Children in North Guadalcanal Constituency have received medical treatment for measles and rubella diseases. Reporting this to SIBC News today stringer Nathaniel Manu says the treatment program has started over the weekend and was carried out by the Guadalcanal Province health division.
The Isabel Community in Honiara will commemorate the Isabel 2nd Appointed Day in Honiara tomorrow. Chairlady of the Isabel Honiara Committee for the Isabel Second Appointed Day Lensa Magiza calls on Isabel people living in Honiara to join the celebration tomorrow morning at the Art Gallery grounds.
Member of Parliament for Central Guadalcanal Peter Shanel said the Road Transport Board has failed to regulate the Road Transport Act 2009. Mr Shanel made the statement during the debate on the Honiara Short Bus Route motion, which was passed last Thursday.
A former Special Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office, George Kuper has said submitting acquittals of the Constituency Development Funds is not enough. Mr Kuper told SIBC News a lot of concerns have been raise over the use and disbursement of this fund as it public money.
Residents along the Bahai and Saint Barnabas Cathedral highway in Honiara thanked responsible authorities for a job well done in sealing the dusty stretch of road which had posed heath threats to their lives over the past few weeks.
The Australian High Commission in Solomon Islands will host the inaugural G’Day Solomon Islands Film Festival on 6th this month. A statement from the Australia High Commission Office said the Film Festival will be held at the Honiara Art Gallery grounds every Friday, starting next Friday.
People of Shortland Islands have criticised the Chairperson of the FAMOA Trust Board Sir George Lepping for arranging FAMOA’s board meeting in Honiara. SIBC’s Shortland Island stringer John Kotaru reported a Chief Bernard Otuana of Samanavua village, as saying the meeting should be held in…
A hazard mapping training is currently underway at the Komporo Early childhood school in North Guadalcanal. The training is the first of a seven-month project under the Disaster Risk Education and Emergency Project belonging to Save the Children.
A total of 10 Bills has been passed in the current sitting of Parliament, as of yesterday. These include the Magistrates’ Courts Amendment Bill, the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Bill and the 2013 Supplementary Appropriation Bill.
A young man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a man with a screwdriver. The stabbing took place at Lungga in February, 2010. On the night of February 10 that year, the deceased and his brother took a taxi from the China Town bus-stop and headed East to Henderson.
The People’s Alliance Party says it is concerned over the absence of MPs at parliament meetings, as they prepare for this year’s National General Elections.
A medical health promotion team from Guadalcanal Province and Red Cross volunteers is currently on diarrhea awareness campaign to the Guadalcanal Plains.
The Solomon Islands High Commission Office in Suva, Fiji has expressed gratitude for the support the Office recently received from Fiji-based organisations and individuals, and the Solomon Islands community in Suva in response to a flood appeal launched in Suva last month.
Work to construct a road access from Buala to Haevo in Isabel Province will begin next month. A Mike Havilea told SIBC News the project has been approved and the hired contractor will begin work on the road next month. Mr Havilea says the project is an initiative by the MP for Maringe Kokota Varian
Heritage Park Hotel has decided to organise yet another music show at Heritage car park next month. A statement from the hotel today said this show will feature one of the greatest reggae bands alive Inner circle, which is best known as “Bad Boys” and their smash hit “Ala La Long”. It adds, fans in
Over thirty women working in community media and peace across the country are in Honiara this week, attending a UNDP-funded peace training. The participants are part of the Vois Blong Mere Solomon network and are being trained on transformational leadership and character education for peaceful…
Residents along the Bahai and Saint Barnabas Cathedral have expressed concerns over excessive dust from the main road which is posing health threats to their lives.
The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Office in Honiara has assured Project community sites in North Malaita and Lau Lagoon that farming tools will be delivered as soon as logistic work is done.
Solomon Islands pig farmers will soon be beneficiaries of the Integrated Pig Production System Project funded by Republic of China Taiwan International Cooperation Development Fund, ICDF.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy says minimal dewatering has been done at the tailings dam in Gold Ridge Mine site. The Prime Minister made the statement in Parliament last week responding to a question raised by the leader of opposition Doctor Derek Sikua on the current situation of the tailing dam.
