Riguru community members in Simbo, Western Province have celebrated the New Year today. Esther Londu told Radio Hapi Lagun’s Cathy Lezutuni, this was due to commitments from community members on New Year’s day.
A week-long Sunday School Convention held at Irigila, Vella La Vella, Western Province concluded successfully last Friday. United Church Minister for North West Region in Western Province, Reverend Leonard Pineke described the convention which attracted more than 1,000 youths and children of the…
Young United Church Children are converging at Irigila,Western Province for their annual religious gathering. The one-week convention brought together around a thousand Sunday School children from 24 villages. Reverend Leonard Pineke outlines the main focus of the convention.
The Western Provincial Assembly has passed its 2016-2017 budget. Station Manager of Radio Hapi Lagun Sina Adrian reports. “The Western Provincial Assembly in its session last week passed the 2016-2017 budget after its second assembly session held in Munda this year.
Western Province’s full Assembly Meeting has been delayed for tomorrow. This is to allow the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee to complete its preparations of the provincial budget.
The Western provincial government has come under heavy criticism by landowners of Shortland islands over the manner it handled a timber rights hearing at Nila last week.
The Paramount Chief for Maringe in Isabel Province Chief Dennis Lulei has condemned the attack on a young girl from Isabel in the Western Province. It was alleged, a man from Western Province attacked the girl who sustained neck and body injuries.
The immediate issues arising shortly after the old Gizo hospital in the Western province was burned down on 22 July this year has been addressed. Chairman of the task force mandated to assess the situation, Adrian Tony told Radio Hapi Lagun’s Sina Adrian the assessment has been completed. Mr.
Office of the Clerk of Western Provincial Assembly confirms, no nomination has been received for the Western Provincial Premier’s post since nominations opened yesterday morning. SIBC Radio Hapi Lagun’s Adrian Sina reports.
Western Province should have a new premier by next week, announced the Speaker of the provincial assembly Richard Tekefono. Mr. Tekefono made the assurance in an interview with Radio Hapi Lagun. He says relevant provincial authorities are sorting out the leadership issue.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIPF) has made several arrests in relation to a dispute between two communities at Paradise community, Western Province.
The Jones Adventist College in North Vella Lavella has a new market house. The market house was officially handed over to the JAC School and the community last Thursday by the Western Province’s Acting Premier, Hon. Wyne Maepioh.
Samanago School in Shortland Islands is without a Senior Teacher since the beginning of the Academic year, a concerned local claim. Mr. Steven Suki of Samanago village in Fauro, Shortland Islands told SIBC’s Radio Happy Lagoon, more than 60 students of Samanago are deprived of their right to access…
Premier of Western Province Hon. Robert Pae Kuve has resigned. This was confirmed in a letter received by the Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly Hon. Richard Tekefono yesterday. In a brief interview with SIBC Gizo, Mr.
A small dive operation in Munda, Western Province has been shortlisted for the 2016 Luxury Travel Guide Global Awards. Dive Munda is owned and operated by an expatriate Belinda Botha.
Gizo Police has arrested a male person in his 30’s following the recent burning down of the old Gizo hospital building in the Western province. The incident occurred last Friday. Police alleged the accused, who has health conditions, started the fire in his room.
An interim task force is hard at work trying to address urgent issues affecting Gizo Hospital after its pharmacy, administration and kitchen were completely destroyed by fire last Friday. The Provincial Minister for Health and Medical Services Hon.
Western Province will likely face a shortage of medical drugs in the coming months, says Director of the Western Provincial Health Services Dr. Dickson Buara. Dr. Buara revealed in an interview with Sina Adrian of Radio Hapi Lagun. Mr.
Helena Goldie Hospital in Munda, Western Province has recorded a surge in Tuberculosis cases as of last month. This was according to a former Government Communication officer, Brian Beti who reports, this information was collected following the visit of the World Health Organisation Regional…
The old Gizo hospital has engulfed in flame late this afternoon. SIBC’s Sina Adrian who witnessed the building disappear in flame says the situation was one of despair as the only firefighter in Gizo could do nothing to save the building and its valuables. Mr.
