SIBC toured the gorgeous Langa Langa Lagoon and Auki town recently. The capital of Malaita, with its \”Wild West\” style shop frontages, clean and fresh market and beautiful bay, is …
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Honiara CityLawsPolicePoliticsTop Headlines
Two guns, 166 bullets handed to Solomons Police as amnesty continues
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSSolomon Islands Police have so far been handed rifle and a shot gun during the country\’s current gun amnesty period. Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Commissioner Matthew Varley told reporters in Honiara …
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Honiara CityLawsPoliceTop Headlines
\’We need more time\’ prosecutors tell court in Easter double murder case
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe hearing into the alleged Easter double murder case has been adjourned to June 13, with prosecutors telling the court they needed more time. Prosecutor Andrew Kelesi told the Honiara Magistrate\’s Court today Police …
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GovernmentLawsLoggingPoliticsTop HeadlinesUncategorized
\’Not our responsibility\’: Solomon Forest Association says logging impacts an issue for landowners
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe President of the Solomon Forest Association (SFA) says the devastating impacts of the logging industry in Solomon Islands are not its responsibility. Despite the social and environmental effects that …
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FutsalPeopleSolomon IslandsSportsUncategorized
King of Solomons Futsal moves his empire to Brazil
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSHe was dubbed as the king of Futsal in Oceania, and was named young Solomon islander of the year in 2009 – and now he’s turned his sights to Brazil. …
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Honiara CityPoliceTop Headlines
Police investigate hit-and-run death in Honiara as another dies on Sunday night
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSPolice say alcohol was involved in two deaths over the weekend on Honiara\’s roads. Director of Traffic, Inspector Brian Suri Malefo told SIBC one was a hit-and-run accident which claimed the …
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Makira/Ulawa ProvincePeopleSolomon Islands
The Wogasia Spear Fighting Festival, in pictures
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSIs one of the more amazing cultural celebrations in the Solomon Islands. Every year, on the island of Santa Catalina, locals celebrate the lunar new year with the festival of …
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GovernmentMalaita ProvincePoliticsTop HeadlinesUncategorized
Farmers call for action as catastrophic Rhinoceros beetle hits North Malaita
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSPresence of the deadly Rhinoceros beetle in north Malaita has led the farmers in the area to call on the Solomon Islands Government to help them eradicate the pest. Sighted …
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HealthcareMalaita ProvincePeopleSolomon IslandsTop Headlines
\’I just want to help people\’: meet Marilyn Iro, your nurse of the year
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSFor as long as she can remember, sister Marilyn Iro always wanted to be a nurse. In fact, she can pin point it down to an early memory as young …
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PeoplePoliceSolomon IslandsTop Headlines
Solomon Islands Police awarded UN peacekeeping medal
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSFive Solomon Islands Police working  as United Nations peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan, have been awarded the prestigious UN Peacekeepers Medals. In what was described as an historic and emotional ceremony, …