The Royal Solomon Islands Police this morning conducted an exercise as part of a disaster management program. The training was conducted together with the RSIPF and the National Referral hospital to test their capabilities to respond to disasters. The training ended eleven am this morning.
The Solomon Islands National Teacher’s Association (SINTA) now has a new General Secretary. He is Robert Lafisi, a former Principal of Aligegeo Secondary School in Malaita province.
The Honiara City Council has began a business license inspection on public transport vehicles. HCC Law enforcement officers are carrying out the inspection with the assistance from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
A visiting US Marine has said rehabilitation work on the Scouts and Coast Watchers monument in Honiara is worth it. Josh Rinaco is from the Okinawa Third Law Enforcement Battalion and was part of the US Marine group repainting the Scouts and Coast Watchers monument at the Commonwealth street.
The Honiara based Regional Eye Centre has been launched. Funded by the New Zealand Government, the Eye Centre will now provide free eye care to all Solomon Islanders and act as a regional training hub for visiting eye care professionals.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group says the response by the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has failed to explain why the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) submission was not considered by the Government.
The US 2015 Pacific Partnership Program is conducting extensive work in Solomon Islands. Captain James Meyer, the Capacity Mission Commander says a vast cross section of community work in medical, dentistry, veterinary and engineering has been done within a short time span of two weeks.
The Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace has launched Solomon Islands’ first ever National Peace-Building Policy. The policy is the first of its kind for the country and the Pacific.
A Malaita man has called on the Solomon Airlines to speed up the resumption of flights to Gwaunaru’u airport in Malaita province since the airport reopens its Malaita Service.
The United States’ 2015 Pacific Partnership program values the friendship it develops with partners like Solomon Islands. Capacity Mission Commander of this year’s partnership, Captain James Meyer says it is not so much the number of communities assisted or facilities upgraded but rather…
Two members of the Solomon Islands Scouts Association left the country to take part in the preparation work for the upcoming 23rd World Scout Jamboree event in Japan next week.
A National Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture workshop has been successfully concluded in Honiara last week. The workshop bought together Provincial fishery officers and private sectors to create new synergies to ensure both coastal aquaculture and coastal fisheries provide the opportunities for…
The Chef De Mission to Solomon Islands to the recent 15th Pacific Games has said Team Solomon’s performance at the recent pacific games has really improved.
A combined delegation from the Malaita and Guadalcanal Provincial Governments held a meeting with the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Prime Minister’s Office to be updated on the progress of major national projects in the two provinces.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has congratulated athletes who have raised the country’s profile by winning medals during last week’s Pacific Games in Port Moresby.
The Ministry of Environment and Conservation have recorded plastics are the highest marine debris found along the Mataniko river. The finding was revealed after a 60 meters litter boom to trap marine debris and wastes were installed across the Mataniko river.
The Magistrates Court yesterday sentenced a police officer for a traffic offence that caused the death of a girl in 2011. Police officer Rex U’upwe of Makira Ulawa province was convicted for reckless and dangerous driving, and endangering the safety of a person travelling in a vehicle.
About 150 Youth at Work members have met and spoke to the US NAVY and MARINES as part of their training on Friday last week. The youths are in Phase Eight of the Youth@Work Internship Program.
Chairman of the Makira Banana Festival Noel Mamau has said Makira Ulawa people are now starting to take pride in farming bananas after last year’s inaugural Banana Festival. In an interview with SIBC News, Mr Mamau said after last year’s show, a lot more people have joined banana growing groups.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has described the front page news articles in today’s papers as “false and misleading.” In a media statement today the OPMC says both the Island Sun and Solomon Star newspaper reported that Cabinet had approved 5-million to buy relief supplies for the…
