Govt progresses RIPEL revitalization strategy
The government strategy to revitalize RIPEL operations has now expanded into a cross sectoral approach to create investment opportunities in the Russell Islands. This is based…
Category: <span>Central Islands Province</span>
Tulagi hospital has a doctor
Tulagi hospital in Central Islands Province finally has its own medical doctor after years of waiting and advocating for one. She is Dr Lydia Ipulu who…
Four people drown at sea
Four people are confirmed to have died at sea while travelling from Toa to Burungia Village in the Central Province yesterday in a motorised boat. Provincial…
Prospecting license for mining in Ngella under dispute
The process to attain a prospecting license for mining in Ngella, Central Islands Province has been disputed. Last month the Solfish Company, Ministry of Mines and…
Central Islands Province appointed day tomorrow
Central Islands Province will mark it\’s 37th second appointed day tomorrow and preparations are currently underway in all provincial wards and the capital, Tulagi. \’Advancing Rural…
First Poverty Maps for Solomon Islands launched
The first ever Solomon Islands Poverty Maps have indicated there are significant pockets of poverty across the central part of Solomon Islands. Small-area estimates suggested that…
Five people missing at sea near Russell Islands.
Search continues today for a missing boat at Russell Islands with five people on board. Police Commissioner Mathew Varley told local Journalists, an incident report was…
Tulagi Hospital without doctor for 5 years now
Tulagi Hospital in Central Islands Province has been operating without a medical Doctor for nearly five years now. The Hospital\’s Director Nursing Mr. Jacob…
Coconut rhinoceros beetle threatens Russell Islands plantation
The 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…
Attempt to burn Vietnamese blue boats results in \’near-death\’ accident
An operation to destroy two Vietnamese fishing vessels in Ngella, Central Province turned into a perilous experience that left two men injured. The so-called blue boats…