North Malaita people have welcomed the approach taken by local firm Hatanga Construction which is currently consulting with people and other parties in the region concerning road repairs.
The staff of the Ministry of Planing and Aid Coordination under the Rural Development Program (RDP) are currently providing community awareness in most provinces across the country. The awareness is to provide assessments and identify communities needing assistance under the RDP.
The Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Andrew Byrne will visit the Weather Coast starting Monday. Statement from the Australian Embassy in Honiara says the High Commissioner will be accompanied by his wife Dawn Bennette and others from the Embassy.
Customers of Bank South Pacific (BSP) in Choiseul Bay, Choiseul Province have called on Our Telekom to quickly address the ongoing problem with its network. The problem has been ongoing for some time, restricting BSP customers in Choiseul Bay region to access financial the bank’s services.
Acting Commissioner of Police Juanita Matanga is urging the people of Mono, Shortland islands to come forward and convene dialogue with the Royal Solomon Islands Police.
The Government has congratulated the Member of Parliament for Gao Bugotu Constituency Samuel Manetoali for engaging all stakeholders to interact directly with his constituents during a constituency summit.
A community leader of Feraladoa community in Central Honiara has called on the Solomon Islands Full Gospel Association (SIFGA) and those responsible to carefully assess missionary work of any overseas religious groups before accepting them in the country.
Over a 150 fishermen in North Malaita have expressed their unhappiness over a newly launched fishing raft which went missing two weeks after it was installed by the Fisheries authority.
A man from Ainiko’a in West Kwaio, Malaita province has called on their Member of Parliament to do something about the more than a hundred food gardens – destroyed by the recent tropical cyclones – Pam and Raquel.
Villagers in Mono, Shortland Islands have reportedly attacked the police post building on the island in reaction to an arrest police officers made. The attack happened in the early hours of Friday morning, last week.
The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has donated sewing machines to Divit Rural Training Centre. The machines are to assist students taking up home economic studies.
Coastal communities from Tenaru to Metapona river in Northeast Guadalcanal are calling on responsible authorities to provide a clearer explanation of the proposed de-watering process of the Gold ridge Tailings Storage Facility.
Financial constraints have hampered the community awareness process to reduce waste along the Mataniko River. Under the Mataniko River Clean-up Rehabilitation Program, community awareness is among components to clean up the river. This is to inform communities on reducing litter into the river.
Yesterday people of Sahalu ward in North West Guadalcanal met the Royal Solomon Islands Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast at Visale Parish. The Police Commissioner led a team of four senior police officers to conduct an awareness program reaching down to the people in the communities – ensuring…
The Ministry of Environment and Conservation and the National Disaster Management Council will soon issue a licence to the Gold Ridge Mine Limited (GRML) to begin lowering the level of water in the Gold Ridge tailing dam.
The continuous wet weather experienced in Malaita province since April this year has damaged food gardens causing families to go hungry. This has caused the residents of Hauhui in West Are’are to beckon the provincial and national disaster authorities for assistance.
People of Ravu, along the Gold Ridge downstream communities, are concerned over threats of de-watering the Gold Ridge Tailings Dam Storage Facility. A Timothy Urobo told SIBC News, the process of de-watering the tailings dam poses a threat for the downstream communities.
The Fishery Department in Auki, Malaita province has launched a fishing raft at Fanalei community in South Malaita today. The fishing raft is a project funded by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources which aims to promote inshore fisheries in the country.
The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) begins identifying resources that Provincial Emergency Operation Centres can use to help respond to the impacts of the recent Tropical Cyclone Raquel. NDMO’s Acting Programs Officer Brian Tom told SIBC News, mission plans are being finalised.
Gold Ridge downstream communities have welcomed the announcement by the Democratic Coalition for Change Government to declare a state of disaster over the Gold Ridge area.
