Insufficient funding from the Government has stalled the distribution of relief assistance to communities affected by recent heavy rain and floods in the country. National Disaster Management Office Principal Operations …
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BudgetsPoliticsTop Headlines
National budget hearings set to begin Thursday
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe Public Accounts Committee will commence hearings on the 2018 Appropriation Bill 2018 with line ministries on Thursday. The bill was tabled in Parliament yesterday. Chairman of the Public Accounts …
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ForestryGovernmentTop Headlines
PM orders investigation into forestry ministry fraud
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSPrime Minister Rick Houenipwela has instructed his chief of staff to get to the bottom of reports of fraud within the Ministry of Forestry and Research. The reports allege that …
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Solomon IslandsTop HeadlinesWeather
Tropical disturbance alert issued for all provinces
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSA tropical disturbance alert is in effect for all provinces. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service issued the first tropical disturbance alert this morning. It updated the warning at 4pm after a tropical …
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AviationSolomon IslandsTop HeadlinesWestern Province
Munda airport to be completed by June
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe country\’s second international airport, the Munda airport in New Georgia, Western Province, is nearing completion. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation Moses Virivolomo said his ministry …
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Honiara CityHoniara City CouncilTop Headlines
HCC to revoke 40 public bus business licences
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSOwners of about 40 buses that failed to follow routes designated by the Honiara City Council\’s public bus ordinance will lose their business licences. Honiara City Mayor Andrew Mua said …
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International Annual Events/DaysSolomon IslandsTop HeadlinesWestern ProvinceWomen
Solomon Islanders \’press for progress\’ on International Women\’s Day
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSPeople across the country celebrated International Women\’s Day yesterday and embodied this year\’s theme of pressing for progress to achieve gender equality. In a speech during the International Women\’s Day …
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Family members, friends, former colleagues and prominent members of the media community were among hundreds of people who turned out at the All Saints Church in Honiara yesterday to say …
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Guadalcanal ProvinceMiningTop Headlines
Gold Ridge Mine on track to restart
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSGold production at the Gold Ridge Mine in central Guadalcanal is expected to resume at the end of this year or early next year. Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural …
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Bio-SecurityCentral Islands ProvinceSavo/RussellsSolomon IslandsTop Headlines
Coconut rhinoceros beetle threatens Russell Islands plantation
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe largest coconut plantation in Solomon Islands and the southern hemisphere is becoming more vulnerable to the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Stakeholders of Russell Islands Plantation Estate Limited in Central Province …