The Special Development School of the Solomon Islands Red Cross Society receives 10- Thousand from Our Telekom for its school project. The donation was made in response to a request from the Working Committee to the company for the donation to support built a retention wall to stop a landslide…
Judge Stephen Pallaras this morning conducted a hearing on why a Crown Prosecutor failed to attend the Court proceedings of a juvenile murder case. Crown Prosecutor Andrew Kelesi was the prosecuting Counsel for the case in which the juvenile was convicted.
Former Malaita Premier, Richard Namo Irosaea has called for the termination of suspended public servants. Freelancer George Atkin reports Mr Irosaea questioned why the Public Service has prolonged its decision about what to do with the suspended public servants, many of whom have been on suspension…
The Ministry of Home Affairs will soon gazette the River Bank Ordinance, passed by the Honiara City Council recently. Honiara City Clerk Charles Kelly confirmed, the ordinance will be reviewed by the Attorney General before the Minister responsible will have it gazetted.
Lots of farmers in North Guadalcanal have lost their domestic animals during the recent flash floods in the country. SIBC’s North Guadalcanal stringer, Dudley Gani reports a lot of local farmers have lost their locally raised pigs, cows and chicken in the recent floods.
A new report has found that Australia’s decade-long assistance mission to Solomon Islands achieved some results but at a ‘massive and disproportionate’ cost to Australia.
The European Union, EU, will soon have an Ambassador in Solomon Islands. The Director for the European External Service in the Northeast Asia and Pacific, Sabathhil Gerhard was here last week to celebrate EU Day and also held a political dialogue with the Government.
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, SPC, is providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture to aid in their rehabilitation efforts as the repatriation of flood victims in Honiara.
Concerned Citizens group, Forum Solomon Islands International, FSII, questions the delay of the construction of the 4th USP campus at Doma, West Guadalcanal.
The Media Association of Solomon Islands, MASI, over the weekend commemorated Media Freedom Day. Speaking during the official ceremony, Minister of Education and Human Resources Dick Ha’amori congratulate and acknowledge all media organizations in the country for providing much needed information…
People from North Malaita has called on Our Telekom Communication Company to provide emergency information text messages to it’s customers during disasters.
The Honiara Rotary Club has donated desks, chairs, uniforms, books and stationary to the Nanala Community Primary School, Central Guadalcanal over the weekend.
Thousands of farmers across Guadalcanal are set to benefit from a new 320-thousand Solomon dollars partnership between the Australian Aid Program and Solo Enviro Beautification, SBE.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga has called on all communities in the country to strengthen their partnership with the police. Speaking to local journalists, Commissioner Matanga says it is important to have a strong community partnership.
The Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Andrew Byrne, says the recovery process is moving in the right direction. Speaking to Radio Australia, Mr Byrne says the infrastructure is slowly being repaired and more contracts are being let for further repairs to some of the bridges and roads…
Parents of students studying at Visena Community High School in Isabel Province have called on the school principal and the school bursar to explain why they send 20 of its students home this week.
The Governments of New Zealand and Solomon Islands have today held high-level consultations on their development cooperation. A statement from the New Zealand High Commission office in Honiara says, discussions were focused on the progress of the joint commitment the two countries signed in 2011…
The Court of Appeal will deliver its decision tomorrow regarding West Honiara MP Namson Tran’s citizenship. Leader of the Opposition, Dr Derek Sikua filed the case alleging the chairman of the government caucus, was granted citizenship illegally. Dr. Sikua claims the approval of Mr.
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency, JICA, is extending it’s cooperation to tackle challenges faced by Pacific Island Countries on economic, geographic and climate characteristics.
President of the Ysabel Mothers Union, Moira Dasipio has been awarded an international environmental leadership award, called the Women Leadership Award.
