The Honiara City Councillors will elect a new City Mayor on the 30th of this month. Honiara City Clerk Charles Kelly says nominations for the Mayor’s post opens on the 29th of this month followed by the election 24 hours after the nomination lapse.
Honiara City Youth Department under the Youth Division of the Honiara City Council has taken delivery of new equipments. The equipments are funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace (MNURP) through the…
The Honiara City Council now has new Councilors for the four years. After counting was conducted until late last night, results have been finalized. Former Lord Mayor Andrew Mua has retained his seat as Councilor for Ward one Ngossi while Eddie Ngava is the new Councilor for Ward two Mbuburu.
Counting for the Honiara City Council Elections has been halted this morning due to fund shortages faced by the Council. Returning Officer for the Council Elections Alphonsus Pero says they should have started counting this morning but decided to halt the process because the Council did not pay its…
The Honiara City Council Election is set for tomorrow, 17 December. In its social media page, the council asks all eligible voters in the 12 wards within Honiara City to come forward and vote for their candidate, saying the voting system will be the same as the National General Election.
The Honiara City Council has opened the newly built dental clinic at Mataniko, New China Town in Honiara. The building which costs the Council $2 million and a $1.3 Million assistance from the Ministry of Health and Medical Service will house a dental clinic, women’s health clinic and other health…
Honiara City Council teachers are on a sit-in protest over the non-payment of their leave passage by the Council’s Education division. Dressed in red T-shirts and hanging up banners with the phrase: “H.C.C.E.A PLEASE PAY US OUR SEA FARE PLEASE!”, the teachers have been waiting for their leave…
An intending candidate for the Vura Ward in Honiara says Vura is becoming a city, and changes has to be done to its roads and other infrastructure. Chief Robert Satu told SIBC News this week, he grew up at Fishing Village and as a boy, he witnessed the Vura ward area transform from being a
Candidates for the Honiara City Council election have until this Wednesday, 3rd December to withdraw their candidacy. Returning Officer Alphonsus Pero explains, candidates wishing to withdraw will have to notify the Returning Officer in writing the reasons for their withdrawal.
Celebratory floats will only be allowed if winning candidates have obtained formal approval from their respective Provincial Governments or the Honiara City Council, says the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has opened for the first time in Solomon Islands, a new Information Kiosk. The Commission confirms, voters who have questions about what to do on Election Day can get help from the SIEC by visiting the Voter information Kiosk, located on the ground…
Nominations for the Honiara City Council (HCC) Elections will open tomorrow November 12th. The Honiara City Council says the nominations will open for seven days until Wednesday 19th November.
Japanese Government through its embassy in Honiara has approved more than $600,000.00 to construct an administration and training office building at Ranadi Dump Site, East Honiara.
Honiara City Council (HCC) has shifted its new three years Waste Management Program backwards. Honiara City Council clerk Charles Kelly confirms this to SIBC News yesterday.
The Ministry of Environment will start implementing ground works with communities on the National Rehabilitation program to clean up the Mataniko River next year. Launched in June this year, the program is now in its awareness and baseline studies.
The Ministry of Health and the Honiara City Council Health Department have began a drug distribution program to stop the trachoma disease in Honiara City. Trachoma can cause permanent blindness to humans if it is not treated quickly.
Health authorities have confirmed seven people have died in the country from measles-related complications, after a six months old baby in Western Province was the latest fatality.
A concerned parent and board member of White River Community High School Charles Lesimaoma has called on the White River School authority to urgently organise an Annual General Meeting for the school. Mr Lesimaoma told SIBC News the call is important to audit the school’s financial report for 2014.
The Honiara City Council says the food industry is growing and improving its safety is important in Honiara. Chief Health Inspector George Titiulu told a radio talk show today, ensuring food hygiene will eliminate food safety issues, including illnesses related to food.
The Honiara City Council says establishing an understanding about rubbish separation among the young generation in the capital is a challenging area for the Council. Chief Health Inspector George Titiulu made the statement during a talk-back show yesterday.
