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CBSI estimates $227 million minimum loss to the local economy due to the unrest on the 24th – 26th of November 2021
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has conducted an initial impact assessment overthe damage to the economy caused by the recent unrest and riots ... Read More
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High possibility of Beche-de-mer smuggling in common border: Honiwala
There is a high possibility that people from Bougainville will try to smuggle beche-de-mer (BDM) into the country, says the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) director Edward Honiwala. Beche-de-mer destined for overseas once confiscated by MFMR. Photo: MFMR The director made this statement after the Royal Solomon Islands ... Read More
SI has the highest Hepatitis cases in the Western Pacific Region
Solomon Islands has the highest number of Hepatitis B patients in the Western Pacific region. View of the National Referal Hospital | Photo SIBC News Dr. Jackson Rakei National Program Director of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services confirmed this during World Hepatitis Day today in Honiara today. “In ... Read More
Solomon Islands primary pupils are performing well regionally
<!-- wp:gallery {"ids":,"linkTo":"none"} --> Solomon Islands primary pupils are performing well in the regional Pacific Islands and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) compared to other Pacific Islands countries. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development Dr Franco Rodie announced in his keynote address to officially open the Sixth ... Read More
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Prime Minister to receive and witness the blessing of SINIS the ‘Home of Sports’
Exactly 2 years before the 2023 Pacific Games, the China Civil Engineering Construction (CCECC) will officially handover the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) High – Performance Center facility to the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) this Friday 19th November at Panatina, East Honiara . Completion of major concrete works ... Read More
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Episode 03: Governance and keeping an open door with Jay Bartlett
For the final episode of this Pacific mini-series, IFC talks to Hatanga Managing Director Jay Bartlett about why it’s important to demonstrate high standards of ... Read More
MPGIS’s Response to GP Executive on PEM Workshop
In this statement, the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening wish to clarify its stand after the Guadalcanal Provincial Executive boycotted a Public Expenditure ... Read More
𝐈𝐅𝐂 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈-𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒:𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟎𝟐: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫
In the second episode of this Pacific mini-series, IFC talks to Dame Meg Taylor, former Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum about what it ... Read More