Changes affecting vehicle owners and driving license holders are set to be enacted next week. The Principal Licensing Officer, Mark Bell, confirms the new system is ready to be switched on at the Inland Revenue.
The Joint Civil Society Groups and Concerned Citizens, JCSG & CC, has called on the government to keep its commitment towards government sponsored students at the Solomon Islands National University.
Transparency Solomon Islands, TSI, has questioned the reduction of 2014 scholarship. In a statement today, TSI queried why the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development has awarded only 99 scholarships this year.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in Partnership with the United Nation’s Children’s Fund, UNICEF, will launch the country’s newly established Electronic Civil Registration System tomorrow.
Poor ground conditions at the Kirakira airstrip in Makira Ulawa Province is causing frequent cancellations of flights to the province, and Premier Thomas Weape says he is concerned for his province’s traveling public.
A man charged with stealing around 1.5 million dollars has appeared at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The man is charged with one count of money laundering and 2 counts of false pretences.
Pressure group, the Forum Solomon Islands International has cautioned resource owners to fully understand the contents of any agreement before signing them.
The Honiara Council will start its campaign soon to educate residents close to the Mataniko river to stop littering the river. Speaking to SIBC News City Clerk Charles Kelly says the role of the city council in the proposed major clean up of the Mataniko river is to create awareness for the people.
A Solomon Islands mock women’s parliament is set to take place next week to prepare aspiring women candidates for the National General elections. The three day mock Parliament programme is organised by the Forum Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme through an invitation by the…
Bank South Pacific customers in Makira Province Ulawa Province have expressed grave concerns over poor BSP Bank agency services in Kirakira. School Teacher Mr John Muri from West Bauro said the unreliable service during working hours has adversely affected customers traveling in from remote parts…
The National Parliament submits, the Short Bus Routes Report was completed within the time frame stipulated by its term of reference and has been tabled in Parliament on the 8th of August 2013.
There is a strong possibility a large number of women will contest this year’s National General Elections. Project Manager for the Parliament U-N-D-P Strengthening project Celsus Talifilu is organising a Solomon Islands mock women’s parliament next week in which 35 women are participating.
The Solomon Airlines has announced an increase in baggage allowance to all its international passengers to 30 Kilograms effective from the 3rd of February.
The Executive of the Solomon Islands Bar Association, SIBA, says there are no political prisoners at the Rove Correctional Centre and such reference to them is offensive.
The Honiara City Council will carry out awareness programs to people living within the City Boundary to understand that it is illegal for people to develop any land within the city.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has formally apologised to the people of Weathercoast, South Guadalcanal for the Police Joint Operation carried out in their community in 2002.
People of Tandai ward, West Guadalcanal have acknowledged the Development Waste Management and Pollution Programme which aims to clean up the neglected polluted Mataniko river.
The Honiara City Council has started issuing notices to the owners of certain illegal buildings erected within the city boundary as of last week. The Honiara City Council Clerk Charles Kelly told SIBC news, illegal building means- buildings that are not approved by the HCC Town Planning Board.
Orville Richard Burrell famously known as ‘Shaggy’ has made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Opposition Leader Dr. Derek Sikua has congratulated the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and the Participating Police Force for a job well done in the successful operation of providing security for the Shaggy Performance at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara over the weekend.
