Investigations’s Department to submit a report showing improved and strict measures for his department, to ensure evidence of criminal investigations they collect are safe and secure.
Day one of the Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Monday has highlighted Melanesian people’s close connection to their land and environment.
A gospel segment program will kick-start the weeklong trade Expo this Sunday at Bodo field, Chinatown. According to a tentative program, this Sunday will see businesses doing final touches to their respective stalls and announcements on the weeklong program will be highlighted.
The inaugural High School Choral Festival planned for next week is targeting high school students as they are in an age group that is vulnerable to teenage problems.
The National Government now restricts issuing new logging licenses to loggers. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo made the statement during the second Oceania Leaders Summit in New Caledonia yesterday.
Solomon Islands is on its path to replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. A government statement today reports Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo as saying this at the 21 Oceania Leaders Summit in New Caledonia.
Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Moses Garu, says existing laws and mechanisms must be adjusted to accommodate increasing investor interests in the country’s mining sector.
The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon Rick Hou has commended all parties involve on the recent court decision to convict and sentence Mr Wesley Poloso of the fake shipping company, Joke Shipping.
The major Court battle between Axiom KB of Australia against Japanese mining firm Sumitomo Limited has finally concluded this morning at the High Court after almost nine months of trial. The Court will deliver its judgement at a later date. The trial began around October last year.
Tribal and Community members of the Gold Ridge Landowners have reconciled with the Executive of the Gold Ridge Mining Ltd, GRML. Initiated by the local Chiefs of Gold Ridge, the ceremony was performed to mend broken relationship between the company and the traditional landowners and surrounding…
An Australian company is hopeful to use thermal power from the Savo volcano to provide electricity to the country’s capital, Honiara. Today PACNEWS reports the Brisbane based Geodynamics Limited and its joint venture partner Kentor Energy Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Kentor Gold told the Australian…
Recently established St Francis Early Childhood Education kindergarten school at Fiukwai village in Malaita Province is using coconuts as school fees for its students.
