All activities related to fishing or harvesting beche-de-mer in the country must stop tonight. In a statement, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources said the five-month open harvest period would end at midnight, and no further extension would be given.
Although it wasn’t her first career choice, Rebecca Smiley has spent more than 14 years working in the country’s tourism industry — and she loves it. Mrs Smiley, 40, is from Choiseul Province and the Shortland Islands in Western Province, and she started working at the King Solomon Hotel in Honiara…
The Government has reduced the total number of political appointees by 50 percent. Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela said the number was brought down from 60 to slightly more than 30 as part of the Government’s current administrative cost-cutting measures.
Three Asian loggers are recovering after an alleged food poisoning incident last week at Legavana Camp in South Choiseul. Dicky Clement, Pelo Uping and Lobo Entirong said they feel lucky to have survived the ordeal, which left two of their colleagues dead.
The last remaining blue boat has been destroyed. The maritime department of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force yesterday destroyed the last of three impounded Vietnamese fishing vessels at Iron Bottom Sound.
A disease could be the downfall of the destructive coconut rhinoceros beetle — or at least that’s the hope of those working to combat the pest in the country.
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service is forecasting a moderate chance of a tropical cyclone developing in the Coral Sea by the weekend. Director of the meteorological service, David Hiriasia, said an active monsoon trough is linked to a low-pressure system in the northern Coral Sea between…
Solomon Islanders will have an opportunity to see football’s most coveted prize when the iconic FIFA World Cup trophy comes to the country for the first time next Thursday.
A number of crocodile attacks in recent months have prompted calls in the media to lift the country’s ban on exporting crocodile skins. Proponents argue that would create an incentive for people to kill crocodiles and reduce the number of crocodile attacks as a result.
At least four restaurants in Honiara have been ordered to temporarily close after they received poor grades on city health inspections. Honiara City Council Chief Health Inspector George Titiulu said there are three main aspects of the restaurant inspections, which began last Friday and will…
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela and Madam Rachel moved out from their private residence and are temporarily living at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara.
A former inmate at the Rove Correctional Centre has accused correctional officers at the facility of misconduct. The young ex-prisoner, who requested anonymity, told SIBC News he witnessed several correctional officers smuggle in contraband while he was serving a two-year sentence in the prison.
The Honiara City Council is planning to conduct inspections of shops in the capital city this year. Honiara City Mayor Andrew Mua said there will be checks for expired goods, shop conditions and compliance with city council health regulations. Mr Mua said they will also inspect product labels.
Officials from the National Disaster Management Office in Honiara visited Gizo, Western Province to assess the water shortage in the provincial capital.
The capital of Western Province is facing a water shortage and could soon declare an emergency. The provincial capital, Gizo, has depended on rainwater and wells for more than 30 years, and a lack of rain over the past two weeks has left many tanks empty and caused wells to start drying up.
Since checks to enforce the Honiara City Council’s new public bus ordinance began on Monday, 212 buses underwent inspection. Six buses were detained overnight at the city council headquarters.
Rubbish dumping on the western side of Honiara is increasing, according to chiefs from West and North West Guadalcanal. The chiefs of Saghalu, Savulei and Tandai said White River and the Kakabona area are the worst affected by rubbish dumping.
A magnitude 5.9 tremor hit near Kirakira, Makira-Ulawa Province yesterday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS reported the earthquake struck 145 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital around 10:30pm.
To ensure public buses in Honiara are displaying Honiara City Council destination signs and following approved routes, checks on buses will begin next Monday.
A string of impressive performances by the Solomon Islands national U-12 futsal boys led them to claim the 2018 FFA National Futsal Championship title in Canberra, Australia. The local boys defeated the New South Wales Thunder 6-5 in their category’s grand final this morning.
