Acting Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga is keen to see New Zealand assistance towards policing in Solomon Islands after RAMSI leaves in 2017. Mr. Maelanga echoed the sentiment when meeting the New Zealand High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Ms. Marion Crawshaw yesterday.
Police in Auki with the help of the Police Response Team have arrested 28 suspects following a dispute in Auki early this week. This was announced by Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast in his weekly media conference today.
A normal rainfall is forecasted for most parts of Solomon Islands for the September- November period. This is according to the Solomon Islands Climate Outlook and Drought Advice issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services.
The Royal Solomon Islands will begin a new operation called “Operation Community Visitation,” as of tomorrow. This is a new approach to building trust between communities and the RSIPF. Explaining the new operation is Deputy Police Commissioner, Gabriel Manelusi.
Police in Auki Malaita Province have arrested three people from East Fataleka allegedly involved in a brawl yesterday. Operation Manager Inspector Timothy Apaesi said the incident occurred after the Auki Magistrate Court announced its decision regarding a land dispute case.
Solomon Islanders are encouraged to apply for the United Kingdom’s Chevening Scholarship. The Acting British High Commissioner, His Excellency, Paul Dryden personally made the appeal through the national voice this morning.
A Guadalcanal community leader has appealed on relevant stakeholders to work together to address non-communicable diseases increasing rapidly in the country. Betty Gigisi told SIBC News, her conviction is the result of an eye opener festival in Vanuatu.
The Council-run gym and its surrounding area have got a much needed clean up, thanks to a group of local volunteers. A statement from the Council said volunteers from the Honiara City Athletics Association, led by Solomon Island’s Inland Revenue Commissioner, Alyton Jamieson and his wife, spent a…
The Credit Corporation Rugby 15s Competition 2016 has commenced its playoff matches yesterday with a tough encounter in the junior division between White River and Selwyn College.
Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare has arrived in Honolulu Hawaii ahead of the World Conservation Congress. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) congress begins today.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has clarified media reports tarnishing trainee doctors as having failed their exam. The Medical Training Committee explains, the purpose of the examination is to provide the Training Committee with information regarding the basic medical knowledge…
The Central Islands Provincial Premier Hon. Patrick Vasuni has announced his new Provincial Executive. The new provincial executive was formed within nearly a week after the provincial assembly elected Hon Vasuni as their new premier.
The Catholic Church of Solomon Islands will witness the installation of its new Archbishop early next month. Newly elected Archbishop, Christopher Cardone is to take up the role as the head of the Catholic Church in Honiara Diocese after June’s announcement.
The Tigoa police in Rennell Bellona province has arrested a man in relation to an unlawful wounding incident at Kagua village, West Rennell over the weekend.
The Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has met with Officials from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during an extra ordinary Assembly last Friday.
A Malaita citizen David Siteabata has joined the Member of the Provincial Assembly for Ward Seven in Malaita Province Hon. Leslie Kwaiga in calling the Malaita Provincial Premier Hon. Peter Ramohia to clarify the Malaita Provincial Government’s Borrowing Policy. Mr.
The ownership status of the Russell Islands Plantation Estate Limited (RIPEL) is being questioned and highly suspicious of unauthorised amendments. The General Secretary of the Solomon Islands Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Advocacy Association (SIIPHRAA) Buddy Wickhams Noamasahu made the claim…
The role of local chiefs to strengthen local governance in North Malaita will be more effective from now on. This follows the handing over of six new bicycles to the region’s Panel of Chiefs by the member of Parliament for North Malaita Constituency Hon Jimmy Lusibaea.
Young beautiful and intelligent girls in the country are encouraged to take up the challenge as the new Miss Solomon Islands. Entries for the annual beauty pageant is now open for girls between the ages of 18 and 25.
The country’s national Under twenty soccer team leaves today for the Oceanic Football Confederation Under Twenty Championship in Vanuatu. Media Officer for the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), Joseph Boso says the team has been undergoing stringent training over the past five months…
