The Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, says her government will not make climate change a priority at the G20 summit in Brisbane later this year.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has officially opened the new bailey bridge in China Town. The bridge replaces the old one, destroyed during the April floods this year.
Minister for Development Planning and Aid Coordination, Connelly Sandakabatu is in Nairobi, Kenya – where he has been attending the ninety-ninth Session of the ACP Council of Ministers, and the thirty-ninth session of ACP-EU Joint Council of Ministers Meeting.
A man in his fifties, convicted of raping a disabled girl, has been sentenced to 14 years of jail time. The man, who is a close relative of the victim, raped her on two separate occasions in 2010 and in 2011 in her bedroom at her parents house in Western Province. He was 46 years
Landowning groups of the Gold Ridge Mine are demanding the termination of the Fiji Security firm engaged to secure operations at the mine site. Spokesperson for Gold Ridge People’s Power Group, Ribson Nunua says, security contracts for Gold Ridge Mine should be localized – adding, this is a…
The Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants, ISIA, say it wants to expand professional development activities for its members, including through accreditation in partnership with Australia’s Certified Practicing Accountant, CPA Australia.
Business mentors from New Zealand will return to Honiara next week for another training and mentoring session for Solomon Islands businesses that are clients.
Resource owners in West Rennell, Rennell Bellona Province have established a new association. Called the West Rennell Resource Owners Association, the Association wants to provide a legal entity for resource owners of the area, especially in areas of decision-making in terms of resources.
The National Government and RAMSI Officials held consultations to review the RAMSI report this morning. The consultation saw presentations of findings from an independent review team on the work, challenges and achievements of RAMSI in Solomon Islands.
Minister for Culture and Tourism, Samuel Manetoali has called for cultural tolerance, saying it must be upheld at all times to promote respect and cohesion in Solomon Islands societies.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the government respects the place Seventh Day Adventist, SDA, Church has in our national identity. Prime Minister Lilo was speaking as the guest of honour during SDA’s centenary celebration at Viru, Western Province this week.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission says it will be consulting local media for the first time, before developing its new code of conduct for journalists covering the upcoming national elections.
A biological expedition in Western and Central Provinces has been successful in its mission to update and collect information on the status of marine resources within the region. The Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership conducted the research with the Waitt Institute this month.
The 2016 Solomon Games in Rennell and Bellona Province is an opportunity to showcase Solomon Islands cultures, according to the Renbell Local Organising Committee.
A market vendor in North Guadalcanal Miss Georgina Misu is concerned over the increasing cost of reef fish at Honiara Central Market. North Guadalcanal stringer Daddley Gani reports Miss Misu as saying this happens as certain individuals in Honiara buy the fish in bulk and resale them at higher…
Cultural groups representing Solomon Islands in the upcoming fifth Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture in Papua New Guinea has staged a live dress rehearsal today at the National Museum Grounds.
Saint Barbara Mining Company has spent 42-million dollars on salaries alone without any return in the last 10 weeks. In a statement yesterday, the Forum Solomon Islands International said General Manager of Gold Ridge, Stean Barrie made the statement when he met with employees at the Don Bosco…
The Member of Parliament for Marovo says the church must re-develop its strategies to win youths. Snyder Rini says keeping youths in church and out of trouble remains the government’s challenge. He says the church must refocus its youth wining strategy and work seriously on it.
The Bahomea community in Central Guadalcanal is claiming that the Government and the Tina River Project office are employing corrupt tactics to compulsory acquire land for the project.
The growth of the Seventh Day Adventist Church has evolved through three periods of clearly defined developments, says the President of the Solomon Islands Mission, Pastor George Fafale.
