Police have confiscated more than 75 cartons of beer at a private residence in Honiara, but no arrests have been made in relation to the raided black market outlet. The raid happened at Bahaii in Central Honiara yesterday evening.
Solomon Islands is now in ‘dengue season’ and the World Health Organisation Office in the country has begun warning the general public to take action in efforts to minimize the risk of getting dengue fever.
The Honiara City Council (HCC) has received public support for enforcing its Seven-Meter By-law. Honiara City Council City Clerk Charles Kelly confirms the by-law has been enforced since yesterday.
A community leader of Sun Valley, George Tikini, has questioned Lever Solomons Ltd over the legitimacy of its Sun Valley land sale notice. Mr Tikini says this follows a $1.2 million payment the company recently demanded from Sun Valley community.
A meeting is planned for this Saturday at the Multipurpose Hall to revive athletics in Solomon Islands. Organised by the former Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of the Solomon Islands, Mr Cecil Ono, the meeting is to form a committee to revive athletics in the country.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology and the Honiara City Council are today hosting the fourth Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting of solid waste management project in Honiara.
Cyclone OLA has moved away from the country. Last Saturday the Met Service issued a heavy rain warning, linked to a tropical cyclone located Southeast of Rennell and Bellona Islands. Today, the Meteorological Services confirmed the tropical cyclone moved away over the weekend.
The Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) Board has engaged an international Business Dynamic Consultancy group from Singapore to work on its reform programs.
The Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT) from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community has organised a two days forum-“Gender Equality Forum,” in Honiara.
The Honiara City Council (HCC) had hosted its stakeholders for an open forum on Monday. The forum was to inform stakeholders of HCC’s Seven meter by-law enforcement, a component of the new executive’s 100 days plan.
The Honiara City Council will soon supply waste bins to the communities in an effort to ensure proper management of wastes under it’s seven meters by law ordinance. In a radio talkback show over the weekend, the council says, it will impose its seven meters by law from the 1st of February.
Four unmasked men armed with bush knives stormed Westpac’s main branch and robbed almost $4 million in broad daylight this morning. The Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast says the culprits walked into the bank, robbed two money boxes containing approximately $4 million and chopped off the left…
A concerned Honiara mother says she is disappointed with the manner in which the Honiara City Council’s Law Enforcement Division handle kids at the Central Market.
February 1st is the day the Honiara City Council (HCC) will impose its Seven Metre By-law. Speaking today in a Talkback show on the National Broadcaster, Honiara City Mayor Alfrence Fatai says the ordinance is the continuation of the HCC advocacy plan.
Construction of the Regional Eye Centre at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara is progressing well, with its opening expected by mid-2015. New Zealand High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Marion Crawshaw and The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand’s Executive Director Andrew Bell visited the…
Six people have been arrested by the Naha Police CID officers in relation to a break-in incident at the Carpenters Hardware at Ranadi over the weekend. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed the arrests at his weekly media conference this morning.
Honiara residents expect a high risk of malaria chances until around June. Deputy Director of Meteorology Lloyd Tahani confirms to SIBC News. He says based on the MalaClim Model, the amount of rainfall in the past three months can influence malaria cases in the country, especially on North…
Recent bus fare hikes for passengers travelling from East Guadalcanal to areas in North Guadalcanal has come under heavy criticism. SIBC’s North Guadalcanal stringer Dudley Gani says bus operators have recently doubled the normal fares of $5.00 to $10.00 for passengers travelling from town to…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) and Westpac Bank today present business awards to the winners of the Business support grant. Launched on December last year, the joint business support grant has attracted a good number of business developers in the country.
The Honiara City Council will enforce its seven metre by-law within the streets of Honiara beginning February 1st. In an interview with SIBC News Honiara City Mayor Alfrence Fatai says the seven metre by-law comes under littering by-law.
