Hundreds of women both from the North and Southern regions of Malaita province are converging at Kiu, West Are’are on a regional women’s convention which will start this weekend.
Malaita Provincial Premier Hon. Peter Chanel Ramohia has survived the motion of no confidence against his leadership this afternoon. The motion moved by MPA for Ward 1, Auki, Hon.
Canadian Businesses will see more Solomon Islanders in their hotel and tourism industry after it was announced that seven more Guadalcanal CITREC graduates would be making their way to Canada to be employed by a major international hotel chain when the seasonal worker hiring begins early next year.
The New Zealand component of the ‘Render Safe Operation’ has donated 2000 liters of fresh water to Yandina Community High School this week. The assistance has relieved fresh water scarcity the school has been facing. Stringer Mr. Tome Kiki reports.
The Premier of Isabel Province, Hon. James Habu says he is impressed with the week-long Kodili Trade and Cultural Festival in Buala. Premier Habu told SIBC News from Buala, his government and the Festival Organising Committee are overwhelmed with the turnout.
A new E-Reporting and E-monitoring project on fishing activities within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone will be implemented next year. This was part of the MOU signing between the World Wild Life Fund-WWF and Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association -PITIA recently.
The Island Sun Newspaper has been fined $100,000.00 for defamation, the latest defamation case against the local media for 2016. The defamation suit was filed against the newspaper by the Member of Parliament for North West Guadalcanal Bodo Dettke when he was Minister of Forestry and Research. Mr.
Health authorities in Buala, Isabel province are advising people at the Kodili Trade and Cultural Festival to be cautious about the food they eat at the festival.
The paramount chief of Isabel province, the Right Reverend Bishop James Mason has called on educators of Isabel province to include the island’s culture and tradition into their extracurricular activities.
People of North East Guadalcanal are gravely concerned, logging activities in their area have caused unparalleled distraction on their land and crops. Food security is now a major issue. A James Viriala from North East Guadalcanal reports.
The Solomon Islands Beauty Pageant secretariat has selected six contestants for the 2016 Miss Solomon Islands Pageant. Director of the Solomon Islands Beauty Pageant secretariat, Joyce Konofilia updates, the final selection was done last weekend. “We had an interview last week, it was very tough.
The newly elected Solomon Islands Student Association (SISA) executives formally took charge of their official duties after a swearing-in ceremony at USP’s Laucala campus yesterday.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare returns today after a colourful participation at the United Nation’s General Assembly. The Prime Minister was out attending the United Nation’s 71st General Assembly at New York. A government statement confirms this.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the World Wide Fund, WWF and Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association (PITIA) last month is now officially launched.
A team of Royal Australian Navy clearance divers is partnering with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) on Guadalcanal to enhance the underwater clearance capability of the Solomon team.
Young United Church Children are converging at Irigila,Western Province for their annual religious gathering. The one-week convention brought together around a thousand Sunday School children from 24 villages. Reverend Leonard Pineke outlines the main focus of the convention.
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury confirms the 2016 Mid-Year Budget Review has been tabled in Parliament. The announcement was made yesterday clarify Opposition claims, the Minister of Finance and Treasury may have breached the Public Finance Management, PFM Act by not tabling the report.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group stands by its view that the Minister of Finance has breached section 52(1)(a) of the Public Finance Management Act –PFM.
The office of the commissioner of police has dismissed rumours of suspected human remains found along the Mataniko River at Vara Creek, Central Honiara. The pathology result from the National Referral Hospital proves the remains are from an animal NOT human.
The Minister of Culture and Tourism Bartholomew Parapolo has reiterated the Government’s commitment to restore and promote the country’s cultural industry into a tourism product.
