Over a 150 police officers have received certification on Public Order Management (POM) from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). The Training was designed to upgrade the response capabilities of the response team during the coming general election.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force are now fully trained in Public Order Management (POM) for next month’s General Elections. This follows a demonstration staged by police officers, using live ammunition and riot gear at Hell’s Point compound East of Honiara today.
A community in Arosi Two, West Makira has received funding assistance, worth $520,000.00 from the Japanese Government to install a water outlet system in the area.
Health authorities in Malaita Province will wrap up the second phase of their measles vaccination program by this weekend. Director for Medical Health Services in the province, Dr Huddie Namo told SIBC news phase two of the vaccination program covers children and people from the ages of six months…
Promoting the production and consumption of local food crops is crucial to family units in rural areas, says the Acting Premier for Western Province Wayne Maepio. Mr Maepio made the statement to open the Mini Agriculture Show in Munda, Western Province, yesterday.
A pilot study to record and document oral traditions about the nature and history of artificial islands in the Langalanga Lagoon in Malaita will begin towards the end of this month.
The SIFF Normalising Committee is preparing arrangements to establish soccer as a catalyst in communities across the country. Chair of the Committee, Barnabas Anga says SIFF is working to provide necessary arrangements so that soccer is a catalyst and is more prominent in communities and provinces.
Family farming will continue to be important, regardless of external threats, says the Chair of this year’s World Food Day National Committee. Michael Ho’ota made the statement this morning during celebrations to mark World Food Day in Honiara today.
An elder from the Shortland Islands says terminal grants should be paid to parliaments according to merits. Shortland Elder Ronnie Kidoe made this statement after recent revelations on how the grant was handled, and the other legal matters surrounding the monies.
The West Kwara’ae Sports Association in Malaita Province is preparing for its first ever 2014 football tournament. The event will kick-off this month. Secretary Timothy Maearo told SIBC Sports, a seven aside tournament will be hosted next week at Dala to prepare and select teams to be part of the…
The Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) has bought out all cable from Wireless communication shares in Solomon Islands Telekom Company. The share was purchased for SBD$100 million which NPF will now own 97.32 percent in Solomon Telekom.
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…
A primary school in remote South Guadalcanal has received assistance of over $600,000.00 to build a two-storey classroom building for the school. Viso Primary School received funding assistance of $630,982.00 from the Japanese Grassroots and Human Security Project yesterday.
Save the Children, through its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program, also known as WASH, has conducted awareness for students of Ruavatu Secondary School in North Guadalcanal.
The caretaker NCRA Government wants to reform the Leadership Code Act to ensure the implementation of Chapters 3 and 4 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.
The UN Women Solomon Islands in collaboration with the Honiara Central Market Vendor Association today celebrated the International Day of Rural Women in Honiara.
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.
A concerned East Are’are constituent, Robert Tehi has condemned a Bankruptcy notice published in the Newspapers yesterday. The bankruptcy notice was published in a local newspaper today by a Wilson R Rano against the company of East Fataleka MP Steve Abana, and the MP for East Are’are Andrew…
Former Guadalcanal Premier Stephen Panga has issued a strong warning to Guadalcanal people to use their best judgement when they cast their ballots in the coming elections.
Over 100 police officers are currently undergoing a week long joint Public Order Management capability training in preparation for the National General Election next month.
