The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Milner Tozaka has presented a report on the work of RAMSI in Solomon Islands during the Pacific Islands Foreign Leaders meeting in Suva, Fiji last week.
The Special Secretary to Prime Minister Andrew Muaki says he is yet to lodge his appeal with the Leadership Code Commission against his sexual harassment charges. Mr. Muaki told SIBC News today his lawyers are currently working on the appeal.
Former City Mayor Alference Fatai has escaped a 12-month imprisonment term for bribery. The Magistrate Court yesterday sentenced Mr. Fatai to 12 months imprisonment but suspended it for two years. Principal Magistrate Shepherd Lapo suspended the sentence because of Mr.
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) office in Solomon Islands has farewelled seven Solomon Islanders who will undertake two years of Masters degree studies at various Japanese Universities this year.
Guadalcanal Provincial Assemble began its two-week meeting today. The fourth Meeting of the eighth Assemble runs from 15th to 29th this month. GP media unit reports, two bills and two papers are to be deliberated on.
In sports, Sharon Firisua and Rosefelo Siosi are quite rare as far as Pacific island athletes go. South Pacific Track and Field representation at the Olympics is predominantly in the 100 metres sprint events, but for these two Solomon Island runners, their appearance will last a little longer.
The Government will seek concessional debt financing to implement the Tina Hydro and the Undersea Internet cable projects in 2017, while, at the same time restrain the increase in payroll cost for public servants.
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) has as of last night issued a strong wind advice to the travelling public. The Met Service reports, a general easterly trade wind currently persists over the country. Director of the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service Mr.
The Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) will review a draft settlement for the 13 workers sacked its former Chief Executive Officer Collin Yow sacked in April last year. SIPA’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Micheal Wate told SIBC News the board will review the draft settlement this week. Mr.
The Provincial Premier of Central Islands Province welcomes the intention of non-executive Members to remove him from the Premier’s post. The non-executive group within the Central Provincial Assembly has lodged a No Confidence Motion notice to the office of the Provincial Speaker.
Six Solomon Islands communities have successfully completed mapping out their climate change adaptation plans. The plans are a result of an intensive work in collaboration with rural communities including – Ferafalu in the Malaita Province, Tuwo in the Temotu Province, Santa Catalina in the…
Families in North Malaita have been encouraged to practice family planning. Community Health Nursing Consultant Malu’u Lawrence Irobaea made the call during the Malaita Day celebrations in North Malaita yesterday.
Ruavatu Catholic Parish in Northeast Guadalcanal celebrated the feast day of the Assumption of Mary over the weekend. The program began with a vigil mass celebration on Saturday and the feast day celebration on Sunday.
Police in Yandina are searching for a man who went missing at sea between West Guadalcanal and Russell Islands. The man believed to be part Tikopia and Guadalcanal, was part of a group of four young men who set off from Tina village of Visale to Russell Islands by boat, Tuesday last week.
As part of its strategy for the formulation of the 2017 budget, the Government will implement a number of revenue and expenditure control measures in spending the 2016 budget to ensure the current budget is balanced by the beginning of 2017 fiscal year.
The key to unraveling the country’s many potentials is to have a meaningful infrastructure development program in place, said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Prime Minister Sogavare made the comments at the recent opening of the country’s second international berthing in Honiara.
The immediate issues arising shortly after the old Gizo hospital in the Western province was burned down on 22 July this year has been addressed. Chairman of the task force mandated to assess the situation, Adrian Tony told Radio Hapi Lagun’s Sina Adrian the assessment has been completed. Mr.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has kicked off its High School Civic Program. Today, the Parliamentary Opposition Group says it was encouraging to see students and staff welcoming the initiative to educate our next generation of leaders on the roles and responsibilities of the Opposition Office…
The Solomon Islands Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Advocacy Association (SIIPHRAA) supports the call by the National Malaita Fundraising Committee for all Malaitans to contribute to the development of the Malaita Provincial Chamber.
People of Kamaga Community in East Choiseul are urgently calling on the ruling government to address their contaminated water which is believed to have since claimed three lives leaving many others hospitalised.
