The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is conducting a high visibility presence to monitor a planned protest in Honiara today. Supervising Director National Response Department Inspector Elvis Manakako says the high visibility presence is to reassure the general public that the police is…
The Pacific Regional Fisheries Ministers are taking steps in addressing regional priorities for coastal fisheries, aquaculture, and marine sectors. This came after last week’s virtual meeting where the Ministers endorsed the Pacific Framework for Action on Scaling-up Community-Based Fisheries…
Police reminds the public to continue with business as usual following a planned protest to the Office of the Prime Minister this morning (9th August 2021). In a media statement, Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau calls on those who intends to join the protest to refrain from it.
The Operation Island Chief, a Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency-led (FFA) surveillance operation covering 18.4 million square kilometres ends today. FFA says the Operations have enhanced actions to tackle the illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing activities in the Pacific waters.
The National Government through the Cabinet has recently approved a Land Restitution Policy. The policy aims to pave the way for traditional landowning tribes to directly benefits from their alienated lands.
The National Government has officially transferred 97 Perpetual Estate land titles held by the government to the Makira Ulawa Provincial Government. In a brief official transfers ceremony, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the announcement during the Makira Ulawa Provincial Second Appointed Day…
A high-Level delegation led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare arrives in Makira Ulawa Province today for the 38th Provincial Second Appointed Day. The Second Appointment Day will be marked tomorrow in Kirakira Township.
Guadalcanal Province successfully celebrated its 37th Second Appointed Day at Marau in East Guadalcanal over the weekend. The celebration was attended by high-level delegations led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and provincial leaders.
Mining companies are eying to do mining operations in the Eastern part of the country. This came after the Mines and Mineral Board granted nickel prospecting license to Solfish Company to do operations in East Makira. The Director of Mines confirmed this to SIBC News.
The Solomon Islands Government through the Cabinet has approved a mandatory vaccination to all Public servants, State-Owned Enterprises, and the Private employees undertaking frontline work. The Cabinet approved the mandatory vaccination last Friday, July 30th, 2021.
The Government of the People’s Republic of China, PRC, has pledged to import most of the country’s products. Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands His Excellency Li Ming announced recently during a round table dialogue with religious leaders in the country.
Motion to extend the State of Public Emergency for an additional four months has been passed in Parliament this afternoon. Hon Speaker Patterson Oti declared the motion received a majority vote of 43 with no absentees.
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) will soon beef up its COVID-19 Alert, Prevention and Preparedness. The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday, this will involve closure and restriction of all entry points into the hospital.
Fifty thousand Australian-made AstraZeneca doses arrived in Solomon Islands today (29th July 2021) on a flight from Brisbane. A statement from the Australian High Commission in Honiara says Australia is delivering on its pledge to provide Solomon Islands with up to 1 million doses of the…
The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) calls on students and Fees payers to pay up all their outstanding fees before enrolling for the second semester of 2021. The call came after students and fee payers still owed the University nearly a hundred thousand dollars of outstanding fees.
The National Government together with the Solomon Islands National University and other stakeholders launched the University’s newly built faculty of Education and Humanities complex in Honiara this morning.
The Chinese Embassy in Honiara held a roundtable discussion with leaders from the Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) and the Solomon Islands Full Gospel Association in Honiara today. The discussion is the first of its kind to be held for Church leaders in the country.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) clarifies that the planned arrest of the Premier of Malaita Province and his Advisor is a mere rumor.
Initial COVID-19 test results of all the individuals who came into contact with a foreign vessel in Honiara earlier this month have returned negative. The individuals engaged in offloading cargoes on the foreign vessel, MV Papamau in Honiara on the 15th of this month.
The Coalition of political parties that formed the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) remains solid and united. The government made the assurance following a Fake-news article claiming 28 Members of Parliament from the government are deserting the DCGA.
