The Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) clarified that the increase to Members of Parliament Entitlements is just a proposal that is not finalized.
Health teams will be deployed around communities in Honiara to do contact tracing simulation activities during the 36 hour lockdown. National Health Emergency Operation Centre (NHEOC) Incident Controller Dr Nemia Bainivalu said this are part of the simulation exercise during the lockdown to test…
The Tandai House of Chiefs has no right to deal with lands within the Honiara Township from KGVI to White River, whether it is above or below the high-water mark. This is according to Manekanivaka Reuben, a native of Tathiboko in the Lengo region of Guadalcanal.
The government caucus has approved a SBD7.8 million for 39 constituencies from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) CDF assistance. A Caucus minute signed by the Prime Minister, SIBC News sighted states the fund is the remaining balance of PRC CDF assistance for the 2020 fiscal year.
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) will focus on emergency and very serious cases only during the 36-hour Lockdown which will start on Sunday 29th August and lift at 6am on Tuesday 31st.
The Government of Japan today signed an Exchange of Notes with the Government of Solomon Islands for a grant aid of SBD$29 million that will go towards a Geology Laboratory and Solar Street Lights for Honiara city.
The Tandai House of Chiefs wants all companies and business houses operating along the Honiara seafront to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with them to qualify them to develop seafronts.
The government has assured frontline workers that their outstanding allowances will be paid soon. Attorney General John Muria Junior made the assurance in a talkback show this afternoon. Mr.
The government will be spending around 1.8-million dollars in operational costs for the lockdown approved to be enforced from 6 pm on Sunday the 29th to 6 am on Tuesday the 31st of August 2021. The figure was announced at a media conference today.
Four local citizens who had been stranded in Papua New Guinea have entered the country last Friday without the government’s approval. The four locals were the dependents of the late Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, the late Barnabas Anga.
Preparation towards the Food System Summit Dialogue in New York City, September this year is well underway. As part of the preparations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in partnership with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Facilitated a two-day pre-summit Dialogue which…
Police are currently investigating suspicious deaths of two adult male persons in two different Hotels in Honiara on different dates. A Royal Solomon Islands Police Force cap. Photo credit: SIBC.
Police is warning the public to be careful when going out to the beaches after a crocodile was sighted at Hammock beach in North Guadalcanal last Sunday. In a Police media statement, people were advised to remain at shore to avoid any crocodile attack.
The United Nations (UN) has been informed of a flyer circulating in parts of the Solomon Islands providing false information about the UN 2030 Agenda and the work of the UN in the Pacific. In a media statement, the UN confirmed that the information on the flyer is not true.
Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. Jimmy Rodgers assures that COVID-19 vaccines are not the ‘mark of the beast’ or 6-6-6. Dr. Rodgers made the clarification following misinformation that the vaccines were suspected of being the ‘mark of the beast’ that led to some people refused to get vaccinated.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has accepted an apology from a former hardline Malaita leader for his past actions against him and the government. Moses Su’ u, a community leader at Gilbert Camp settlement, requested a reconciliation ceremony with Prime Minister Sogavare and his Deputy Manasseh…
Department Managers of the National Broadcaster (SIBC) completed a five-day training in Honiara, today. The workshop is based on Job Instructions, one of the three modules under the Training Within Industry (TWI) developed by the Pacific International Centre for High Technology Research (PICHTR)…
The current government’s cash flow problem is only temporary, says Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance and Treasury McKinnie Dentana. Mr. Dentana made the clarification in a media conference yesterday.
The Pacific Countries will be benefiting from a 14-million New Zealand dollars climate change funding support from the New Zealand government. The five-year funding assistance will help Pacific countries in addressing the impacts of climate change in the region.
Public assembly or procession of any form will not be allowed under the current state of emergency unless authorized by the Prime Minister, says Attorney General. The Attorney General, John Muria Junior explained in a media conference yesterday.
