The National Development Fund (NDF) will only be used for development projects upon application. The government made this clarification after the Leader of Opposition Wale claimed that the Prime Minister’s $200,000 NDF is not for development but for political expediency.
As the clock is ticking towards the expiry date of COVID-19 first dose of vaccine for public servants at midnight tonight, the Solomon Islands Public Employees Union (SIPEU) will be conducting an assessment on public servants in the coming days.
A mentally ill person was among the 20 people who were apprehended during the lockdown last night. Assistant Commissioner Corporate Support, Ian Bara told SIBC News in an interview today. Mr Bara said the person threw a stone at a Police Vehicle in front of the Rove Bulk Shop area.
The Solomon Islands Red Cross Society calls on the general public to respect their vehicles as they are providing much-needed services to communities during the current lockdown.
The Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) clarified that the increase to Members of Parliament Entitlements is just a proposal that is not finalized.
Health teams will be deployed around communities in Honiara to do contact tracing simulation activities during the 36 hour lockdown. National Health Emergency Operation Centre (NHEOC) Incident Controller Dr Nemia Bainivalu said this are part of the simulation exercise during the lockdown to test…
The Tandai House of Chiefs has no right to deal with lands within the Honiara Township from KGVI to White River, whether it is above or below the high-water mark. This is according to Manekanivaka Reuben, a native of Tathiboko in the Lengo region of Guadalcanal.
The government caucus has approved a SBD7.8 million for 39 constituencies from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) CDF assistance. A Caucus minute signed by the Prime Minister, SIBC News sighted states the fund is the remaining balance of PRC CDF assistance for the 2020 fiscal year.
The Tandai House of Chiefs wants all companies and business houses operating along the Honiara seafront to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with them to qualify them to develop seafronts.
The government has assured frontline workers that their outstanding allowances will be paid soon. Attorney General John Muria Junior made the assurance in a talkback show this afternoon. Mr.
The government will be spending around 1.8-million dollars in operational costs for the lockdown approved to be enforced from 6 pm on Sunday the 29th to 6 am on Tuesday the 31st of August 2021. The figure was announced at a media conference today.
Four local citizens who had been stranded in Papua New Guinea have entered the country last Friday without the government’s approval. The four locals were the dependents of the late Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, the late Barnabas Anga.
Preparation towards the Food System Summit Dialogue in New York City, September this year is well underway. As part of the preparations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in partnership with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Facilitated a two-day pre-summit Dialogue which…
Police are currently investigating suspicious deaths of two adult male persons in two different Hotels in Honiara on different dates. A Royal Solomon Islands Police Force cap. Photo credit: SIBC.
Police is warning the public to be careful when going out to the beaches after a crocodile was sighted at Hammock beach in North Guadalcanal last Sunday. In a Police media statement, people were advised to remain at shore to avoid any crocodile attack.
The United Nations (UN) has been informed of a flyer circulating in parts of the Solomon Islands providing false information about the UN 2030 Agenda and the work of the UN in the Pacific. In a media statement, the UN confirmed that the information on the flyer is not true.
Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. Jimmy Rodgers assures that COVID-19 vaccines are not the ‘mark of the beast’ or 6-6-6. Dr. Rodgers made the clarification following misinformation that the vaccines were suspected of being the ‘mark of the beast’ that led to some people refused to get vaccinated.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has accepted an apology from a former hardline Malaita leader for his past actions against him and the government. Moses Su’ u, a community leader at Gilbert Camp settlement, requested a reconciliation ceremony with Prime Minister Sogavare and his Deputy Manasseh…
Department Managers of the National Broadcaster (SIBC) completed a five-day training in Honiara, today. The workshop is based on Job Instructions, one of the three modules under the Training Within Industry (TWI) developed by the Pacific International Centre for High Technology Research (PICHTR)…
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) has received a petition from a group that referred to themselves as Malaitans in Honiara this afternoon.
