Solomon Islands will be celebrating International Museum Day this week – under the theme “Museum for a Sustainable Society”. The celebration wants to raise awareness about the roles and responsibilities which culture and heritage institutions plays in developing societies.
A group of Solomon Island theatre actors will be taking their message on peaceful homes to other parts of Melanesia this weekend. Six female members of the Stages of Change theatre group will fly to Fiji this weekend to conduct a workshop with performing students at the Oceania Centre.
Bahomea community in Guadalcanal is preparing to participate in a dictionary development workshop next week. The 10-day workshop begins at Vuramali village next Monday. The dictionary task is part of a Bible translation program that has started in the Central Guadalcanal area.
Four Solomon Islanders who are in Australia under the Labour Mobility Scheme have been declared as illegally living in Australia. The four people are part of a group of 14 Solomon Islanders who travelled to Australia to work in the country’s horticulture industry under the scheme late last year.
Honey Bee farmers in North Malaita are eyeing to revive their honey bee farms. This was after they successfully ended a training from the Temoana Honey Bee Corp recently in the region.
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women has welcomed the “Nationwide Family Violence Program” which was recently launched by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
Kuma Area Health Clinic has re-opened its doors to patients after its water supply was restored. The rural area clinic in South Guadalcanal was forced to close for seven months because of a shortage of water.
A former priest, now working as a school teacher, says more education and awareness efforts need to be done on the new Family Protection Act and human rights amongst rural families before it can be implemented.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the availability of more lands and environment allows for tourism exploration to develop Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Sogavare was speaking during the ‘National Tourism Development Strategy 2015-2019’ launch in Honiara last week.
The Minister for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs says access to basic services for rural women, youth, children and families continue to be an area of concern for Solomon Islands. Jimson Tanagada made the statement during the launching of his Ministry’s new Website last week.
The new Tingoa Meteorological Station in Rennell and Bellona Province is now active and has been in operation since Thursday. In a statement yesterday, the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service described the event as a milestone in the history of Meteorological Services in the Solomon Islands.
A former public servant has condemned the tax-free salary entitlements for Members of Parliament saying this is not right. Eddie Leamae told SIBC News the timing of these tax free benefits for MPs is also not right as people are expecting the 2015 budget to be implemented.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has officially launched its National Tourism Development Strategy 2015-2019. The strategy was designed to identify and address some of the sector-related impediments and to facilitate a faster rate of economic and increased benefits from tourism.
The Solomon Islands Solidarity for West Papua Group has yesterday held a brief get together to rally support behind West Papua’s application to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
The travelling public of North Malaita is calling on responsible authorities to quickly fix a deteriorating timber bridge at Madalua, near Falau. The bridge was built way back in the 90s only with logs and timber and its current condition is risking lives.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has invited nominations from the general public for this year’s Honours and Awards. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister today says the Solomon Islands Honours and Awards are categorized as Star of Solomon Islands (SSI), Cross of Solomon…
The European Union intends to continue working with the Solomon Islands Government, says the European Union Ambassador to the delegation of European Union in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, His Excellency Leonidas Tezapsidis.
The current bad weather has excessively affected the travelling public of North Malaita. North Malaita stringer, John Andrew Kiri reports the current heavy rain has destroyed a semi-concrete bridge near Maguatavate Community. This has affected many important services between Auki and the region.
A chief from Suafa Bay in North Malaita has called on all tribes within the area to cooperate and ensure that major development projects earmarked for Suafa Bay runs smoothly.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has endorsed the position and action taken by two of its members, Honourable Derrick Manuari and Honourable Rick Hou to denounce the Member of Parliament’s tax-free entitlements.
