A one year old baby boy from Malaita Province has died at the FOPA Evacuation center at Panatina Village, after drowning in the artificial lake. The baby was a member of the remaining group of evacuees at the center who were still to be repatriated.
The MP for West New Georgia and Vona Vona has donated a variety of sports equipment to the Munda School of Excellence in Western Province. In a brief handover ceremony on Monday at Dunde Sports Grounds in Munda, the MP Silas Tausinga handed over soccer balls, cones and bibs to coaches Nathan Kera…
All double registrations detected by the Biometric Voter Registration system will be referred to the police. Chief Electoral Officer, Polycarp Haununu made the statement in a recent media conference, saying the almost 6,000 double registrations will be referred to the police.
The British High Commission in Solomon Islands has officially marked the 2014 Girl Summit event in Honiara, and has called on Solomon Islands to show solidarity and support to issues the UK is facing.
Provincial consultations to fine tune the Political Parties Integrity Act has started in Gizo, Western Province this week. The consultations are to examine and explore ways to further develop regulations for the Political Parties Integrity Bill 2014, which became an Act after it was passed in…
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has announced the Provisional Voters List has been dispatched and are heading to a total of 951 Voter Registration Centres around the country.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has left the country to officially open two of Solomon Islands newer overseas missions. A Government statement yesterday said Prime Minister Lilo will officially open the Solomon Islands embassy in Havana, Cuba and the Solomon Islands Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Registered voters will have a chance to check their names on the Provisional Voters List, starting from tomorrow. In a statement issued today, the Electoral Commission announced, Provisional Voters Lists have been dispatched and are on their way to 951 Voter Registration Centres around the country.
Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke says he is optimistic the relationship between Guadalcanal and China’s Guangdong Province will grow to benefit both provinces.
The repatriation exercise has been rated the most expensive exercise for the Government, in terms of the natural disasters in Solomon Islands. Operations Manager at the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) George Baragamu made the statement after the Government announced an urgent…
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has left the country today on a three-legged overseas trip. A Government statement confirms Mr Lilo leaves for Cuba where he will officially open the country’s new embassy in Havana before attending the Pacific Islands Forum, PIF, Meeting in Palau at the end of this…
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has sent condolences to families of victims of the Malaysian Airlines flight disaster. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was flying to Indonesia from Amsterdam, Netherlands when it was shot down over pro-Russian territory in eastern Ukraine.
The Minister for Finance and Treasury, Rick Hou says the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund will be reformed, but not by the current Government, whose term ends later this year.
Three new medical record books have been officially launched this week in Honiara. The books were released during the official launching of the 2014 Immunization Week on Tuesday.
A Police Commissioner has been appointed. The new Commissioner of Police of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is Frank Prendergast of Australia. A statement from the Government Communications this morning says, the Governor General Sir Frank Kabui received advice from the Prime Minister of Mr…
The National Disaster Management Office, NDMO, is ready to launch a mass repatriation exercise for evacuation camps at Rove and the FOPA Village at the end of this week.
The Malaita Ma’asina Forum, MMF, has again called on the government to announce a substantive post holder for Police Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. Solomon Islands has been without a Police Commissioner since John Lansley vacated the post in May of last year.
The Secretary-General of the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat has told the Solomon Islands, and Cook Islands that hard work to implement their peer review recommendations begins now.
The Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs says the Solomon Islands Government has taken positive steps to address violence against women since the Family Health and Safety Study in 2009.
The Solomon Islands Government has clarified, its relationship with Fiji for air transport matters is based on the Air Service Agreement Memorandum of Understanding. It is based on the MOU signed on January 5 2010 in Suva.
