Parents and guidance of Sahalu Ward, West Guadalcanal have called on the Guadalcanal Education Authority to quickly address the non-resumption of pre-class at Visale Primary School.
Member of Parliament for West Guadalcanal and former Minister of Mines and Energy Moses Garu, is the latest MP to be charged for misconduct in office. The Leadership Code Commission formally charged Mr. Garu for official misconduct on Thursday this week.
Honiara should expect high police presence during the long Easter weekend, says the Deputy Commissioner of Police Juanita Matanga. Mrs. Matanga made the comments in her weekly media conference at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara today.
MP for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and former Guadalcanal premier Anthony Veke have denied they abused their authority while in office. Mr Tovosia and Mr Veke appeared in Court this morning and pleaded not guilty to eleven counts of abuse of office and attempt of abuse of office each.
Implementation of recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report will be a major task this year, says the Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Frank Kabui.
The Police prosecution has amended its charges against the MP for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and former Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke. Their case appeared for a pre-trial conference yesterday at the Magistrates Court but was adjourned because Mr Veke came late.
People who became victims of a suspected scam in Kongulai, Kakabona and Mount Austin are calling on responsible authorities to investigate their issue. A Junior Malaha of Kongulai, Northwest Guadalcanal told SIBC News that a man claiming to be a Robert Salu went to the people of the three…
Farmers in North West Guadalcanal have received wheelbarrows and tools from their Member of Parliament. SIBC Stringer, John Toki reports Bodo Dettke gave out 400 wheelbarrows and a number of agricultural tools in efforts to support people to access basic tools to produce copra and cocoa for their…
Taiwan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands says he is pleased with the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government policy to prioritise education. Victor Te-sun Yu was speaking during the handover of school materials for Marara Community High School in Guadalcanal province this week.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has filed an appeal against the acquittal of South Guadalcanal MP David Pacha in efforts to have the politician tried again. Prosecutor in charge, Florence Joel confirmed an appeal has been filed, but a hearing is yet to be fixed.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has conducted a rapid environmental health risk assessment of the tailings storage facility (dam) at Gold Ridge Mine in Guadalcanal. This is being requested by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS). WHO Representative, Dr.
The Government is now preparing to engage with Korean Water (K-Water) for the development of the Tina River Hydropower Project (TRHDP), Central Guadalcanal.
Donor NGOs in the country continue to assist victims of last year’s flash flood in North Guadalcanal. The NGOs involved in the initiative include World Vision, Oxfam, UNICEF and Save the Children. The assistance is part of livelihood rehabilitation project for the victims.
Market vendors from Northeast Guadalcanal highlands have accused the Honiara City Council of unfair treatment saying Council officers are charging them for their product and not by table blocks.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of The South Pacific (USP) Professor Rajesh Chandra has appealed to the National Government to support pertinent matters regarding the university’s fourth campus at Doma, West Guadalcanal.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and UNICEF have today launched a Pilot Literacy Research Program into a number of primary schools in Guadalcanal Province. The program is implemented under the UNICEF Pacific Baseline Research on Primary School Teacher Capacity.
Community leaders in North West Guadalcanal and West Guadalcanal have praised the police for their quick action in apprehending and charging the suspect of the Paru Road Block. The roadblock happened in North West Guadalcanal over the weekend.
The Solomon Islands Statistics Office within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury will undertake a pre-test training on the proposed Demography and Health Survey (SIDHS) tomorrow.
Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Honourable Steven Ciobo has visited the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands at the Guadalcanal Beach Resort as part of his three-day visit to Solomon Islands.
Parents and guardians of students studying at Ruavatu Provincial Secondary School are calling on the School Principal to facilitate a reconciliation ceremony between community leaders surrounding the school following an incident last year.
