Twelve Computers have been stolen from the Panatina Campus Computer Lab last Thursday. President of the Solomon Islands National University Student Association, Wilson Mae confirmed the theft to SIBC News, saying the robbery happened on Thursday night last week.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has launched a mass measles immunization campaign to prevent disease outbreak in flood affected areas of Honiara City Council and Guadalcanal Province.
A frequent Solomon Airlines customer from Shortland Island has criticized the Airline of transferring his confirmed booking without his consent, which resulted in the Airlines customer paying an extra 9-hundred dollars to correct the situation and be included in the flight list.
Guadalcanal Province now has a new Premier. He is Anthony Veke, former Premier and the Provincial Assembly Member for Tangarare ward. Provincial Assembly Speaker, Abel Arabola announced Mr Veke as the new Premier before the Provincial Assembly yesterday morning.
Provincial and National leaders of Malaita province have been called upon to put away their political and personal differences and work together for the good of the province and its people.
One in four women in East Asia and the Pacific condone physical or sexual violence against women. A new World Bank report has found that 30 per cent of women has experienced physical or sexual violence in the region, with the figure as high as 64 per cent in Solomon Islands. World Bank Director of
Fisheries Minister Alfred Ghiro says efforts to prosecute the people who stole the beche-de-mer consignment from the Fisheries Ministry compound last year is on-going. According to the Fisheries Minister, the beche-de-mer consignment weighed one-thousand five-hundred and ninety-eight kilograms.
The Governments of Solomon Islands and Japan today signed a multi-million dollar project to expand facilities at the Honiara International Seaport. Japanese Ambassador and Charge d’ Affaires to Solomon Islands Kenichi Kimiya, and Foreign Affairs Minister Clay Forau signed the documents which now…
Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga is urging people in Honiara to remain calm and allow the Police to continue in its operations. In a statement today, Commissioner Matanga said the Police will remain on high alert and will continue to conduct their operation high visibility in hot spot…
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says flood victims at the evacuation centers in Honiara are waiting for the National Disaster Management Office to come up with a relocation and rehabilitation plan. Prime Minister Lilo made the statement in Parliament yesterday.
The Anglican Church of Melanesia, ACOM, is planning a round table conference with its national and international agency partners in Honiara to be held early next month.
A team is currently in Malaita conducting solar inspections in the North Malaita region. The inspections are part of a two year guarantee period of a solar project the Japanese International Cooperation Agency funded in the region.
A professional school teacher, Georgiana Sogote’e has called on responsible authorities to quickly address the issue of short bus routes, saying it is tampering with the country’s future leaders.
The National Council of Women has launched its campaign strategy plan for National and Provincial elections in efforts to encourage and increase women representation in Parliament and in Provincial Assemblies.
UN Women and the European Union, EU, have joined forces with civil-society and the government in Solomon Islands to drive sustainable and innovative action to achieve more women’s political participation and strengthen inclusive access to justice.
Honiara City residents have been urged not to spread rumours and cause confusion and fear amongst themselves. Acting Police Commissioner Junita Matanga says rumours can do a lot of damage to our peaceful communities.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the Cabinet has never approved a substantial amount of money for the rehabilitation of the April flood victims. Prime Minister Mr Lilo made this clarification in response to East Honiara M-P’s supplementary question in Parliament this morning.
Chief of Baegu Asifola Constituency Mr Anthony Sale is calling on all Baegu Asifola people in Honiara to refrain from involving in any criminal activities. Chief Sale made the call through SIBC News this afternoon.
A man is standing trial in the High Court for allegedly stabbing another man with a screwdriver in February 2010 at Lungga, East Honiara. The deceased was later found at the Panatina field. The Crown’s case is that the accused intended to cause the death or grievous bodily harm to the deceased.
Chief Ben Misu of Tamboko in North West Guadalcanal has called on the current Guadalcanal Provincial Executive to publicly clarify its development priorities for Doma Land.
