Preparing response plans for future disasters is critical for Solomon Islands says the Permanent Secretary responsible for Disaster Management, Dr Melchior Mataki.
The Ministry Environment together with the Ministry of Health and the Honiara City Council have officially launched the “Eco-bag- alternative to plastic bag pilot program” on Wednesday this week .
Parliament has strongly condemned claims in an article by Alfred Sasako in the Island Sun Newspaper that the Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has ordered former members of Parliament to provide evidence on how they used millions of dollars in Constituency grants or face prosecution.
Gold Ridge mine remains closed due to the impacts of the April floods and more recently, wanton damage to the equipment required to remove water from the tailings storage facility.
Sensational Jamaican Reggae artist Conkarah is teaming up with local raw talents- 56 hop rod on a new musical video clip. In an exclusive interview with SIBC news yesterday afternoon, Conkarah whose real name is Nicholas Murray says local reggae bands have impressed him.
Vehicle owners and travelling public in Central Kwara’ae Constituency, Malaita Province are unhappy with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development and Malaita Provincial Assembly for failing to address the current bad road condition in parts of the Province.
The Fenualoa Community High School in Temotu Province is not functioning very well in terms of physical and academic developments says school teacher Ishmael Ou’ou.
A senior accountant at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has pleaded guilty for failing to declare more than fifty-thousand dollars of foreign currency to a Customs officer and false declaration under the Customs and Excise Act.
Gizo based local Law firm owner Mr John Smith Pitabelama has called on the out going members of parliament for Choiseul Province to outline their achievements to the public to see what they have achieved during their term in parliament.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands Board has announced it is adjusting its monetary policy stance to a more ‘accommodative monetary policy’. In a statement, the Bank says it is moving to this new policy from the neutral position it adopted in the first half of the year.
The High Court has thrown out Sumitomo’s case against Australian Mining company, Axiom KB. The Japanese-owned mining company had applied for a judicial review of Axiom KB’s prospecting licence for a proposed nickel area in Isabel Province.
The office of the Political Parties Registrar has put out for public viewing a notice of the first six political parties application for registration. Designate Registrar of political parties, Calvin Ziru told SIBC News, one of the reasons for the notice is to invite from the public, objections…
Caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has also joined leaders around the world in congratulating the Republic of Fiji’s elected Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama.
A heavy rain Alert is issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services for the next 24 to 48 hours at 7.30 am this morning. A message from the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services says a heavy rain alert is in force for Choiseul, Isabel and Western Provinces.
A new monument of Alvaro de Mendana, the Spanish explorer who first discovered and named Solomon Islands was inaugurated yesterday in Honiara by Spain’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Enrique Viguera. The Bust was donated by the Government of Spain to the people of Solomon Islands.
The National Government is seeking tourism support from private sectors and local communities to successfully develop the country’s tourism industry. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture John Wasi made the statement during his key note address to open a Tourism Stakeholders…
The Western Provincial Government has been allocated $11 million in grants from the Provincial Government Strengthening Program. This is the largest amount of performance based grants the province has received.
Form Six students of Sir Dudley Tuti College, in Isabel Province are concerned, the current shortage of English teachers in the school will impact negatively on their national examination later this year.
The National Netball Squad has started training ahead of the South Pacific Games which will be held in Papua New Guinea next year. Training Coach Doris Homelo told SIBC News, the team began preliminary training in the last two months and a final squad will be announced in November.
Unconfirmed reports say, this year’s national general election might fall on or around mid November. This is revealed by a reliable inside source. It adds, political parties contesting in this year’s national general election will be awarded their certificate on the first week of October after…
