Barana Community in North-West Guadalcanal today marked the annual ‘World Environment day’. This is the first time the event is held outside the capital city with rural people, also marking the progress of the proposed ‘Barana nature park to be completed next year.
About eighty-percent of shops and food outlets in Honiara have been penalised for failing the Pure Food Act and its regulation. The fines were imposed after evidence were collected during a shop and food outlet inspection in Honiara.
Police in Guadalcanal Province are investigating the death of a 50 year-old man at Kaio Village, Tasimboko area of North-East Guadalcanal. The body of the deceased had been transported by police to the National Referral Hospital for a post mortem.
The Chief Electoral Officer of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission says, there is no concrete planning at this stage to introduce out-of-constituency voting in the country. Moses Saitala made the clarification over recent concerns raised by a Martin Karani from Makira-Ulawa Province .
Relatives are pleading for any information about a 14 year old boy who went missing since Monday this week. Samy Aloga, a form two student at Mbokonavera Community High School failed to return home after school on Monday.
Australia has made a second 8-million Australian dollars tranche payment towards the Tina River Hydro Project. A statement from the Australian High Commission office in Honiara said this follows successful negotiations in Sydney in late April 2018 between the Solomon Islands Government, Solomon…
Search continues today for a missing boat at Russell Islands with five people on board. Police Commissioner Mathew Varley told local Journalists, an incident report was received on Wednesday and Police conducted a search straightaway.
The Magistrates’ Court has acquitted Baegu-Asifola MP David Tome. The former Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening was charged with one count of conversion where he allegedly converted eighty-thousand dollars intended for a reforestation project for his own use.
Guadalcanal Police have discovered alleged body parts of a young boy reported to have been attacked by a crocodile, during a search conducted yesterday at Singe village, North East Guadalcanal.
The Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation Program in the country is threatened by lack of funding assistance. Secretary General of the Solomon Islands’ Red Cross Society, Thomas Bebeu siad the continuation of the program depends very much on the availability of funds.
Tulagi Hospital in Central Islands Province has been operating without a medical Doctor for nearly five years now. The Hospital’s Director Nursing Mr. Jacob Manegharu told SIBC. Mr.
The National Government is using its National Transport Fund to repair deteriorating road conditions across the country. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Steven Maesiola disclosed.
With the upcoming Provincial election, the Government’s stand on a proposed Temporary Special Measure for women in the Provincial Assembly is unclear. President of the Western Provincial council of Women Rendy Solomon said the progress towards the policy has been slow.
Pit occupants at the Gold Ridge Mining site have signed a legal Agreement to move out from the Mining Pit today. The Chupu ceremony today help at the Gold Ridge Mining Limited’s Pit four, involving Government officials from Mines Ministry, Environment Ministry, Wanguo International Mining Group,…
Lanelle Tanangada, wife of the former MP Jimson Tanangada has been elected the new Member of Parliament for Gizo/Kolombangara constituency after counting in the by election concluded late this evening.
Police have arrested the former Member of Parliament for Central Makira constituency Mr Hypolite Taremae, who is also the deputy premier for Makira Ulawa Province on corruption charges earlier this week.
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has confirmed funding arrangement for the Pacific Games 2023 with President of the Republic of China on Taiwan Dr. Tsai Ing-Wen.
The Ministry of Forestry and Research (MoFR) has clarified, actions recently taken by its Minister Honourable Samuel Manetoali was legitimate and legal.
History will once again be written in Canada as the final touches on an accord to be called the ‘Remittances Accord’ piloted for the province of Guadalcanal will have spill over economic benefits for the Country.
Gizo-Kolombangara constituents in the Western province will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Parliament representative. Five candidates are contesting the seat including the wife of the ousted M-P Lanelle Tanangada and former Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo.
