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A 20-year-old male is in police custody in relation to a traffic incident that resulted in the death of a foreign pilot early last Sunday along Honiara’s Kukum Highway. Police say the foreigner is part Cook Islands and Samoa and was in the country to meet his brother, who led…
By Gina Maka’a Athletes from the Pacific including Solomon Islands took part in the Green Initiative Pacific Games 2023 Country representative tree planting at Saint Joseph’s Tenaru School today. The activity highlights Oceania’s continuous fight against climate change that is affecting the Pacific Islands. The trees will be a landmark…
By Georgina Maka’a Landowning tribes of Kongulai water source will now be receiving annual land rent of $850,000 from the national government. This new amount was spelled out in a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) the landowners signed with the Government on Tuesday 29 November 2023. Kongulai, located on the…
A cohort of 118 workers are undergoing a two-day pre departure training this week conducted by the LMU before deploying to work in Australia. Special presentations were made by Australian Deputy High Commissioner Sally-Anne Vincent and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) officials. The briefings ensure workers are fully…
Australia has provided significant funding support to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) to prepare them cover the Pacific Games, now underway in Honiara. “ABC International Development (ABCID) has delivered equipment and training to SIBC on behalf of the Australian Government,” a statement the Australian High Commission issued today said.…
By Charley Piringi Work to renovate the Emergency Unit at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara has stopped because hospital authorities reportedly diverted funds for the project towards hosting the Pacific Games, according to a leading doctor. “NRH Emergency Department has been closed for more than a month now,”…
New fire advisor for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Fire and Rescue Department, Inspector Matt Goldman, says he’s happy with their Department’s readiness for the Pacific Games. Goldman, a member of the Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW), is here under a secondment arrangement between the FRNSW…
By Gina Maka’a Winning three gold medals for her country is great, but doing it in front of her mother, relatives and the home crowd is extra special. That’s how Iron lady Jenly Wini felt after she scooped the first three gold medals for Solomon Islands this morning in the…
Solomon Islands’ weather forecasters have been told their work is important to save lives and properties. Visiting Australia’s Governor General David Hurley made the reminder when he officially opened the new Solomon Islands National Weather Forecasting office in Honiara today. Australia funded the building through the United Nations Development Programme…
By Gina Maka’a National broadcaster Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) today launched its new television service – SIBC TV – ahead of the Pacific Games, which officially kicks off this Sunday. The launch came at the back of SIBC’s 71 years of broadcasting in Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare,…
