The fifth Integrated Crop Management project Advisory Group meeting began in Honiara Today. The meeting brought together Agriculture officers from Solomon Islands, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea to discuss issues surrounding integrated Management projects.
Chairman of the “De Makira Banana Queen Show, committee, says this year’s Makira Ulawa Province Banana Festival show will be bigger and better than last year’s. In an interview with SIBC News Chairman Noel Mamau says additional events will be incorporated.
Yesterday people of Sahalu ward in North West Guadalcanal met the Royal Solomon Islands Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast at Visale Parish. The Police Commissioner led a team of four senior police officers to conduct an awareness program reaching down to the people in the communities – ensuring…
The High Court will hear the country’s former Auditor General, challenging his termination by the Public Service Commission tomorrow. Edward Ronia is seeking a judicial review on the decision the publicservice commission made on his termination. Mr.
With fireworks, music, grass skirts and a sample of the Pacific’s rich and diverse culture, Port Moresby said good bye to the 2015 Pacific Games in last night’s closing ceremony at BSP Stadium.
Captain James Meyer – Commander of one of the two US vessels engaged in the mission – USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) has said the Pacific Partnership 2015 team is enjoying its two weeks engagement in Solomon Islands.
A resident of Malaita province says the Lands Ministry must become a corrupt-free organisation. Speaking to SIBC News recently, William Gua says it’s time the Lands Minister delivers on his promise in Parliament to clean up the Ministry.
The Ministry of Environment and Conservation and the Gold Ridge Mining Limited GRML have agreed to discharge the level of untreated water in the Gold Ridge Tailing dam within 47 consecutive days.
Western Province Agriculture Division came under heavy criticism after farmers learnt no agriculture extension officer is being posted at Korovou, Shortland Islands.
People of Ngella constituency will now have easy access to government development assistance after a newly build constituency office was officially opened in Honiara this week. The opening coincides with the handing over of a constituency truck and an outboard motor.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV will be airing a program about Solomon Islands’ Kokonut Pacific on its ‘Landline’ program tomorrow. The program will be aired at 8 pm local time this Sunday.
The Ministry of Environment and Conservation and the National Disaster Management Council will soon issue a licence to the Gold Ridge Mine Limited (GRML) to begin lowering the level of water in the Gold Ridge tailing dam.
A father will stand trial at the Magistrate Court next month for causing actual bodily harm and indecent assault. The trial was set after a pre-trial conference this morning. The Court heard the victims in the case are the wife and stepdaughter of the defendant.
Two men lost their lives early Thursday morning after a traffic accident on Durukau hill between Fouambu clinic and Kakara village in Malaita Province. Provincial Police Commander Malaita Alfred Uiga says the accident was caused by a mechanical fault to the vehicle as it was travelling up the hill.
The Central Bank is yet to receive any application for the SolomonIslands Women Micro-business award since its opening this month. Applications will close on the 31st of this month. CBSI is encouraging women throughout the country who own and run a business to submit their application soon.
Chairman of the Gold Ridge Mining Limited Walton Naezon says as of yesterday the National Government has supplied three communities with tanks. He says the chairman of the Government task force has confirmed that tanks were supplied to communities living near the Gold Ridge site.
Students at the University of Papua New Guinea’s Honiara Open Campus are appealing to both the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea Governments to strengthen the establishment and operation of the institution in Honiara.
Young people from eight communities across Guadalcanal were able to address their issues and concerns to representatives from provincial and local governments and youth stakeholders at the Guadalcanal Youth Forum held yesterday at the Mendana Hotel.
In Sports, the South East Vella La Vella 2015, Constituency Soccer tournament has reached its finals today. The tournament held at Maravari in South Vella has attracted 15 soccer teams within the constituency. Speaking to SIBC sports, freelancer Alfred Pagepitu reports.
A twelve member group representing the Volekana Tribe in Choiseul Province has met Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare yesterday to discuss the group’s development aspirations on their tribal lands.
