The visiting Taiwanese youth ambassador as part of their last day in the country visited thechildrens ward at the National Referral Hospital. The visitation was part of their program and to share their last hours with the young sick patients by presenting them with small gifts. Before kicking off their visit, the youths were briefed…
PRIME Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo yesterday thanked the visiting Republic of China (ROC)/Taiwan Youth Ambassadors when the delegation had an audience with the Prime Minister. Gordon Darcy Lilo thanked them for visiting the people of Solomon Islands to learn about Solomon Islands culture and tradition. “Thank you for engaging with our people,” Mr Lilo said.…
Tamboko community high school in North West Guadalcanal is another beneficiaries of the water and sanitation projected implemented by Live and Learn with the help from UNICEF. This school is one of the eight schools in the province to receive such support. School principal and school chairman signed the memorandum of understanding with Live and…
Following the first ever Honiara City Boundary consultation between the government and Tandai Land owning tribes last week, Tandai Landowners have resolved to delay any proposed, physical demarcation on the current town boundary pending another round of consultation with the Government. According to the association documents produced during the consultation were not in line with…
The Makira Ulawa Provincial Health Director said 11 suspected measles cases were reported in the province last week. Dr Arnold Nguduamae told SIBC News, nine suspected measles cases are from Waimapuru National Secondary School, while two were reported from communities close by to Kirakira. He said health officials in Kirakira were dispatched to Waimapuru school…
Chief agriculture officer in Auki, Malaita province has warned the public to properly check goods, luggage and other belongings through quarantine in Honiara before sending them to the provinces. John Faleka made the call after his officers discovered a number of giants snail on separate occasion in Auki. He said that one instance his officers…
Auki health centre, Malaita province is being hit hard with staff shortage fortnight ago forcing the clinic to suspend services every weekend. Reports reaching this paper revealed that the shortage of nursing staff forced the clinic to suspend all weekend services. “The clinics would only open to serve or attend to any patients five days…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)yesterday welcomed six police officers from Nauru to participate in a public order management (POM) training program. Commissioner Frank Prendergast was at hand to welcome the officers who are now in the country. The POM training program is facilitated by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Academy through its Officer…
The caretaker minister for finance and treasury, Rick Hou, has over the past weeks, provided an unprecedented level of information relating to public finances to the public, as part of the release of the first ever Mid-Year Budget Review. “This is a dawning of a new era in public financial management, and I am delighted…
Caretaker Finance and Treasury Minister, Rick Hou has said the national government has under-spent the 2014 Budget during the first six months of the year. Mr Hou said the consolidated expenses for the first half of 2014 was 1,621-point-8 million dollars while the revised pro-rata 2014 budget estimate for the same period was 1,861-point-8 million…