It has taken a long time, but the roadworks around the central market area are almost complete. And now a great fence of Honiara is emerging. Drivers and pedestrians …
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Munda International Airport \’not a waste of money\’: Maepio
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSWestern Province Premier Wayne Maepio has strongly refuted claims by a former New Zealand aid researcher that the Munda airport upgrading project is a waste of funds. Research fellow Terence …
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Beautiful send off for murdered Honiara couple
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSEmotions were on full display today as the family members of murdered Chinese couple Gongzhen Lao and Yuegui Wu paid tribute in a moving memorial service in Honiara today. Family, …
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Can the Solomons get a bite of the gloabl chocolate bar?
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSIt is one of the world\’s most loved treats – and a valuable one at that. And now local Solomon Islander farmers are now trying to get a bigger piece …
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HealthcarePeopleSolomon IslandsTop Headlines
Immunisation – nila for babies – is everybody\’s business: WHO
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSNo Solomon Islands children should die from an immunisation-preventable disease – that is the message coming out of today\’s immunisation event at SIBC. Launching the National EPI Communication Strategy 2017-2020 …
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Vietnamese \’blue boat\’ captains face $12 million SBD fine
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSThe three Vietnamese \”blue boats\” captains face fines of up to $SBD 12 million, or up to three years in jail, the State prosecutor has revealed. The three appeared before …
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Police identify \’people of interest\’ in Easter double murder
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSSolomon Islands Police have identified \”people of interest\” in the Easter double murder which shocked Honiara, and the nation. Speaking at a weekly press conference, Police Commissioner Matthew Varley said the …
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President Trump, Prime Minister Turnbull and … the Solomon Islands?
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSIt is perhaps a fleeting connection at best, but there is one reason why US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are meeting next month. And the …
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SINU ceremony marred in controversy after graduates turned away
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSIt was supposed to be a day of celebration – yet for hundreds of Solomon Islands National University students it turned into a nightmare. Reports from the SINU graduation ceremony …
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Former PM blasts Solomons Government over spending
by SIBC NEWSby SIBC NEWSFormer Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has blasted the current Solomon Island Government\’s fiscal management, questioning how a \”good reserve\” two years ago has evaporated with the Government now borrowing to …