The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Community Policing Department will launch its Orange Day Campaign program next week. The Program aims to celebrate the International Day to Eliminate Violence against women and girls.
Three Cabinet Ministers were sworn in yesterday by the Governor General Sir Frank Kabui at Government House following the reshuffle exercise by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare early this week.
Solomon Islands male and female national basketball players will participate in the upcoming 3-on-3 Basketball Championship in Gold Coast, Australia next month.
A charitable organisation called the Hapi Isles Foundation was officially launched last night in Honiara. The Foundation is a Charitable Organisation, which aims to improve the quality of care for patients at the National Referral Hospital.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has said the recruitment of new police officers were done in a fair and accountable process. RSIPF was responding to complaints relating to a selection of family members and relatives of high-rank police officers into the new police recruitment.
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has called on the Ministry of Forestry and Research to submit hard evidence of unaccounted government revenues of the more than $500 million to the Police for investigation.
Communities in Malaita and Choiseul provinces were equipped with the knowledge on how to create action plans to address issues affecting communities on the use of land.
The High Court has today convicted and remanded a man for raping a mute girl in 2013. The man from Temotu province was convicted on one count of rape and one count of buggery The victim was a 13-year-old girl living with a disability – she could not speak.
Honiara residents are advised to take security measures as the number of burglary incidents have increased in town. Deputy Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga said so far more incidents have come to police attention.
The two men from Choiseul Province who went missing since last Friday, have landed safely in North Bougainvillea last night. Josiah Vana from Choiseul Province told SIBC News, they have received reports from Bougainville last night that the men have landed on Motlok Island in Bougainville.
The Women’s Rugby Sevens tournament kicks of tomorrow at the Panativa Oval, East Honiara. A statement from Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) said so far four teams have confirmed their participation.
The Government will form a Task force to investigate the $500 million tax loss revealed by outgoing Minister of Forestry and Research, Hon. Bodo Dettke.
Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Moana Carcasses Kalosil has welcomed the Chair to the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) – Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare – to Vanuatu for his visit to the Vila-based MSG Secretariat. Hon.
A long-time serving Member of Parliament for East Makira has passed away in Honiara yesterday. The Late David Sitai has served as Member of Parliament for East Makira from 1984 to 2010.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has said the implementation of national agriculture projects will need the partnership of Provincial Governments.
Disaster-affected communities in Ngella, Central Islands were the first to receive disaster relief supplies from their Member of Parliament Bartholomew Parapolo recently.
The Sailors from the New Zealand Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Wellington which is currently in the country are participating in a number of civic activities at certain locations around Honiara.
The Health and Medical Services Committee will be conducting a two-day Inquiry into the 2009 Report of the Special Select Committee Inquiry, into the Quality of Medical Services provided at the National Referral Hospital.
The Parliamentary Opposition has welcomed the action taken by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to reshuffle his Forestry Minister Bodo Dettke, but still maintains that Mr. Dettke be removed. Hon. Bodo Dettke was re-shuffled as the new Minister for Culture and Tourism while Hon.
The Special Secretary to Prime Minister (SSPM), Rence Sore has been granted directorship of the Solomon Islands Development Corporation Limited (SIDCL). Mr. Sore earlier last week wrote to the Commission, seeking approval as a Directorship to SIDCL. In a meeting today, the Commission considered Mr.
