A whole society approach is the only way to address family violence in Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during the National Conference on Family Violence conducted by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force today.
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and World Health Organization (WHO) have hosted an interfaith conference on health promotion for non-communicable disease prevention.
The Government, NGOs and development partners will commemorate the International Women’s Day next week. The International Women’s Day has been used as an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
The Solomon Islands Government has invited Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi to attend the Melanesian Spearhead Group Meeting in Honiara. The meeting takes place in July this year.
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) has called on the female who left her foetus baby at the Burns Creek area to seek assistance. In a statement yesterday, the Secretariat said this was an act of a desperate mother who did not know what to do, or was uncertain of the reaction by
Solomon Islands’ first ever Business magazine has been published. Called the “Solomon Business Magazine”, its concept began 14 years ago for its Publisher and Editor, Robert Luke Iroga.
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.
Traffic police will be closing off the Didao bus stop in East Honiara as of tomorrow. The bus stop, located just next to the Fishing Village market is one of the busiest stops in East Honiara serving people who travel to King George, Burns Creek, Lungga, and Henderson.
Tuvaruhu School in Central Honiara has been named as a ‘Health Promoting School’ and has received a billboard in efforts to promote health among school children. The billboard was officially delivered today by the Honiara City Council Mayor, Alfrence Fatai.
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.
The Solomon Islands and Australian governments have officially opened the newly refurbished post-natal ward at the National Referral Hospital today. It was officially opened by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Hon.
Youth at Work will host a three days “Youth Market” from March 5th. Youth at work Entertainment Officer Rodney Samuel says most of the events will be similar to the previous youth market.
World Vision Solomon Islands will launch its 2014 Annual Review report at the World Vision office tomorrow. The organisation will also share its recent work in the Solomon Islands and the overall program impact contained in the Pacific Timor-Leste Child Well-being Report.
A Tertiary Education Think Tank Meeting led by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources has ended successfully in Honiara today. The meeting brought together tertiary education providers and education stakeholders from the Government, churches, the donor community and the region to discuss the…
Quality buildings in town centres can be achieved if there are more qualified Civil Engineering Supervisors in Solomon Islands. Currently, Solomon Islands obtains Civil Engineering qualifications overseas which are expensive.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development has launched a “Civil Engineering Certificate Four” training in Honiara today. The workshop is funded by the ADB, Australian, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands Government under the Transport sector development project.
The Honiara City Council Law Enforcement Division has praised the public for cooperating with the Council’s Seven-metre by-law ordinance saying the public has positively responded to the ordinance by complying with it.
The Acting Head of Obstetrics and Genealogy Department of the National Referral Hospital Dr Ramdinthara Sailo has acknowledged the New Zealand Government for their donation of delivery beds to the Labour ward of the National Referral Hospital through the UNICEF Solomon Islands yesterday.
UNICEF had today handed over two medical equipments to the National Referral Hospital, including a delivery bed for the Hospital’s labour ward. The other equipment was a multi-parameter patient monitor for the Nursery ward.
