There is an urgent need to upgrade existing tourism facilities to international standards, the Solomon Islands Government believes. Speaking on the National Tourism Development Strategy 2017 during SIBC’s Distaem Nao program this morning, Minister of Tourism and Culture Bartholomew Parapolo said…
The Solomon Islands Chinese community says it is shocked and traumatised by the “senseless and barbaric” killing of a Chinese couple over the Easter Weekend.
Online reports suggest the body of an eight year old girl has been retrieved from the stomach of a crocodile in Roviana lagoon, Western province. The Solomon Star reported the this morning the deceased was from Rorosi village, a small village near the lagoon.
Dive Munda, a top local diving destination in the Western Province, has won the Diving Company of the Year award. The award, established by Luxury Travel Guide, Asia and Australasia 2017, was handed out over the weekend. Dive Munda is owned and managed by an expatriate Belinda Botha.
Police are this morning continuing investigations into the suspected brutal murder of a Chinese couple who operated the LGZ bottle shop, a restaurant and a general merchandise shop- all under one roof at town Ground, West Honiara.
The Parliamentary House Committee is working on a new Standing Order seeking to ban visitors from the Parliamentary Chamber. The Member of Parliament for North-East Guadalcanal Dr Derek Sikua said it came after a review of the standing orders.
The National Government has spent more than $518 million dollars on sponsoring students studying at various universities around the globe. Minister for Education and Human Resources Development John Moffat Fugui informed parliament this week, and said it highlighted the government’s commitment to…
By Rickson Bau The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has recommend that the captains of the three Vietnamese Blue Boats be sentenced and serve jail terms as a deterrent to other suspected illegal fisherman. Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon.
Major traffic delays are expected in Honiara over the Easter weekend, as three major events take place around the streets of the capital. The Good Friday march and the arrival of a Taiwanese warship on Friday are two of the events, with the Easter fun run on Monday also expected to cause major…
The unpredictable weather around much of the Solomon Islands could continue, with the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services’ saying the wet season can go well into May.
Proposed mental health services legislation in the Solomons is not among priority bills for this year’s sitting of Parliament – and Dr Paul Orotaloa wants to change that.
The Tina Hydro Project has cleared a massive hurdle, with the Solomon Islands Government confirming it has banked cornerstone finance worth $US86 million ($670 million) from the Green Climate Fund.
Parts of Honiara were under water this morning, and last night, after heavy rain hit the capital. Areas of Kukum, outside Spice restaurant, and White River were hit heavily with flooding more than 1m deep. The Kukum Highway was almost inpassable going east last night, because of the heavy rain.
A Government Minister has been charged with conversion after allegedly siphoning off $67,000 of Government money “for his own personal use”. SIBC understands Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening and MP for Baegu Asifola Hon. David Tome is the MP accused.
The Department of Finance and Treasury has revealed the Solomon Islands Government fell $93.1 million short of its revenue targets during the first quarter of this year.
Work on the long-awaited subsea internet cable connecting the Solomons to Sydney will kick off in June, according to the Government. However the controversial project was clouded further yesterday, with the Solomon Star reporting the Public Accounts Committee was pushing for the police to…
A new study has highlighted the importance of tourism in the Solomon Islands, and its potential to become a new economic pillar of the country. Commissioned by the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) and carried out by a Sydney-based research company, the report showed that visitors into into…
For chief Edwyn Kuki, it is simple. As a boy growing up in Panueli Village, on the northern side of Savo Island in the Solomon Islands’ Central Province, megapode birds were everywhere. These days, they’re not.
The Solomon Islands’ Government is undecided on the fate of he 43 detained Vietnamese fishermen accused of illegal fishing in local waters last week. Multiple departments, including National Fisheries, are currently investigating conducting an investigation into the matter, with a report set to be…
A concerned local man of the Russell Islands, in the Solomon Islands’ Central Islands Province, has told SIBC recent markups on essential groceries of more than 100 per cent have hit local families hard.
