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Top Headlines
Meet the woman running Gizo Hotel
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…
30 Jan 2018
NDMO
NDMO steps in to address Gizo water shortage
Officials from the National Disaster Management Office in Honiara visited Gizo, Western Province to assess the water shortage in the provincial capital.
19 Jan 2018
Top Headlines
Gizo on the verge of water crisis
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.
18 Jan 2018
Market
Gizo market vendors relocate ahead of renovation
In preparation for the renovation of the market in Gizo, Western Province, some vendors will sell their goods at a temporary location. Vendors yesterday started relocating to the Melanesian Spearhead Group building, which will serve as the temporary market site.
9 Jan 2018
Malaita Province
Police continue investigations into two ‘suspicious’ deaths
Police are waiting for medical reports to determine the cause of two “suspicious” deaths that occurred last month. One case involves a man who was found dead in Vonavona Lagoon, Western Province on December 22 after going out to dive for beche-de-mer.
5 Jan 2018
Top Headlines
Western Province resort turns harsh environment into a destination
Situated in the high rocky cliffs of Tapatale on Vella Island in the western Solomon Islands, Aveala Resort does not boast white sandy beaches and calm seas. But the resort, which officially opened last week, is being welcomed as a unique addition to the tourism industry in Western Province.
18 Dec 2017
People
Ten years on, Gizo remembers the tsunami that changed it forever
This year marks an important anniversary for the people of Gizo: it is 10 years since the tsunami that changed their lives forever. SIBC reporter Kikiva Tuni visited Titiana village – the village that was flattened by the wave – and spoke to some of the survivors for this special report.
12 Dec 2017
Solomon Islands
It’s a different type of stonefish – the ‘bone bone’ fish sellers of Gizo
There’s something special about the stones from Ranongga Island. According to the bone bone fish sellers of Gizo, in Solomon Islands’ Western Province, it is what makes their fish taste so good.
11 Dec 2017
Top Headlines
Turning plastics into purses to tackle waste in Gizo
Although Gizo, the capital of Western Province, is a well-known tourist destination, managing waste is a challenge for the small town. Some local women became so concerned about the waste management issue that they decided to form Plasticwise Gizo in February.
3 Dec 2017
Choiseul Province
Traditional leaders work to sustain peace in border areas
Chiefs and traditional leaders of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Choiseul, Shortland Islands, and the central western region of Western Province will continue their dialogue on sustaining peace in border areas.
1 Dec 2017
People
Simbo, the Solomons’ first organic island – and it is all because of this woman
It is a journey she couldn’t have made without the support of her husband and a lot of faith in God. A journey that six years later, has come into reality. Esther Talisuti is the director of Gizo Women in Business and the founder of Madegugusu Women Association in Simbo.
30 Nov 2017
People
Gizo – the Western Province’s paradise
SIBC travelled to Gizo and the many beautiful islands close by – check out our picture gallery for a taste of this paradise.
27 Nov 2017
Maritime
Boat rescue incidents sparks police maritime warning
As the festive season approaches, police have called on the public to take precautionary measures when travelling at sea. This comes after two incidents earlier this week. One involved a 30-year-old man rescued at Kolombangara Island after being stranded at sea for about 24 hours.
24 Nov 2017
Police
Police rescue 20 dolphins in Western Province
Police rescued and released 20 dolphins from captivity at Rapata Village on Kolombangara island, Western Province on Wednesday. Fourteen suspects were arrested in a joint operation by police and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources.
2 Nov 2017
Culture
Kadevuru Sinaqi tribe enthrones woman as chief
Headhunters and grandmothers led to the crowning of the new chief of the Kadevuru Sinaqi tribe of Isabel and Roviana. Gloria Sibisopere, a descendant of a woman who was taken by headhunters from the tribe in Isabel Province, was last week enthroned as its chief in Ilangana, Munda in Western…
31 Oct 2017
Police
Man arrested for gun possession in Western Province
Police Officers in the Western Province have arrested a male suspect for the illegal possession of a firearm during an early morning operation today at Tinge Village, in Marovo.
7 Aug 2017
Government
Ban the bag: plastic bags banned in Western Province
The Western Provincial Government has announced a ban on plastic bags in the Western Province. Premier Wayne Maepio made the announcement during the local ministerial and stakeholder meeting at the headquarters of the Western Province this week.
24 May 2017
People
Dive Munda ‘diving company of the year’
Dive Munda, a top local diving destination in the Western Province, has won the Diving Company of the Year award. The award, established by Luxury Travel Guide, Asia and Australasia 2017, was handed out over the weekend. Dive Munda is owned and managed by an expatriate Belinda Botha.
18 Apr 2017
Breaking News
Search still on for missing boy in Western Province
Police in Ringi, Western Province, are still searching for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after last Friday’s boat collision near Kukudu, Kolombangara. The boat accident claimed one life. Three others were hospitalised.
21 Mar 2017
Fisheries
WESTERN PROVINCE UNDER FISHERIES RADAR
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is keeping the Western Province within its radar following reports of illegal harvesting of Beche-de-mer in the Province. Chief Fisheries Research Officer within the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, John Legata confirms.
22 Jan 2017