People of Satona, West Guadalcanal are concerned over allegations that their Member of Parliament still uses his wife as his Constituency Development Officer for West Guadalcanal.
Guadalcanal police have raided a Bottle Shop at the Ten Dollar Beach at Henderson for breaching a liquor ban enforced across the Guadalcanal Plains this week.
The 20th Melanesian Spearhead Group meeting concludes in Honiara today. The conclusion coincides with the announcement and signing of the20th MSG Leaders’ Summit Communique by all MSG Leaders.
A two days music festival in support of West Papua’s application to join the MSG has been staged over the weekend in Honiara. Organised by the Solomon Islands Solidarity Group for West Papua, the musical feast has attracted 20 local artists, cultural dancers and thousands of spectators.
A new resolution by the Lands Board has ordered the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey not to accept any more applications for land. Commissioner of Lands Nelson Naoapu says the Ministry will no longer accept land applications until the Land Board decides otherwise.
Forty-four rural producers in Guadalcanal have joined forces to discuss ways to better involve themselves in the newly formed Honiara Central Market Vendors Association as part of the UN Women Markets for Change project.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology has successfully launched a new water supply system project in Duidui in Sahalu in Northwest Guadalcanal.
Guadalcanal Province has over the weekend successfully ended awareness on the 2014 Draft Federal Constitution. The awareness covered 18 chapters and 14 schedules of the second 2014 Draft Federal Constitution.
A peace advocate in Malaita Province claims Solomon Islands has not achieved peace and still remains a fragile state. James Kiriau is a former school teacher and currently works as a peace advocate in communities within Malaita province.
Some members of the Guadalcanal Provincial Government have expressed concern that they were “excluded” from a review summit of the draft federal constitution. The Draft Federal Constitutional Review Summit was held at the Guadalcanal Beach Resort this week.
Preparations for the Eight Premier’s Conference is progressing well. The Premier’s conference is scheduled to be held on 1st of October and will be co-hosted by the Guadalcanal Province and the Honiara City Council.
The Guadalcanal Provincial Executive and members of the provincial assembly say they support the National Government’s decision to implement the proposed limited rearmament of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
The Gold Ridge Community Investment Limited (GCIL) has signed a ‘Heads of Agreement’ with Frontier Resources Limited. Documents obtained by SIBC News indicates the agreement allows Frontier Resources Limited to acquire 80 percent of the Gold Ridge mine project.
Bahomea community in Guadalcanal is preparing to participate in a dictionary development workshop next week. The 10-day workshop begins at Vuramali village next Monday. The dictionary task is part of a Bible translation program that has started in the Central Guadalcanal area.
Over 20 infants have received the sacrament of baptism at a Catholic Parish in Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal during celebrations marking San Isidro Day over the weekend.
Kuma Area Health Clinic has re-opened its doors to patients after its water supply was restored. The rural area clinic in South Guadalcanal was forced to close for seven months because of a shortage of water.
Consultations on reviving the national flag raising and lowering ceremonies for schools has started in Honiara. The consultation is part of the Democratic Coalition for Change Government’s policy in the peacebuilding sector and conducted by the Solomon Islands Scouts Association.
Saint Paul’s church in Sugu, Wanderer Bay in West Guadalcanal has over the weekend celebrated the ordination of a Deacon to the Ministry of Priesthood. The ordination was celebrated by Bishop of the Diocese of Guadalcanal Reverend Nathan Tome welcoming the newly ordained Priest Simon Peter Koti to…
Former Premier for Guadalcanal Province Anthony Veke has congratulated the Landowners and the people of Gold Ridge for the outright payment of the Gold Ridge Mine from Saint Barbara as a Landowner company.
The visiting Member of Parliament for New South Wales Government Jonathan O’Dea has today handed over two cheques worth more than AUD$3,000 each for the National Referral Hospital and the Good Samaritan hospital in North Guadalcanal.
