The Solomon Islands Football Federation Youth League will begin next Wednesday. SIFF’s Media Officer Joseph Boso confirmed the Youth League to SIBC Sports this week.
The Permanent Secretary for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs, Ethel Sigimanu has challenged national leaders to recognise young people as leaders in their own right. Mrs Sigimanu made the statement during the national youth award this week.
Two young Solomon Islanders have been named recipients of the 2013-14 National Youth Award. They are Harry James, and in runner up place, Gladys Boka. Harry James and Gladys Boka were both awarded for their role in leadership and community work.
A young woman has just become the first Solomon Islander to be accepted into the elite acting school, The Australian Film and Television Academy, TAFTA. Georgianna Lepping successfully auditioned for the founder of TAFTA John Orscik, via Skype.
A 16 years old girl has committed suicide at Papagu Village in North Guadalcanal Constituency early this week. A reliable source within the deceased family says the girl committed suicide after an argument with her brother.
The Honiara City Council says establishing an understanding about rubbish separation among the young generation in the capital is a challenging area for the Council. Chief Health Inspector George Titiulu made the statement during a talk-back show yesterday.
High Court Judge, Justice Stephen Pallaras says families should start educating their children on sexual offence issues at an early age. Justice Pallaras says educating each other on the rights of women and what is legally wrong is very important in tackling sexual offences in the country.
The care-taker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has met with the visiting Republic of China, ROC, Youth Ambassadors in Honiara today. A statement from the office of the Prime Minister says Prime Minister Lilo thanked the visiting youth ambassadors for visiting the country and its people to learn…
A group of Youth Ambassadors from Taiwan have arrived in the country this afternoon. The twenty member delegation is here on a bilateral visit to boost youth exchange between the two states.
The new Chief Magistrate of the Honiara Magistrates Court Emanuel Kouhota said the increasing incidents of rape in Solomon Islands is worrying. Chief Magistrate Kouhota made the statement after being sworn-in by the country’s Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer.
Twenty youths from Taiwan will arrive this weekend to visit the Solomon Islands as part of Taiwan’s Youth Ambassador Program. A statement from the Solomon Islands Taiwanese Embassy says, the 2014 Taiwan Youth Ambassadors are all young talented university students recruited by Taiwan’s Ministry of…
Parliament has passed the Family Protection Bill 2014 today. The 69 Clause Bill took Members of Parliament until late yesterday to go through the Committee stage, which was adjourned to today. The Committee resumed after a Question and Answer session this afternoon.
Domestic violence offenders including perpetrators breaching the new Police Safety Notices and Family Protection Orders face a three years imprisonment term or $30,000 fine.
A father of six children from Isabel Province who had sex with his eldest daughter and attempted to rape his second daughter will hear his fate as soon as the prosecution council provide a victim impact statement to the High Court Judge next week.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RASI) have applaud the active engagement of communities and organisations in the government’s decision on its limited rearmament project.
Parliamentary debate on the ‘Family Protection Bill 2014’ has been adjourned after its second reading today. Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs Commins Aston Mewa moved the Bill in its second reading in parliament this morning.
The Honiara City Council has joined hands with social networking group the Forum Solomon Islands International, FSII, to address youth problems in Honiara. This came after a meeting was held between HCC Heads of Divisions and FSII in Honiara yesterday.
Access to drugs, illegal alcohol and stress due to some issues in life can cause mental health problems in the country, says the Under Secretary for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs, Aseri Yalangono.
Youths in the country will join hands with youths from around the world to celebrate the International Youth Day which falls annually on 12 August. Speaking to SIBC News, Youth Development Officer for the Women, Youth and Sports Division of the Honiara City Council Mary Tuhaika says the day will be…
The National Government should invest more in economic empowerment of youths, instead of police rearmament, says the President of the Solomon Islands National Council of Women.
