Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare faces a motion of no confidence when Parliament resumes on Monday, November 6. Speaker of Parliament Ajilon Jasper Nasiu received the motion from the Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group Dr Derek Sikua yesterday.
The economic growth rate for Solomon Islands is higher than the population growth rate, but it might not be high enough. Minister of Finance and Treasury John Maneniaru told Parliament today, effects of the country’s current medium term economic growth rate of 3-4 percent per annum will be limited…
More than 11,000 cartons of bottled water and 40 tonnes of rice are being transported to Temotu Province. They are among the relief supplies sent by the National Disaster Management Office to islands in Temotu Province impacted by volcanic ashfall and a recent cyclone, and most have arrived in the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Commissioner Matthew Varley has emphasised the need for more females in the country’s police force. Speaking during the police media conference earlier this week, Mr Varley said there was a huge drop in the number of females applying for recruitment.
The national government has allocated $4 million for the upcoming Voter Registration Update exercise in Western and Choiseul provinces ahead of their provincial elections.
Payment of the 3.5-percent Cost of Living Adjustment award for public servants is pending within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury. Some teachers and police officers have complained about the award not being paid yesterday as promised.
The national school examinations scheduled to start on Monday have been pushed back a week because the printing company contracted to print them missed the deadline.
The Bills and Legislation Committee is calling for “strict and honest” practice from authorities set to be responsible for issuing citizenship under the citizenship and dual citizenship bills. The committee made the recommendation when finalising its reports on the bills today.
Police in Lata, Temotu Province are monitoring the Tinakula volcano and the situation in the province with reports the volcano has contaminated water supplies on some nearby islands.
With a bubbly personality that suits Gizo’s island life, it is no wonder Naqarita Bea is well-known around town. But there is another reason the 50-year-old is very popular – she is the Western Provincial capital’s sole female taxi driver.
Closing submissions in the trial involving Edmond Sae, the former policeman accused of murdering former police commissioner Sir Fredrick Soaki in cold blood at the Auki Motel in 2003, have been heard this morning.
A man is dead and two others have been hospitalised after eating poisonous fish at the Luti Logging Camp in South Choiseul. It is believed they ate a fish locally known as ‘Balloon fish’ from the company mess on Wednesday last week. After eating all three complained of head ache and body numbness.
Questions have been raised over the level of security at Honiara Magistrate’s Court after Police revealed the two men who escaped custody last week weren’t handcuffed.
People living around White River area have expressed the immediate need to address waste disposal in the area, with community leaders saying their health is at risk. SIBC visited the Tikopia settlement and saw the state of the environment in the area.
The National Parliament has adjourned til Monday next week, with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealing the Anti Corruption Bill has passed through cabinet and will be submitted to Parliament “possibly” this week.
Only three out of 11 cattle given to cattle farmers in North Malaita by the government this month survived, farmers in the area have revealed. Jeremy Sutaloa of Suidara spoke to SIBC News on behalf of three farmers in the area whose cattle died almost immediately after they were delivered by the…
There are no predictions on when the eruption of the Tinakula volcano in Temotu Province will stop. The volcano sent black ash into nearby communities when it started erupting early Saturday morning, and authorities do not have a scientific way to monitor the situation and determine when it will…
Police are searching for two men who escaped from lawful custody at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court earlier this week and are still at large. Frank Firimolea, 29, and Eric Nathaniel Jr, 24, of Malaita Province escaped as they were about to be transported to the Rove correctional facility on…
Police in Honiara have announced a zero tolerance operation in the capital that will target the illegal sale of alcohol, and the sale and use of the illegal brew, kwaso.
The Solomon Islands Opposition Group has called on the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to clarify why no locals were granted beche-de-mer export licenses.
