Continuous wet weather in West Are’are, Malaita Province, is damaging crops causing a potential food shortage in the coming months. SIBC’s West Are’are stringer Gabriel Riotarau said the conditions were affecting gardens of many families in the region.
As questions circulate about the likelihood that the Democratic Coalition for Change Government will reintroduce the Anti-Corruption Bill withdrawn in Parliament this week, some are taking action instead of waiting for an answer.
The Parliamentary Opposition says it is doubtful the Anti-Corruption Bill will return to the current Parliament. Opposition Leader, Hon. Jeremiah Manele made the comments at a media conference this week. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare withdrew the bill in Parliament on Monday.
He is a very active figure in Solomon Islands football, a committed Sunday school teacher and the Director for the Office of Public Prosecutions for the past ten years. Ronald Bei Talasasa Junior recently announced he will retire in two years’ time from the office.
Police are continuing their investigations into the case of suspended Permanent Secretary of Ministry Infrastructure Development, Henry Murray. Mr Murray and his wife are accused of defrauding more than 1.1 million dollars from the Government.
Solomon Islands national football team coach has urged his players believe in their ability ahead to the Bonito’s crucial World Cup qualifier in Auckland on Friday night.
Solomon Islands’ Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States of America, Robert Sisilo, completed his cross-accreditations by presenting his Letter of Appointment to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau on Monday.
The Former Minister of Infrastructure Development, Jimmy Lusibaea has been fined 12 Thousand dollars by the Leadership Code Commission for official misconduct. The North Malaita MP was guilty of three counts of misconduct in office, the Leadership Code Commission confirms.
A 29-year-old Bangladeshi citizen has been arrested for suspected illegal liquor sales. Police media reports, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force officers, in collaboration with the Immigration Department, raided a business premises in the Henderson area last Tuesday and confiscated liquor worth…
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission rolled out its School Election Project for students of Tamboko Community High School in Northwest Guadalcanal today. The program complemented the Year 8 social studies curriculum, which focused on democracy, elections, governance and leadership.
The withdrawal of the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 in Parliament yesterday was hypocrisy at its best, says Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Hon. Jeremiah Manele. Mr Manele made the comment in a media conference yesterday.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be sending 8 new officers to the United Nation’s Peace keeping mission in Sudan. Police Commissioner, Matthew Varley confirmed this today during his weekly Police Media conference.
The University of the South Pacific held a ground breaking ceremony for its new Solomon Islands campus in Panatina, Honiara today. The six-thousand-square meter complex will be the university’s 4th campus and the center for public health studies in the region.
A tax review consultation programme will be launched in Honiara this Friday. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon. Snyder Rini will launch the consultation programme.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources is planning on offering more in-country scholarships starting next year. Permanent Secretary Dr Franco Rodie made the assurance during the Public Accounts Committee hearing yesterday.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a local company last week to destroy the Vietnamese Blue Boats caught fishing illegally in Solomon Islands’ waters earlier this year.
Solomon Islands children and young girls are continuously subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour, a report on human trafficking and People smuggling revealed. The report conducted by the United States Department was released July this year.
International visitation to the Solomon Islands is up this quarter. Visitation rose by 29 percent in June, with the number of visitors from Australia increasing by nearly 62 percent.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force welcomed 69 officers into its ranks at a graduation ceremony held today at Rove Police Headquarters. Nearly half are female. Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services Hon.
Former Governor General Sir Nathaniel Waena has said Government ministers can only perform their duties provided they have funds from the Ministry responsible for government finances.
