Australia’s flagship Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) has agreed to fast track redevelopment of six markets across Malaita, Guadalcanal, Honiara, Isabel and Western Province, improve provincial ports and launch a new SIIP website. SIIP is in its first phase of implementation.
Detectives from National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have interviewed the current Member of Parliament and former MP for North East Guadalcanal Constituency yesterday.
The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) and the Embassy of Japan signed a grant contract today to fund a new standby generator for SIBC at the Japanese Embassy office in Honiara.
The Solomon Islands High Commission in Port Moresby in collaboration with the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC), this morning facilitated the repatriation of nine (9) Solomon Islands nationals from Port Moresby on a Papua New Guinea Government charter Air Niugini flight to Honiara.
“In a chapel somewhere in this crazy world – there are empty pews – twisted religious iconography in piles of smoldering debris – Every rose stained glass window has been blown out – the floor is covered in fragments like rubies set to a black milky way – an orthodox priest kneels at the alter
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has thanked the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs for supporting the UN resolution to reprimand Russia’s invasion in Ukraine.
A total of 140 Solomon Islands Chinese that were affected by the November 2021 violent riots, looting and burning down of shops in Honiara have returned to settle back in China.
The Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) today condemn in its strongest term the action of certain individuals going around collecting $5 fees from households before they can receive food relief assistance currently distributed to households in…
A total of 222 Public Officers have decided not to be vaccinated and the first 54 are now self-terminated under the Government’s No Jab No Job policy. The first 54 officers have been verified and confirmed by their respective human resource managers following the 31 January 2022 deadline.
Large and medium industries including small-holders’ stakeholders within the forestry sector have been given reassurance despite of the challenges faced during this community transmission experienced in the country.
While the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Continues to receive and facilitate requests for Dead Body repatriation and cargo runs from small crafts/boat owners and the public, it wants to remind the travelling public that we are still in the country’s cyclone season and all precautions…
The Oversight Committee (OSC) has given the thumbs up for churches to resume face to face church services but it comes with strict conditions. In a letter addressed to churches by the OSC chairman, James Remobatu, churches are immediately reopen for face to face services on incremental basis.
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has urged the government to condemn the actions by Russia in invading Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly this week.
Sirebe Tribal Association in Sasamuga, south Choiseul has become the first conservation site in the country to receive carbon credit from carbon trading.
Fifteen Solomon Islanders are now the first in their country to get awarded a Micro-Qualification in Maintaining Seafood Safety and Quality through scholarships funded through the University of the South Pacific (USP) Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership Programme (PEUMP).
A Solomon Islands Academic and Lawyer Dr. Transform Aqorau is calling for the establishment of an Economic Advisory Council to provide sound and grounded analytical and policy input into the budget development process.
The 2023 Pacific Games is forecasted to become a major economic booster for the country and preparations to achieve the goal cannot be disturbed regardless of the covid-19 situation in the country.
The national carrier has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Colin Sigimanu, Manager Commercial for Solomon Airlines, who passed away suddenly overnight, on 21st February 2022.
Public servants employees of the National and Provincial Government that are not vaccinated from Covid-19 as of 31 January 2022 are now self-terminated from the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Public Service and their salaries ceased accordingly.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) and the Telecommunication Commission of Solomon Islands (TCSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday 17th February, 2022.