Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the government respects the place Seventh Day Adventist, SDA, Church has in our national identity. Prime Minister Lilo was speaking as the guest of honour during SDA’s centenary celebration at Viru, Western Province this week.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission says it will be consulting local media for the first time, before developing its new code of conduct for journalists covering the upcoming national elections.
Cultural groups representing Solomon Islands in the upcoming fifth Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture in Papua New Guinea has staged a live dress rehearsal today at the National Museum Grounds.
Saint Barbara Mining Company has spent 42-million dollars on salaries alone without any return in the last 10 weeks. In a statement yesterday, the Forum Solomon Islands International said General Manager of Gold Ridge, Stean Barrie made the statement when he met with employees at the Don Bosco…
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has challenged the Seventh Day Adventist Church to pursue the missionary work of its pioneers as it celebrates 1-hundred years of existence in the country.
Gold Ridge Land Owning Group has called on the St Barbara Mining Company to settle outstanding payment issues before resuming its operation at Gold Ridge Mining Site.
Concerned citizens group, Forum Solomon Islands International, FSII, has praised the Ministry of Health and Medical Service’s plan to fight cervical cancer. FSII made the statement yesterday after the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today congratulates the Seventh Day Adventist Church for attaining 100 years of growth and maturity. Speaking this morning during the Seventh Day Adventist 100 years centenary celebrations at Viru, Western Province, Prime Minister Lilo says SDA contributes…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has refuted claims of a leprosy outbreak, saying the increase in cases may only be due to improved health education campaigns.
The Government has announced Solomon Islands participation at the upcoming fifth Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture, MFAC, in Papua New Guinea. The Festival’s opening ceremony will be in Port Moresby on June 28, and will run for two weeks ending on July 11.
Disaster officials have delayed plans to close the remaining evacuation centres, which were opened after the April floods. National Disaster Council Director, Loti Yates told Pacific Beat the council has been given until June 21 to clear the remaining centres.
Only six out of the country’s nine provinces have met the seven minimum conditions allowing them access to 30-million dollars of Provincial Capacity Development Fund, PCDF, under the Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme, PGSP.
The people of Gao Bugotu Constituency of Isabel Province have questioned the development priorities of the National Government for Isabel Province. Reporting this to SIBC News today, stringer Charles Fox Lemoa says this comes after government fails to deliver its development plan for Tatamba as one…
The National Trade Development Council was convened on June 3rd to discuss progress on the ongoing Trade Policy Framework consultations and contribute to its formulation.
The Asian Development Bank, ADB, this morning signed the Solomon Islands grant and loan agreements to assist the Government boost energy access and renewable energy.
A former Chairman of the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education Clement Kengava, has proposed that the Government seeks an education partnership pact with the University of Cambridge in England.
A two-day workshop to assist Solomon Islands finalise years of work on its maritime boundaries has ended at the Forum Fisheries Agency, FFA, Head Quarter in Honiara.
A youth group in North Guadalcanal has demanded the Government and responsible authorities to take action on Members of Parliament who falsely retired constituency funds.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Development will revise a three year plan extracted from the 2011-2025 National Transport Plan. Under Secretary Technical Jimmy Nuake made the statement during the Ministry’s Public Accounts hearing on the National Transport Fund Audit report on Thursday.
Registered voters in West Are’are, Malaita province have successfully completed a 2-day workshop on good governance. The workshop was to provide information and knowledge for eligible voters to vote wisely in this year’s election.
