The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon. Winston Peters and his delegation has arrived in the country following the departure of Australia’s Prime Minister, Hon. Scott Morrison last yesterday. Welcoming Hon.
Honiara City Council (HCC) now has a new Mayor-elect. After the counting of votes this afternoon, City Clerk, Charles Kelly officially declared Councilor Wilson Mamae as the Mayor-elect for Honiara City.
The country’s current rate of logging is still unsustainable, admits the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Forestry and Research, Dr. Vaeno Vigulu. Dr. Vigulu made the statement in response to a question from a participant during SIBC’s radio talk back show on Sunday.
The Newly elected Australian Prime Minister, Mr Scott Morrison has arrived in the country today, starting his first ever visit to the country and the first visit of an Australian Prime Minister in eleven years since Kevin Rudd in 2008.
A father will appear before court on Tuesday this week for allegedly raping his two daughters over the period of five years. The two girls, aged 14 and 17 are now under police protection after their father was arrested last month.
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) has launched its First 100- DAYS Policy Framework yesterday at the Heritage Park Hotel. The 100 days agenda represents the collective priorities of the four coalition Parties that form the DCGA said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
Solomon Islands very own Jeremy Saeni, known by his stage-name ‘Jaro Local’ has won the “Best International Pacific Artist” with his hit song ‘Daki Ni Tangarareh’ at the Pacific Music Awards in New Zealand.
The Hight Court has today ruled that the Civil Case number 244 between Hon. Matthew Wale and the Governor General and others be struck out. Counsel for the Prime Minister and OUR Party have filed an interim application seeking to have the judicial review claim struck out, pursuant to Rule 9.75 of…
A false tsunami warning disseminated to members of the public at midday today has caused great fear and confusion in Honiara. SIBC News today witnessed people running from Honiara coastlines to higher grounds.
Solomon Islands has witnessed successful growth in its economy last year by 3.9 percent up from 3.7 percent in 2017. The Governor of Central Bank of Solomon Islands, CBSI, Denton Rarawa, announced the growth estimates at the launch of the CBSI 2018 Annual Report today in Honiara.
The High Court has received a total of twenty nine petition cases as deadline to file election petitions closed at 3:30pm yesterday afternoon. High Court Registry confirmed, petitions were filed against Hon.
A Dysentery outbreak, associated with flu, vomiting and other related diseases has claimed three lives from Temotu’s Anuta group of Islands in a span of two weeks. The deceased are two females and a male, who were unable to access any medical attention on the island.
The Ministry of health and medical services has launched the new Human papilloma virus in Honiara today in a bid to battle cervical cancer in the country.
The Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) Education Authority will soon ban the sale of all sugary and oily foods from its schools in the country. ACOM Education Secretary, Desmond Waita confirmed, the move was to cut down on the ever increasing trend of non-communicable diseases in the country.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is calling on the Honiara public to respect the rule of law on the outcome of the civil case action between Hon. Mathew Wale and Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and OUR Party. The civil case number 238 of 2019, will continue at the High Court on a later date.
The first meeting of the 11th Parliament is set for Wednesday this week, confirms the Office of the Clerk to the National Parliament. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare sets the date for the first meeting.
Solomon Islands national team coach, Wim Rijsbergen has indicated his interest of calling up Raphael Le’ai into the national team for the Netherlands camp this month. The Dutchman had a brief stay in the country to select his 23 travelling squad before leaving on Tuesday back to the Netherlands.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has yet to receive campaign expenses from candidates who contested the recent National General Elections.
Logging activity at the Kongulai upstream area has sparked investigations by Solomon Water. A statement from the State-Owned Enterprise said this followed reports from inspections carried out on site that revealed possible sources of turbidity at the Kongulai Water Source are due to current logging…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating the death of two people in separate incidents in Honiara over the weekend. RSIPF Assistant Commissioner (AC) Crime and Intelligence, Ian Vaevaso said, the Police Operation Centre received two reports on the deaths during…
