The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services has issued an ‘NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS’ notice today after an undersea earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred at thirteen past nine this morning.
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia Most Reverend David Vunagi says the country needs an education system that trains and equips students to be innovative and creative. Speaking during the St Nicholas College end-year graduation in Honiara recently Rev.
The Permanent Secretary responsible for Climate Change, Dr Melchior Mataki says there is an urgent need to look at fast capitalization of the Global Climate Fund.
Relatives, friends and work colleagues turned out in numbers to pay final respects to Reverend Sam Ata during a funeral service held at the Anglican St Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara.
The United Democratic Party has announced it is fielding 45 candidates in the upcoming national general elections. The party with it’s candidates is committed to making sectoral and fundamental reforms in the country.
Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast says leadership in policing is the most important element within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. Commissioner Prendergast made the statement during his recent media conference.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission will publish a full list of candidates this week. The Electoral Commission yesterday announced that a total of 443 candidates has been nominated to contest the November 19 National General Election.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has announced that a total of 443 candidates have been nominated to contest the national general elections next month A statement from the Electoral Commission today said this is the total number of candidates received at the closure of nominations 4:30 pm…
The U.S. Embassy is encouraging people in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu to nominate exceptional women for U.S. Secretary of State’s International Woman of Courage Award. A statement from the U.S.
The former Chair of the first Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Reverend Sam Ata has passed away. Reverend Ata passed away at around 10pm last night.
Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast says the Pacific Police Commissioner’s Conference in Auckland, New Zealand was ‘valuable’ for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
Westpac Solomon Islands has announced it has a new General Manager. He is Elliott Griffin. Griffin replaces Kutila Pinto who served in the role for four years.
The risk of Ebola virus disease spreading to Solomon Islands is low according to the World Health Organization (WHO) but precautionary actions are taken through the Ministry of Health to prevent and control the virus.
Health authorities have confirmed seven people have died in the country from measles-related complications, after a six months old baby in Western Province was the latest fatality.
Two cruise vessels will be visiting Tulagi, Central Islands province next month, and they are the MV Sea Discovery and the National Geographic Orion. Tourism Officer for Central Province, Simon Teva told SIBC News today the cruise vessels will be in Tulagi on 10th and 11th November respectively,…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force says it is remaining vigilant in the lead up to the country’s election in November. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast told a press conference last Thursday, the Police are expecting some disturbances during the election but they remain vigilant to deal…
Today is World Handwashing Day and Solomon Islands has joined millions of people around the world to commemorate the day. Each year 200 million people around the world in over 100 countries celebrate the Global Handwashing Day event.
Permanent Secretary of the Agriculture Ministry says resilience for rural people to mitigate climate change extremes needs to be realised and supported. Jimmy Saelea made the comment today at the official opening of the Agriculture Week.
Solomon Islands will participate in all seven of the Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) sanctioned competitions. This was announced by the chairman of the Normalising Committee of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Barnabas Anga.
Twelve political parties are set to contest the Solomon Islands national election on 19 November. Radio New Zealand International online reports the Registrar of the Political Parties Commission, Calvin Ziru, says 10 political parties have been registered and two more applications for registration…
