Choiseul Provincial Government says the Taro Hospital’s request for a medical doctor is critical. Taro Hospital has been without a medical doctor for two years.
A training course on mining will soon be rolled out across the Isabel and Choiseul Provinces. The What is Mining – Train the Trainer Course, launched last week, was developed by the Isabel Mothers Union and The Nature Conservancy Solomon Islands, with technical support from The University of…
Provincial consultations to fine tune the Political Parties Integrity Act has started in Gizo, Western Province this week. The consultations are to examine and explore ways to further develop regulations for the Political Parties Integrity Bill 2014, which became an Act after it was passed in…
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has announced the Provisional Voters List has been dispatched and are heading to a total of 951 Voter Registration Centres around the country.
The Kirakira Hospital has scaled down it’s services because of a lack of reliable water service, and lack of a proper waste disposal site. Hospital Director, Dr Arnold Nguduamae confirmed this to SIBC News, saying the hospital began scaling down its services as of last month.
Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) says the recent crocodile attack at Bokokimbo River in North East Guadalcanal is a wake-up call for leaders in the area to establish basic water and sanitation infrastructure for their constituents.
A key witness to a murder-drowning committed in 2010 was cross-examined in Court this morning. The witness is claiming to have seen the killing and drowning of a man at Tamone settlement, Sun Valley in May 2010. He was only twelve years old at the time of the incident. The trial started in May this
Taro Hospital, in Choiseul Province says it urgently needs a doctor. SIBC’s Leni Dalavera reported from Choiseul Province this morning, nurses spoken to confirm the Taro Baby Friendly Hospital has been without a doctor for two consecutive years.
The North Malaita Council of Chiefs has announced its intention to lead peace and reconciliation in Malaita. The Chief’s Council says it intends to lead the initiative with its current peace and reconciliation meeting.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has left the country to officially open two of Solomon Islands newer overseas missions. A Government statement yesterday said Prime Minister Lilo will officially open the Solomon Islands embassy in Havana, Cuba and the Solomon Islands Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Registered voters will have a chance to check their names on the Provisional Voters List, starting from tomorrow. In a statement issued today, the Electoral Commission announced, Provisional Voters Lists have been dispatched and are on their way to 951 Voter Registration Centres around the country.
Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke says he is optimistic the relationship between Guadalcanal and China’s Guangdong Province will grow to benefit both provinces.
Central Islands Provincial Premier Stanley Manetiva has expressed disappointment in the investors of the Geothermal Power Project at Savo, saying they have left out the Provincial Government as a stakeholder.
The repatriation exercise has been rated the most expensive exercise for the Government, in terms of the natural disasters in Solomon Islands. Operations Manager at the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) George Baragamu made the statement after the Government announced an urgent…
Two Solomon Islands women have graduated with Masters Degrees from the prestigious Australian National University, ANU. They are Caroline Laore and Annie Kwai. Ms Laore was a former Commissioner with the Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Over 20 per cent of people in Pacific Island Countries, including Solomon Islands, live in hardship. A World Bank report says extreme poverty remains rare in the pacific, but that over 20 percent of people in most countries live in hardship.
Local producers of the debated Kokorako Noodle, Central Developments Limited, CDL, has warned young children to refrain from eating raw noodles. Freelancer George Atkin reports the CDL management says noodles should not be eaten raw, because they are made to be eaten after being boiled.
Copra producers in North Malaita say they discouraged that governments have done little to improve local copra prices in the last three decades. They say past and present governments have done little or nothing to improve the country’s copra industry and this is very discouraging.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has left the country today on a three-legged overseas trip. A Government statement confirms Mr Lilo leaves for Cuba where he will officially open the country’s new embassy in Havana before attending the Pacific Islands Forum, PIF, Meeting in Palau at the end of this…
An Australian volunteer Ear, Nose and Throat, ENT medical team is currently in Solomon Islands providing diagnosis and treatment for patients with ear, nose, throat, head and neck disorders.
