The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission begins deploying its Voter Registration Officers and their assistants today to their province of duty ahead of next week’s registrations.
The Cabinet has decided on an annual financial contribution of 500-Thousand dollars to people with special needs studying at San Isidro Care Centre, Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo made the announcement yesterday while visiting the campus.
The 2014 United States Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award was awarded to Jane Tozaka, Provincial Member for Irigila Ward 10 in Vella La Vella, Western Province.
A workshop which aimed at helping people to recognise the importance of their language ended last Friday in Belaha, Central Guadalcanal. A statement from the Solomon Islands Translation Advisory Group, SITAG, states an average of twenty community members participated in the word-gathering exercise.
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development, MID, will start repairing some unsealed roads in West Honiara tomorrow. Confirming this to SIBC News today MID Chief Civil Engineer Harry Rini says the program is part of the ministry’s Central Project Implementation Unit, CPIU for this year. Mr.
North Malaita Constituency voters, are concerned the voter registration period this month will see eligible student voters missing out on their right to register and vote.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today visits students of the San Isidro Care Centre on West Guadalcanal. Speaking during the visit Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo describes the visit as a special event.
Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer, Bertrand Badré has described as pleasant, his first official visit to the country. The World Bank Chief Financial Officer said, his trip was to discuss how best the organization can support development progress in Solomon Islands.
A former Secretary to the Prime Minister, George Kuper, has said the idea of getting people to go to registration centers for the national general elections is like depriving their voting rights. Mr.
The Chiefs and community leaders of Bahomea and Malango in Central Guadalcanal have given their full support to the Tina Hydro Project. A Senior representative of Roha tribe, Daniel Una, said in a statement yesterday that every single community are supportive of the project a hundred percent.
Landowners of Tehakamagoku in West Rennell urged the managing director of the Samlinsan Company Limited, Junior Pow to refrain from using the media to mislead them.
Tapuaki Community High School in the Malaita Outer Islands congratulates the government for the handing over of their new classroom building. Speaking on behalf of the School,Primary Head Teacher Rex Kafo said this is a remarkable achievement for the school.
A group of women in North Malaita, who formed an association to get help from the United Nations Development Program, UNDP, Climate Change Adaptation, are calling on the program administrators to fulfill their promise.
Acting Commissioner of Lands, Nester Maelanga has defended the Prime Minister’s purchase of land in Doma, Guadalcanal saying Gordon Darcy Lilo made the purchase following the right procedure.
Permanent Secretary for Justice and Legal Affairs says the country cannot afford a separate scheme to improve terms and conditions for Government lawyers in this current economic situation.
The occurrence of landslides in Gizo, Western Province is increasing following last weekend’s bad weather. Sina Adrian of Radio Hapi Lagun reported the latest landslide happened yesterday at the northern ridge of Premier Robert Kuve’s residence, following heavy rains on Thursday night.
The High Court will continue its hearing into an application Samlinsan Company Limited filed for the Court to vary the injunction orders in relation to Tehakamagoku land in Rennell, Rennell-Bellona Province in early June.
The Paramount Chief of Afio in Small Malaita says development in the sub-station should not go ahead without his permission. John Iroi told SIBC News his tribe, Abunimali, is the primary landowner of Afio, and he wants the Malaita Provincial Government to seek his permission before any development…
The North Guadalcanal MP Martin Sopaghe is currently hosting a Seven-a-side soccer knock-out tournament in Parisisi village in Guadalcanal Plains. Sixteen teams are taking part in the tournament, which began a few weeks ago.
A high level review meeting of the Solomon Islands Government and UN Agencies was held in Honiara today for the annual review of the UN programs in Solomon Islands in 2013.
