Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said he desires a strong relationship between Solomon Islands and the Republic of Georgia. A government statement said Mr Sogavare made the comment when visited by Georgian Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Vladimir Konstantinidi yesterday.
The Solomon Islands Solidarity for West Papua Movement will gather tomorrow in Honiara to affirm their solidarity support with other Melanesian countries and worldwide campaigns towards West Papua’s application to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group- MSG.
“Waste management is a good indicator of how a society is functioning” says the Permanent Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology.
Construction on the Kirakira Market House, Makira’s provincial capital has been suspended following disputes from landowners. Speaking to SIBC News Makira Ulawa Provincial Secretary, Silas Sitai says the province was very determined to build the new market house, saying they have pulled down the…
Former Premier for Guadalcanal Province Anthony Veke has congratulated the Landowners and the people of Gold Ridge for the outright payment of the Gold Ridge Mine from Saint Barbara as a Landowner company.
A tropical low-pressure system is causing the wet weather condition currently experienced in the country. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services confirms to SIBC News in an interview today.
The visiting Member of Parliament for New South Wales Government Jonathan O’Dea has today handed over two cheques worth more than AUD$3,000 each for the National Referral Hospital and the Good Samaritan hospital in North Guadalcanal.
The Rennell Bellona Provincial Assembly is the latest group to express support for the Government’s decision for the staged limited rearmament of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF.
Participants attending a Trauma Counselling Workshop are reminded that ‘Peace is everybody’s business’. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace, Lennis Rukale said without everyone’s active participation and partnership in transforming our society, peace…
The music sensation from Uganda, Papa Cidy has ended his three days live performances in Honiara successfully. Artist Papa Cidy last weekend rocked Honiara with his popular tune “Evalina”, a song that gained popularity in the country late last year.
Bishop Paterson Parish of the Anglican Church of Melanesia in North Malaita has celebrated Rogation Sunday over the weekend at St Barnabas Lobo Local Church, Mbita’ama. Stringer John Andrew Kiri reports, the service program has attracted hundreds of church believers in the Parish.
Government consultations on its proposed Free Economic Zone Bill began in Honiara today. The Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament this year. A statement from the Government Communications Unit says outcomes from this consultation will form the basis of the bill’s draft.
Communities in Santa Cruz Island, Temotu province, are combining their farming resources through a Knowledge Hub project to ensure they have enough food during disasters.
The Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is urging Melanesian Leaders not to fall for any Tom, Dick and Harry who claim to represent the interest of the People of West Papua. Jacob Rumbiak, an Executive member of the ULMWP made the warning in an interview with SIBC. Mr.
Mono Communities are calling on the government to pursue Timber Right Agreement before pushing for logging related activities on their land. A spokesman, Michael Kalanuma recently told SIBC News, the recent attack on Success Logging Company stems from a refusal by the company to adhere to an…
“Cuba and Solomon Islands are building extraordinary links between brothers and sisters of the Third World”. Solomon Islands new Ambassador representing Cuba Jose Manuel Galego Montano made the statement last Thursday when he presented his letter of credence to the Governor General.
The Liberation Movement for West Papua believes Melanesians in West Papua have the right to be part of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Jacob Rumbiak, an Executive member of the Liberation Movement made the statement in a nationwide appeal through the national broadcaster this morning.
Traditional dolphin hunts in the Solomon Islands are among the world’s largest. PACNEWS reports the journal Royal Society Open Science in the US have found in Fanalei village, on the island of South Malaita, recorded an overall tally of 15,400 dolphins killed between 1976 to 2013.
The visiting Don Bosco Rector Major has expressed special concern for women in the country who are burdened with family responsibilities. Father Angel Fernandez Atime is in Solomon Islands to visit the Don Bosco Institutions in the country and Fiji.
Students and community members at Nanakinimae Primary School in East Kwaio, Malaita province, were enlightened by a sexual and reproductive health awareness program targeting schools in the province’s eastern region.
