All normal services provided at the country’s only National Referral Hospital in Honiara are now scaled down to ’emergency mode’ as of yesterday until 8 April 2019. This was according to an internal memo circulated by the hospital administration.
The Magistrate’s Court has yesterday sentenced the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Henry Murray to 4 years imprisonment for official corruption. Chief Magistrate’s Emma Garo sentenced Mr. Murray yesterday morning.
Around one hundred people with Tuberculosis, TB, are estimated to be in the community, says Dr. Anu Pama Hazarika. Dr. Hazarika who is the World Health Organisation’s Advisor for Communicable Diseases in Solomon Islands made the revelation at today’s World Tuberculosis Day celebrations in Honiara.
This year’s annual Credit Corp High School Easter Rugby 7s will kick off on 20 April at the Town Ground Rugby stadium in Honiara. Rugby Development Officer of the Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation, SIRUF, Augustine Mafuara confirms in an email to SIBC News.
A man in his 30s from Tathimboko, Northeast Guadalcanal has threatened his family members not to vote for any other candidates except that of his choice.
Solomon Islands defeated fellow Wantoks Vanuatu by three goals to One in an International friendly at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. It was a tough match-up, but Solomon Islands scored early in the seventeenth minute through a goal by Dennis Ifunao, but Solomon Warriors forward Kensi Tangis…
Solomon Water is finalizing detail plans on the construction of a filtration plant at the Kogulai water source by the end of this year. Solomon Water Chief Executive officer Ian Gooden confirms.
The Magistrate’s court has dismissed the former Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Henry Murray’s application for stay of proceedings yesterday.
The six people from Buka in Bougainville who were drifted at sea , survived and currently under the care of the Papua New Guinea High Commission Office in Honiara. Drifted for ten days since February 16th the six people landed at an Island in the Ontong Java Atoll on the 25th. One of the survivors,
The National Referral Hospital has again received another set of equipment, this time a hematology machine and a Biochemistry machine. This was made possible through a proposal submitted to the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet which was approved around 2018.
Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) have turned down an invitation to play friendly with Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur due to FIFA policies, and limited time. SIFF President Willie Lai says they have opted to play the friendly against Vanuatu and Taiwan.
Solomon Warriors chance of making it into the quarterfinal of the OFC Champions league is in tatters after being defeated by AS Magenta in Lawson tama today by three goals to nil. The Warriors had two penalties saved in the first and second half by Kensi Tangis and Tigi Molea .
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has received a total of three-hundred and thirty-six nominated candidates at the closure of nominations as of Tuesday this week.
Solomon Islands Football Federation President Mr Willie Lai says SIFF is appealing OFC’s decision to forfeit the national under seventeen team’s place at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has yesterday approved additional nomination centres to be established at provincial headquarters throughout the country. The decision was reached following a meeting held by the Commission. Chief Electoral Officer, Mose Saitala confirmed the declaration.
Researchers have discovered the wreckage of World War two aircraft carrier USS Hornet inside Solomon Island waters. Allen’s Vulcan research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen, has been in the country for the past months scanning the waters of the country, launching their initial…
Police this week arrested a fifty year old man for electoral offences and allegedly providing misleading offences. The arrest was made after police received referral from the Solomon Islands Electoral commission. The man breached the electoral act, under section one- one- three, subsection two.
The prosecution has been given one last chance to bring its key witness Albert Wong from Australia to testify in the trial of former Savo-Russell MP, Dickson Mua.
The indigenous owners and trustees of Honiara Land-Tandai landowning groups are upset the government fails to consult and involve them in yesterday’s ground breaking for delivering the major Submarine Cable project through their land. Tandai paramount chief Charles Chilivi told SIBC News.
The million dollars Fibre Optic Submarine Cable System construction is a critical infrastructure to the Solomon Islands, says Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
