The Royal Solomon Islands will begin a new operation called “Operation Community Visitation,” as of tomorrow. This is a new approach to building trust between communities and the RSIPF. Explaining the new operation is Deputy Police Commissioner, Gabriel Manelusi.
The Credit Corporation Rugby 15s Competition 2016 has commenced its playoff matches yesterday with a tough encounter in the junior division between White River and Selwyn College.
The Catholic Church of Solomon Islands will witness the installation of its new Archbishop early next month. Newly elected Archbishop, Christopher Cardone is to take up the role as the head of the Catholic Church in Honiara Diocese after June’s announcement.
Weather experts around the region are meeting in Honiara, to discuss further improvement of forecasting and providing early warnings on severe weather such as heavy rainfall, strong winds and high waves associated with tropical cyclones and other weather events.
A workshop on how to effectively coordinate tropical cyclone warnings in the Pacific begins today in Honiara. Representatives from Weather stations around the Pacific are attending the weeklong workshop.
Regional athletes from Fiji and PNG will be in Honiara this week ahead of the Pacific Triathlon Championship scheduled for third and fourth of September. The five weeks of extra training due to the postponement has paid off, with Solomon Islands athletes in peak form, ready for the competition.
A concerned West Makira man demands the National and Provincial Governments allocate better shipping service for the people of the province. Anderson Hiru told SIBC News, having Makira people in Honiara to access better government services is not encouraging.
The Undersecretary for Health Improvement at the Health Ministry, Dr. Chris Becha has said the collaborative work between the Ministry of Health and Honiara City Council to inspect food outlets is to address sanitary and hygiene conditions of food premises. Dr.
The fourth meeting of the Regional Working Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation in the Southwest Pacific concludes in Honiara today. The meeting opened discussions on ways to improve seismic, sea level networks and data sharing for more timely and accurate detection and monitoring of tsunami…
More than 90 percent of food outlets including restaurants in Honiara face closure for failing to comply with the country’s Pure Food Act, announced the Ministry of Health and Medical Services.
The newly re-elected Honiara City Mayor, Andrew Mua has pledged to dialogue with the Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly over outstanding land matters raised by Guadalcanal people.
The country’s G’ Day Solomons Great Debaters are gearing up for some exciting debates about climate change on 7th September. Australia in Solomon Islands posted on its social page, participating schools have undergone important debate training.
Honiara City has a new Mayor, he is Councilor for Ngossi Ward one, Honourable Andrew Mua. The election held at the Honiara City Chambers was witnessed by 18 Councilors, which included eleven elected councilors of HCC, Parliament Member for East Honiara, Parliament Member for Central Honiara,…
The Diabetic Retinopathy within the Regional Eye Centre at the National Referral Hospital is encouraging diabetic patients to a regular eye check. Diabetic Retinopathy Officer, Edith Fanega explains, people must understand that diabetes can affect patients eyes.
The key to unraveling the country’s many potentials is to have a meaningful infrastructure development program in place, said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Prime Minister Sogavare made the comments at the recent opening of the country’s second international berthing in Honiara.
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has welcomed the opening of the new international wharf. SICCI says the new international wharf will help ease congestion at the ports by enabling goods and services to be quickly offloaded and loaded to vessels and reduce waiting time…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has increased its force number after the graduation of 70 new officers last Friday. Speaking during the graduation ceremony, Minister for Police, National Security, and Correctional Services, Stanley Sofu reinforced the importance of recruiting fresh…
In sports, the Soltuna Pikinini Rugby Competition will kick off next weekend at Town Ground Rugby stadium. The competition will feature three categories – the Lower primary school division, Upper primary school division and the Lower secondary school division.
SolRice has launched its new Solgood Long Grain Rice product. A statement from SolRice says the new rice product is packed in 20kg bag. It is now available at SolRice key distributors and retail shops selling only at $150.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has urged the Government to clear the air over Australian security deal in Solomon Islands. A statement by the Opposition Group said the Government must come clean on whether the claims are true or not.
