The Solomon Islands Scouts and Coast Watchers Trust Board has a new Executive Officer. She is Annie Kwai, who recently graduated with Honors, with a Masters Degree in History from the Australian National University.
Permanent Secretary for Mines and Energy Jeffrey Kahua has assured Gold Ridge landowners they will receive their royalties soon. This comes after the Gold Ridge People’s Power Group recently demanded the Government releases their long-awaited royalties.
Forum Solomon Islands International has called on the National Government to quickly repair Tinahulu River Bridge. The bridge, which connects Honiara and the Gold Ridge Mine site, was damaged by the flash floods in April.
Eight potential investors who have expressed interest in building and operating the Tina River Hydro Project took part in a major project briefing in Honiara, last week. The companies participating in the event were from Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Spain and Sri Lanka.
Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke says the Rapid Employment Project (REP) is legitimising squatter settlements in Guadalcanal. Premier Veke says the project needs to be transparent on which areas it is working on to address the issue of unemployment, whether within the City boundary or outside.
The Kochiabolo tribe in Central Guadalcanal has praised the NCRA government for it’s Mines and Minerals and Land and Entitlements Act saying the Act will now benefit the people through their shares and land titles.
A memorandum of understanding was recently signed by the Ministry of Development Planing, Ministry of Provincial Government and the United Nation Development Program for the phase two continuations of the Provincial Government Strengthening Program, PGSP.
The Good Samaritan Hospital in Tetere, North Guadalcanal has recorded an outbreak of dysentery since June this year. SIBC’s North Guadalcanal stringer, Dudley Gani said according to the Nurse Manager of the hospital Naomi Vuza, a lot of patients being treated and admitted at the hospital have…
The Premier of Guadalcanal Province, Anthony Veke says commemorations to celebrate the Province’s second appointed day this year marks another year of journey on the step of progress for Guadalcanal Province.
Guadalcanal Province has today commemorated its 30th anniversary since attaining self governance as a province in 1984. The celebrations were held at the Don Bosco Technical Institution at Henderson, with the theme ‘Peace and Unity for Prosperity’.
Hundreds of Christians from various denominations in Guadalcanal Province have conversed together to attend a provincial Christian conference at Komovalu Assemblies of God Church.
The Good Samaritan Hospital in North Guadalcanal is experiencing a shortage of professional nurses, due to a lack of staff accommodation. SIBC’s stringer for North Guadalcanal Dudley Gani reports, medical officers have shown interest to work for the hospital, but cannot be deployed due to…
Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke says he is optimistic the relationship between Guadalcanal and China’s Guangdong Province will grow to benefit both provinces.
Passengers and crew of MV Freedom, which had drifted since 1pm yesterday while on a return trip to Honiara, have arrived safely at Marau Sound, in Northeast Guadalcanal today. The vessel had drifted on its way back to Honiara from Makira Ulawa Province after encountering a mechanical problem.
The Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Company has contributed more than $600 million towards the country’s economy for the last five years. GPPOL General Manager Roger Benzie revealed this when regional Finance and Economic Ministers recently visited the palm oil company in North Guadalcanal.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has delivered a letter of commitment to the University of the South Pacific, USP, in an effort to ensure the fourth USP Doma Campus project gets underway- committing the government to fund half of the cost to clear unexploded ordinances, UXO’s from the site.
The government owned Tenavatu Cattle farm project on North Guadalcanal is poorly managed. An eyewitness claimed, he saw cattle from the farm being slaughtered and taken away by people other than the rightful owners even last week He said from his investigation, outsiders slaughter these animals and…
A Japanese flag taken by American troops during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942 has been returned to the Japanese Embassy in Solomon Islands. The flag was taken by an American Marine veteran, Leonard Skinner, on Gavutu Island on August 8, 1942.
The four core tribes of Tina Hydro Project have signed a Process Agreement with the Government. A statement from the Tina Hydro Project office said the tribes have given consent for the next project phase – which is for the acquisition process to proceed through as provided under the Lands and…
The Honiara City Mayor, Councillor Andrew Mua says Honiara City has been at the forefront of a remarkable transformation since Solomon Islands attained self-government 36 years ago.
