Head of Mental Health Services, Dr Paul Orotaloa says the days to institutionalise people with mental illness are over. Dr Paul told SIBC News, the law does not allow individuals with mental illness to stay for longer periods in mental institutions.
Nila Area Health Centre in Shortland Islands has made another call to the Bomb Disposal Unit to deal with unexploded bombs in the area. SIBC’s stringer for Shortland Islands reports, similar calls were made last year and the unexploded ordinances are posing serious threats to communities in the…
Christians from Saint Barnabas Church in North Malaita have been urged to abide by Christian life principles during this Lenten Season. The message was delivered to more than 200 Christians by Bishop Patteson Parish Priest Richard Suiga during a Holy Communion Service yesterday.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has congratulated the Premier of Choiseul Province Hon. Jackson Kiloe and his people on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the province’s devolution from the national government.
Western provincial police have arrested a 30-year-old man following the death of a 25-year-old female at Noro back road over the weekend. Police alleged the deceased was returning home from a night club in a taxi with three of her friends with the suspect and were safely dropped off some 100 meters…
National Head of Mental Health Services in Solomon Islands, Dr Paul Orotaloa says communities in Solomon Islands should treat people who are sick with mental illness as any other normal diseases – responding appropriately to their needs, without stigmatisation.
President of the ‘Free West Papua Movement’ in Solomon Islands has said it is his organisation’s wish that the Solomon Islands Government take up after Vanuatu – a Melanesian solidarity against the atrocities committed against West Papuan people.
The Chief Justice has called for more training in mobile phone technologies for police investigators. In the court on Thursday last week, Sir Albert Palmer was critical of how police investigators failed to trace call logs of mobile phones that were connected to the 2012 murder of a young woman.
Minister of Mines and Energy Samson Maneka says he is impressed with the mining plans of Sumitomo and the company’s community engagement in Isabel Province.
Teachers at Fenualoa Community High School in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province say they will not comply with a list of 2015 teacher postings sent to them in a text message by the Temotu Provincial Education Authority.
The Prime Minister says Democratic Coalition for Change policies will “raise a lot of eyebrows” but the time is right for tough decisions to turn the country around. Manasseh Sogavare made the statement in Gizo, Western Province on Monday.
The Australian High Commissioner has encouraged women business owners and women thinking of starting a business to join the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA).
A body, believed to be of a young male, has been found under an SIEA electrical post at Henderson. The electrical post was located within the SIBC Transmission area at Henderson. Police reports say the young man had been electrocuted after he attempted to cut down the electrical wire last night.
Community leaders in North West Guadalcanal and West Guadalcanal have praised the police for their quick action in apprehending and charging the suspect of the Paru Road Block. The roadblock happened in North West Guadalcanal over the weekend.
About 200 fishermen in North Malaita have called on the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to ask foreign fishing vessels not to disrupt local fishing seas in the area. The fishermen made the call after discovering fishing vessels are catching fish from fishing rafts in the region.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government has announced plans to engage in serious dialogue with service delivery stakeholders, including provincial governments after the 2015 Budget is passed in April.
The Prime Minister says it is time Solomon Islanders think seriously about where the country has travelled for the past 36 years. Manasseh Sogavare made this statement during a stop over at Gizo, Western Province where he had received a grand welcome from the Provincial Government and people in the…
Choiseul Province will celebrate its 24th Second Appointed Day tomorrow. Premier Jackson Kiloe told SIBC News, celebrations this year will be held in East Choiseul at Panggoe village.
Health authorities in Gizo, Western Province have called on people in the province to destroy potential breeding sites of the dengue mosquito by cleaning up their surroundings. As of yesterday, a total of 96 dengue cases has been reported at the Gizo Hospital, of which 23 are positive.
Government Authorities have been urged to partner with key disability special service providers to combat cases of murder caused by mentally ill persons in the country.
