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Policies
DCCG COMMITTED TO SPORTS DEVELOPMENT: PM
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government is committed to improving sports in the country. Mr Sogavare made the statement recently in his well wishes to the National Futsal Team Kurukuru, prior to their departure for Australia this week.
20 Jan 2016
Banks
LOCAL BUSINESSES SUPPORTS REOPENING OF DBSI
Local entrepreneurs and the general public of North Malaita have welcomed a recent decision by the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to reopen the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI).
20 Jan 2016
Court
TWO NEW JUDGES TO JOIN HIGH COURT
Two new Judges will join the High Court bench this year. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer confirmed their appointment during the legal year opening yesterday. He says one of the judges is an expatriate who will join the bench next month.
19 Jan 2016
Honiara City
HONIARA MAN THANKED PM FOR PAYING EX-COMBANTANTS
While the issue of the $3 million payout to the ex-combatants is heavily criticized by the public, a Honiara man has acknowledged Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his Cabinet ministers for the initiative.
19 Jan 2016
Politics
PM INVITES SENIOR LEADERS FOR STATELY DISCUSSION
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has invited Sir Allan Kemakeza, Sir Paul Tovua and Joses Tuhanuku to meet with him in his office about the cabinet decision to provide rehabilitation packages to former combatants.
19 Jan 2016
Canada
TOZAKA CONFIRMED GOV’T INTEREST WITH CANADA
Foreign Affairs Minister Milner Tozaka has confirmed the Solomon Islands Government’s interest to engage in labour mobility opportunities with Canada. A statement from the Foreign Affairs and External Trade quoted Minister Tozaka as saying plans are underway for Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to…
19 Jan 2016
Australia
AUSTRALIA & SOLOMONS PROVIDE NAVAL ASSISTANCE TO VANUATU
Australia and Solomon Islands will be providing naval assistance to Vanuatu for its national election this Friday. Early this month, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Vessel Lata and crew departed Honiara for Port Vila.
19 Jan 2016
Education
MAKE USE OF YOUR SCHOLARSHIPS: NTC
The National Training Committee (NTC) of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has called on all successful recipients of the 2016 Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Scholarship to fully utilise them.
19 Jan 2016
People
NCW APPEALED FOR SOLIDARITY IN NATIONAL ISSUES
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) has appealed to different sectors in the country to uphold national solidarity while addressing issues relating to the past ethnic crisis.
18 Jan 2016
Laws
DCCG TO AMEND CITIZENSHIP LAWS
Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare has told a visiting South Korean business executive, Young Ju Park, that his Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government will amend the country’s citizenship laws to allow dual citizenships.
17 Jan 2016
Business
HAVE PASSION FOR BUSINESS: PM SOGAVARE
Prime Minster Manasseh Sogavare has called on Solomon Islanders to have a passion for business development. He made the call recently during the launch of the locally-owned fuel depot, the ‘Didao Refueling Station’ in east Honiara.
17 Jan 2016
Britain
SI PLANS TO OPEN UK DIPLOMATIC MISSION
Solomon Islands is working on opening up a diplomatic mission in London. A Government statement said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealed this when the new British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Chris Trott paid a visit to him Wednesday this week.
15 Jan 2016
Business
PM SOGAVARE COMMENDS LOCAL BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT
Prime Minster Manasseh Sogavare has successfully launched the locally-owned fuel depot, ‘Didao Refueling Station’ in east Honiara today. In his keynote speech at the launch, Mr. Sogavare acknowledged the fine achievement of Didao Refueling Station Management and its partners.
15 Jan 2016
Elections
SIR FRANCIS LEFT FOR VANUATU SNAP ELECTIONS
Head of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Observer Mission to the Vanuatu snap elections, Sir Francis Billy Hilly has left for Vanuatu yesterday ahead of the polling date.
15 Jan 2016
Guadalcanal Province
DCCG COMMITTED TO BLOODY RIDGE PROJECT
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government is committed to ensuring the proposed United States ‘Bloody Ridge Project’ is successfully implemented.
14 Jan 2016
Education
OVER 500 STUDENTS AWARDED SIG SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2016
Three hundred and five students have been awarded the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Scholarship to do their studies abroad this year. The recipients received their scholarship awards today during an orientation and award presentation ceremony organised by the National Training Unit (NTU) in…
14 Jan 2016
Solomon Islands
PM TO PAY FUTSAL PLAYERS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare will pay $1,500 each to the Under 12 and Under 14 Futsal players for their outstanding performances during the recent National Futsal Championships in Australia. The Under 12 and Under 14 Futsal teams came 1st and 3rd respectively.
13 Jan 2016
Environment
GOV’T INVITES CONSULTANTS FOR BASELINE SURVEY
The National Government has invited all eligible consultant services to send their submissions to undertake an aquatic baseline survey to surrounding rivers connected to Metapona River System in Central Guadalcanal.
13 Jan 2016
Education
NESU YET TO RELEASE ALL 2015 EXAM RESULTS
The National Examination Standard Unit (NESU) is yet to release the transition rate for all 2015 examinations. NESU Director Linda Daisy Wate told SIBC News, the transition rate is yet to be released.
13 Jan 2016
Agriculture
AGRICULTURE MINISTRY CLEARED PROJECT CONFUSION
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has clarified their recent announcement on approved cocoa and copra projects. Speaking to SIBC News, Ms Melinda Campbell of the Planning Department under the Ministry of Agriculture clarified that for Makira Ulawa Province, Agriculture officer Mr Selwyn…
13 Jan 2016