A man will stand trial at the High Court for attempting to commit murder last year at the Kingsley Food bar in Honiara. Frank Fakani was committed to stand trial at the High Court this morning following a pre-trial conference.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police will provide tight security for the commemoration of the Second World War Anniversary tomorrow at Skyline. The event is expected to bring together a number of dignitaries both local and abroad.
The Guadalcanal Province, Revenue and Licensee Division is currently undertaking a road check to ensure public transport vehicles who serve within the Guadalcanal Province boundary are paying their business license fees to the province.
In sports, the Judo Federation of Solomon Islands today received 50 sets of Judo uniforms from the Embassy of Japan in Honiara. The assistance was sponsored by All Japan Judo Federation, Solidarity of International Judo Education under a project called “Sport for Tomorrow”.
The grand final of the 2015 Women’s rugby competition will be today at the Panatina Oval. The 3rd and 4th position match will be between the Henderson Hammerheads and Tandai Stormers, followed by the grand final between giants, Royal Blues and Westside Tigers.
Over 150 motivated and trained Youth@Work interns are seeking internship placements in workplaces in Honiara. Youth@Work Program Manager Sandra Bartlett is encouraging business and organisations around Honiara to consider accepting an intern in their workplace.
A U.S entrepreneurship expert will be in Honiara, hosting workshops for women in the country next week. A media invitation from the United States Embassy in Port Moresby today says Samira Cook-Gaines, will be hosting the workshop at the Heritage Park Hotel.
The Sports division of the Honiara City Council will be organising a table tennis competition for schools within the City. Sports Development Officer for HCC, Victor Wai’ia says the competition is open to interested schools within Honiara City.
The Local Organising Committee (LOC), responsible for the 8th Premiers Conference preparations, has presented a progressive report and an overview of its planned activities to the Honiara City Council Executive.
The World Bank has approved an additional US$1.5 million grant to extend the Rapid Employment Project (REP) in Solomon Islands until December 2016. The additional grant will see REP continue its successful provision of short-term employment and skills training while expanding the project to deliver…
Solomon Islands will commemorate the 73rd Anniversary of the landing of the United States Marines on Guadalcanal, August 7th 1942 this Friday in Honiara.
Honiara travellers have suffered one of the worst traffic congestion today when locally owned public buses face resistance from a sudden bus fare hike. Local public bus owners have decided to impose a new $5 bus fare rate within Honiara starting this morning.
The Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) has started the preseason games at the Panatina rugby field over the weekend. The game saw Solomon Islands National University (SINU) took on Marist, followed by Diesel Services against MOI and the main match of the day between Henderson Hammer Head…
The NCD Warriors have teamed up with Taiwan Volunteer Medical Team to educate school students in Honiara about health and well being. NCD Warriors is a team of young people who partner with local schools to raise awareness of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart diseases…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development has acknowledged participants of the two days National Teachers Education Conference which ends successfully in Honiara today.
The Solomon Forest Association (SFA) has come to the aid of the National Referral Hospital, paying the full cost of freight charges and associated costs for a shipment of much-need hospital supplies and equipment from New Zealand.
The decision to relocate the country’s National Referral Hospital (NRH) has been approved by the Hospital Relocation Task force after much discussion. A post on the social media platform, Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) said Chair of the Taskforce Dr Aaron Oritaimae made the…
A combined team of eye specialists from the Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand and the newly opened Regional Eye Centre in Honiara has told Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare that eye health service is one of the pillars of health care.
Provincial Fisheries officers from all nine Provinces and private sector are attending a National Coastal fisheries and Aquaculture workshop in Honiara.
The Acting New Zealand High Commissioner, Mike Ketchen has said the newly opened Regional Eye Centre will have far reaching positive impacts. He said it will support the delivery of 1,900 sight-restoring surgeries in its first year, adding a further 11,000 people will be able to have their eyes…
