Communities in Northwest Guadalcanal have called on Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to initiate possibilities to fix the current deteriorating road condition at Komebau Naro.
A landowner of the Auluta Basin has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to be transparent in its decision develop the Auluta Basin Palm Oil Project.
Infrastructure development is a crucial part of the DCC Government policy for larger provinces like Guadalcanal and Malaita and is determined to achieve that to provide favourable conditions for investors.
A collective land use consultation process is an important avenue for land-based development in the country. Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Augustine Auga made the statement at a National Land Use Policy Workshop in Honiara this week.
A Tertiary Education Think Tank Meeting led by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources has ended successfully in Honiara today. The meeting brought together tertiary education providers and education stakeholders from the Government, churches, the donor community and the region to discuss the…
Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has acknowledged the Government for approving the new terms and conditions for Magistrates with necessary constitutional and legislative changes.
Five new Magistrates have been sworn in at the High Court, taking their Judicial Oaths and Oaths of Allegiance before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer today.
The Solomon Islands and Australian Governments through the National Transport Fund (NTF), with technical support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), are optimistic to extend their road rehabilitation program this year.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) acknowledges the importance of land resource in the country. Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Augustine Auga made the statement to officially open a National Land Use Policy Workshop in Honiara today.
Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has presented a submission on alleged extravagant earnings of the Solomon Airlines Chief Executive Officer Captain Ron Sumsum to the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday afternoon.
The Government has imposed a moratorium on new registrations and applications for logging business activities, saying the new arrangement will increase employment rates and revenue from the forestry industry.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today led a delegation of government ministers and officials to visit the Youth at Work program in Honiara. The visit was a courtesy call to brief the Prime Minister on the work of the Youth at Work program.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development has launched a “Civil Engineering Certificate Four” training in Honiara today. The workshop is funded by the ADB, Australian, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands Government under the Transport sector development project.
Kirakira township in Makira Province will soon expand. Thanks to a payment of SBD$1.2 million from the National Government to landowners of Huro land, situated near the township. The SBD$1.2 million is the first tranche of a SBD$5 million payout to the landowners.
The National Government and its development partners have rolled out the National Statistics Development Strategy (NSDS) project. The NSDS aims to provide a fully responsive systematic sector-wide mechanism that generates regular and consistent supply of statistics, data and information to steer…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the Democratic Coalition for Change Government welcomes Papua New Guinea’s ongoing commitments to Solomon Islands.
The Choiseul Provincial Government has congratulated the Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare on his election victory as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands.
North Guadalcanal has formed a Constituency Congress. SIBC’s stringer in North Guadalcanal, Dudley Gani reports this is a new initiative taken by the MP for North Guadalcanal Samson Maneka. Gani says the congress held their first meeting last Sunday.
Solomon Islands could have benefited more from its tuna resources if it had a more transparent and accountable fisheries management system. The World Bank Country Director for Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific, Franz Drees-Gross made the statement in an exclusive interview with SIBC…
The Minister of Fisheries Honourable John Maneniaru has assured concerned Solomon Islanders, although the challenges posed by the beche-de-mer fishery are great, he is willing to tackle them head on.
