The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted the country’s revenue trend to be weak with the decline in logging exports. Speaking to the local media today, IMF representative (Mission Chief of the Solomon Islands) Masafumi Yabara said it will be a challenge for the country to see another…
Solomon Telekom Company Limited’s television service TTV and the National Broadcaster Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) have agreed on a carriage relationship to broadcast the new SIBC TV service nationwide on TTV’s transmitters and streaming Application TTV Now.
SAPE Farm in north Guadalcanal will soon process and package cassava into frozen, grated and cassava flour. The farm is 10 months in the making of a new cassava processing facility which is anticipated to be completed in the next two months.
Air Canada and Solomon Airlines have joined forces in airlifting humanitarian cargo consisting of medical grade masks from Vancouver International Airport in Canada to Henderson International Airport in Honiara, Solomon Islands to support the nation’s fight against COVID-19.
Solomon Airlines regrets to advise that due to risk associated with interrupted services caused by the local landowners dispute, the airline has suspended all flights to and from Manaoba indefinitely. The suspension is effective immediately including cancellation of today’s service.
“The country’s traditional security partners are always important to and will remain so. But in moving forward to achieve our security needs, it is clear that we need to diversify the country’s relationship with our partners,” he said.
A number of Solomon Airlines staff would be losing their jobs as the national flag carrier is facing a grim financial outlook forcing it to seek cost-cutting measures.
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has urged the government to condemn the actions by Russia in invading Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly this week.
The national carrier has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Colin Sigimanu, Manager Commercial for Solomon Airlines, who passed away suddenly overnight, on 21st February 2022.
Solomon Airlines wishes to clarify the current airfreighting of Government and private cargo to the Solomon Islands Provinces under the arrangements supported by the Australian Government.
Police Response Team (PRT) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) completed level three Public Order Management (POM) training, which was conducted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Specialist Tactical Group at Rove police headquarters on 10 January 2022.
The country has recorded another two cases of COVID-19 which brings the total number of current active cases to four. The two patients are the parents of the 10 year old boy whom they returned from a repatriation flight from Fiji earlier this month.
Parliament yesterday approved the authorisation of over $900 million in consolidated funds following last week’s civil unrest. When moving the Motion to Approve Authorization of Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation yesterday, Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kumar said the funds are…
The motion of no confidence against embattled Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been set for December 6, 2021. Adjourning parliament this morning, Mr Sogavare said the parliament’s adjournment is to enable the government to finalize work on the 2022 Appropriation Bill 2021 which deals with…
The Solomon Islands National Council of Women together with YWCA, Women for Peace, and the Mothers of SAGHALU Ward in North West Guadalcanal condemn the instigation and escalation of violence and rampage that occurred in Honiara City in the last two days.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) strongly calls on the Honiara public to refrain from the current looting of infrastructure in the capital. In a press statement released this afternoon, RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said the current unrest is fueling criminal activities.
The Honiara International Airport Improvement Project was designed to meet international standards. Gyros Consultant Company’s Civil Engineer, Tetsuya Ishikawa said in an interview with SIBC News.
The country’s first Pfizer vaccine doses have arrived in Honiara today. The 100,620 doses were donated by the US government through the COVAX facility. Speaking during the arrival of the vaccine, Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Culwick Togamana thanked the US government for supporting…
Around 25 Civil Engineering students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) attended a site visit to the Improvement of the Honiara International Airport Project site at Henderson today.
Four officers of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) are among hundreds of Solomon Islands students’ who received their academic qualification as graduates of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in a graduation ceremony held on 29th October, 2021 in Honiara.
