Solomon Islands police are investigating reports of a dead baby allegedly discovered at Honiara’s main rubbish tip. According to online site Crazy Photos in Honiara the dead new born was found at the dumpsite on Saturday. It has since sparked outrage and shock online.
The team at SIBC was on the scene to capture the drama of yesterday’s blaze at the Honiara Central Market. Miraculously no one was seriously hurt, though the three food stalls known for their fish and chips at the back of the market have been totally destroyed.
A fire has ripped through Honiara’s Central Market this afternoon, causing significant damage and triggering a stampede of people exiting the market area. Eyewitnesses told SIBC they heard a loud explosion near one of the fish and chip stalls towards the back of the market building at about 4.15pm.
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara has recorded a significant reduction in the number of dengue cases admitted at the hospital. NRH Chief Executive Officer Dr Steve Aumanu told SIBC’s ‘Distaem Nao’ program this week that the number of cases had been falling since early January.
For Frederic Ninizepo and the 4000 people of Savo, it is a constant threat. And though it has not erupted since 1854, having a still-active volcano on the island means it is something they have to think about. In fact, there is an evacuation plan in place in case it erupts. But it also brings other
By Rickson Jordan Bau The three Vietnamese Blue Boats suspected of illegal fishing in Solomon Islands’ waters arrived at the Aola patrol boat base in Honiara earlier this morning. The boats were apprehended late on Sunday at the Indispensable Reef, 50km south of Rennell Island, Renbel Province.
A member of parliament has racked up a $400,000 phone bill in one month, documents reveal. The Solomon Star reported this morning the unnamed MP was a part of a huge jump in phone bills incurred by MPs, with the overall bill for telecommunications rising from $1.1 million to $2.5 million.
This clinic is supposed to be a mini hospital, supporting a population of 4000. Instead it is ravaged by white ants – meaning it could fall down on any day – has no toilet, no electricity, one full-time nurse and an unreliable water supply.
Three Vietnamese fishing boats, commonly known as “blue boats”, have been seized over alleged illegal fishing within the Solomon Islands’ exclusive economic zone.
A community high school in south Savo is doing something that has never been done before: it is the first in Solomon Islands to offer complete teaching service program to its students. And according to community leaders, it is keeping them out of trouble, and getting them jobs.
The Solomon Islands’ Ministry of Forestry has stopped issuing licenses to new logging companies. In a move to control the industry, Permanent Secretary of Forestry Vaeno Vigulu said they would implement the moratorium under the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Regulation of 2007.
The Ministry of Forestry is proposing a national forest inventory for the country. The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Forestry Vaeno Vigulu said the inventory would clarify how much forest the country has and if we should continue exporting logs.
A new agreement signed by Solomon Airlines and Air Kiribati to service Tarawa will open up new export opportunities, the national airline’s chief believes.
The first prayer and reconciliation service program of its kind took place in Auki, Malaita Province, on the weekend. SIBC had the privilege to bring the live coverage of this service to the people of Malaita from all over the country and the world, through live streaming.
It has invaded Honiara and much of Guadalcanal – and now it has reached Savo Island. During a tour of the volcanic island last week, the SIBC team spotted the damage caused by the Rhinnoceros Beetle, which has ravaged the trees of Guadalcanal, on at least two coconut trees on Savo.
The Solomon Islands Red Cross Society is aiming to reach about 200,000 Solomon Islanders – or one third of the population – by 2020, its new strategic plan reveals.
Police in Ringi, Western Province, are still searching for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after last Friday’s boat collision near Kukudu, Kolombangara. The boat accident claimed one life. Three others were hospitalised.
Australian Football, also known as AFL, is growing in popularity in the Solomon Islands and the Solomon Islands Australian Football League (SIAFL) has responded to the demand by running daily training sessions.
Honiara Town Council is looking at new ways to reduce the rubbish problem around the capital. Speaking to SIBC’s Distaem Nao host Henry Oritaimae on Wednesday morning, Honiara City Council health inspector environment division George Titiulu said the council was looking at various “waste…
