Telecommunications Commission of Solomon Islands (TCSI) has appointed its new Interim Commissioner, Mr Calvin Ziru. Minister of Communications and Aviation, Hon Peter Shannel Agovaka appointed Mr.
The National Health Emergency Operation Centre (NHEOC) of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services has activated it’s Emergency Response Plan’ last night to validate, track, and contain a potential COVID-19 outbreak.
The USAID Funded SBD $8 million Disaster Risk Reduction project for Malaita and Guadalcanal provinces will be implemented soon. The two years project from September 2020 to September 2022 will be implemented by World Vision Solomon Islands.
More than one hundred tons of crude Noni juice worth more than $SBD600 thousand dollars from North West Guadalcanal will be destroyed this week. The rejected Noni juice which left idle for two years at the North West Guadalcanal Processing Facility in Lunga after a long stand-off between the MP for…
UNDP & Japan has sealed an agreement to Strengthen National Capacities in Government against corruption. The agreement formalized a SBD$14 million funding support for the Strengthening National Capacities to Combat Corruption Project in Solomon Islands.
South Choiseul by-election is scheduled to be held during the first quarter of this year. A confirmed date for the election is yet to be decided as preparations are still in the early stages, Commissioner/Chief electoral officer Jane Waitara confirmed to SIBC news.
Chief Justice Albert Palmer calls for the urgent set up of an independent Government Remuneration Tribunal by legislation to determine the levels of salaries and remuneration packages for Judges and Magistrates.
Miss Solomon Islands Gladys Habu was awarded the Commonwealth Points of Light award. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second has recognized Ms Gladys Habu as the 168th recipient of the Commonwealth Points of Light award in honour of her exceptional voluntary service for raising awareness on climate…
The country’s plan to relocate communities threatened by sea level rise may face opposition from the very people who are being affected. People’s attachment to their homeland may see the older generation not likely to relocate despite the threat to their community.
The $1.2 million fund from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is currently at the Central bank of Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the clarification following media reports that the funds has been used for the Stimulus package. Mr.
Leader of Opposition Hon. Mathew Wale calls on the government to halt repatriation plans for the United Kingdom (UK) as the multiple COVID-19 variants emerged with an unusually large number of mutants.
The new Education bill is expected to go before the Parliament this year, 2021. The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, (MEHRD), is currently working on this historic bill as the current Education Act has been existed for over 40 years.
About ten ships were detained during the festive season Operation Safe Boat. Director of the Solomon Islands Maritime Authority Nerval Therry confirmed the ships were detained for non-compliance with the Operation Safe Boat rules and regulations.
Solomon Islands is estimated to have the highest birth of new born babies in the Pacific on New Year’s day according to UNICEF. Scoop Independent News reports, countries expected to have the highest birth on New Year’s day is Solomon Islands with 53 births followed by Fiji with 45 births, Vanuatu…
Land parcels around the Henderson Airport area are currently being processed for the airport’s development. Minister of Communication and Aviation Peter Shanell Angovaka revealed that his ministry has filed an application to the ministry of lands to return surrounding plots of land around the…
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country has dropped to four after one of the five COVID-19 patients was tested negative. These four patients include three returning soccer players from the United Kingdom and one citizen that returned from Indonesia.
Solomon Water has introduced a Non-Revenue Water program to address leakages and illegal water connection issues. The State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) lost an estimated SBD$10- million dollars every year due to illegal connections and leakages.
The Kangana Bay oil-spill damages in Rennel Atoll will take a hundred and thirty years to completely recover, according to the latest report. The spill by a Hongkong Flagged MV Solomon Trader in February 2019 damages the Marine Ecosystem is worth up to AUD 50 million.
