The Temotu Provincial Government and the National Government have developed a shelter strategy to address housing needs of people left homeless by last year’s earthquake and tsunami disaster in Temotu.
The Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited plans to expand its current land lease Eastwards within the Guadalcanal Plains. SIBC’s North Guadalcanal stringer Dudley Gani reports, the company currently holds leases to six thousand hectares, and wants to expand thirteen thousand hectares towards…
A revived political party, the People’s Progressive Party says solutions to addressing anti-social behaviours within Honiara lies in the decentralisation of development in the country.
The Minister for Development Planning and Aid Coordination, Connelly Sandakabatu is among a high level group of panellists who have discussed Regional Connectivity for Shared Prosperity this morning in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Consumer Affairs and Price Control Department of the Commerce Ministry is currently examining goods subjected to price control under the Price Control Act. The Department has deployed officers to assess the price of goods sold in shops in Honiara.
Patron of the Solomon Islands Scouts and Coast Watchers Memorial Trust Board, Milner Tozaka says the events of the second world war in 1942 has shaped Solomon Islands into what it is today.
The United States Government and the Solomon Islands government have signed an agreement to secure extended boundary around the Guadalcanal American Memorial at Skyline, in Honiara.
The Solomon Islands Scouts and Coast Watchers Trust Board has a new Executive Officer. She is Annie Kwai, who recently graduated with Honors, with a Masters Degree in History from the Australian National University.
National secondary institution, King George the Sixth School is facing closure due to disconnected water supply. Solomon Water disconnected the school’s water supply on July 9 because of outstanding bills and School Principal Samuel Fangata says they will close down the school if the water supply…
The National Government should invest more in economic empowerment of youths, instead of police rearmament, says the President of the Solomon Islands National Council of Women.
East Malaita’s Returning Officer have dismissed claims that Namoia, in East Malaita has yet to receive its Provisional Voters List, saying registered voters in the area have already checked their names.
The last athlete to compete for Team Solomon Islands in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sharon Firisua has set a new Solomon Islands National. The Reporters Academy reports, despite typically tough Scottish weather conditions, Sharon ran a time of 18 minutes 45-point-eighteen seconds to set…
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has announced- the Omission and Objection period will be extended until August 11. Confirming the extension to local journalists in a media conference yesterday Chief Electoral Commissioner Polycarp Haununu says the extension is necessary to give all…
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women has urged the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services to consult with civil society and women’s organisations on the rearmament process for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby will be on a low key visit to the Solomon Islands this Sunday. Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia, David Vunagi told a media conference this week, the visit is low key and mainly private.
Permanent Secretary for Mines and Energy Jeffrey Kahua has assured Gold Ridge landowners they will receive their royalties soon. This comes after the Gold Ridge People’s Power Group recently demanded the Government releases their long-awaited royalties.
Acting Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has called on the landowners in Makira Ulawa Province to allow their land for development programs which the Provincial and National Governments want to achieve. Mr Maelanga made the statement during the province’s 31st anniversary Monday this week.
Forum Solomon Islands International has called on the National Government to quickly repair Tinahulu River Bridge. The bridge, which connects Honiara and the Gold Ridge Mine site, was damaged by the flash floods in April.
Registered Voters in Namoia polling station in East Malaita are yet to receive their registered voters list. An Enoch Idui from East Malaita told SIBC News today the Provisional Voters List was supposed to reach the polling station two weeks ago.
Eight potential investors who have expressed interest in building and operating the Tina River Hydro Project took part in a major project briefing in Honiara, last week. The companies participating in the event were from Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Spain and Sri Lanka.
