Transport service owners in North Malaita have expressed concern over current road blocks in the area, saying they are causing unnecessary expenses and is an inconvenience.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has challenged the Seventh Day Adventist Church to pursue the missionary work of its pioneers as it celebrates 1-hundred years of existence in the country.
The first ever financial inclusion expo is all set to take place in the capital at the end of this week. A statement from the Central Bank says the event has generated a lot of interest, and a number of financial institutions, organizations and government agencies.
The Organising Committee for the Rennell-Bellona Solomon Games has secured 7-million dollars from the Ministry of Home Affairs for the 2016 event. Chair, Joyce Konofilia confirmed the funding at a press conference today, and adds the committee has been using one million dollars on infrastructure…
Gold Ridge Land Owning Group has called on the St Barbara Mining Company to settle outstanding payment issues before resuming its operation at Gold Ridge Mining Site.
Concerned citizens group, Forum Solomon Islands International, FSII, has praised the Ministry of Health and Medical Service’s plan to fight cervical cancer. FSII made the statement yesterday after the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr.
A Billy Rilangi from the Lau Baelelea constituency says he is concerned intending candidates for this year’s elections are holding political campaigns early and illegally.
A ‘Healing the Land’ and Peace Conference held in North Malaita has ended with a number of resolutions – including forming a transformation cooperative team and a tribal association.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today congratulates the Seventh Day Adventist Church for attaining 100 years of growth and maturity. Speaking this morning during the Seventh Day Adventist 100 years centenary celebrations at Viru, Western Province, Prime Minister Lilo says SDA contributes…
The Solomon Islands Christian Association, SICA, is calling on all members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church to recapture its Clean Mission Concept. SICA President, Reverend Philemon Riti made this statement today on the occasion of SDA’s centenary celebrations at Viru, Western Province.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has refuted claims of a leprosy outbreak, saying the increase in cases may only be due to improved health education campaigns.
Transparency Solomon Islands has called on the Asia Pacific Investment and Development company to have a proper resettlement plan for resource owners in West Rennell, before mining the area for bauxite.
Giant African Snails have been found in increasing numbers in areas in North Guadalcanal and rural farmers say they are worried for their food security and their food gardens.
A signatory for the Tambobo Hasuma Tribe is demanding money from the Saint Barabra company before it begins operations on Gold ridge instead of a traditional “Chupu” ceremony planned.
The Government has announced Solomon Islands participation at the upcoming fifth Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture, MFAC, in Papua New Guinea. The Festival’s opening ceremony will be in Port Moresby on June 28, and will run for two weeks ending on July 11.
Disaster officials have delayed plans to close the remaining evacuation centres, which were opened after the April floods. National Disaster Council Director, Loti Yates told Pacific Beat the council has been given until June 21 to clear the remaining centres.
Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the Holy Trinity Sunday at the Afufu Anglican Church in North Malaita over the weekend. Holy Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the 3-person God – the Father,Son, and the Holy Spirit – in the Christian liturgical calendar.
The current diarrhea outbreak in the country has claimed four lives in Yandina, Russell Islands, Central Province. Yandina clinic registered nurse Agnes Vili says the four deaths are children below 5 years old.
Only six out of the country’s nine provinces have met the seven minimum conditions allowing them access to 30-million dollars of Provincial Capacity Development Fund, PCDF, under the Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme, PGSP.
The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand is working with the New Zealand government to build a state-of-the-art eye care centre in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
