A BIO gas training conducted under the Choiseul Integrated Climate Change work programme is currently underway at the Taiwan Technical Mission in Honiara. The two weeks training starts on June 10, along with a design model bio-gas plant as a practical approach. Stakeholders involved include Secretariat to the Pacific Community (SPC) and GIZ, US Aid,…
PROSECUTION closed its case yesterday in the trial of Philip Bobongi, accused of stealing more than a million dollars of muted notes from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. The defence case is likely to start on July 23, this year with two witnesses. The Director of Public Prosecutions Ronald Bei Talasasa called a total…
CONFIRMATION on the type of a committal hearing to be conducted into a murder case at Kolombangara, Western Province, last year will be made soon in court. This was after the long form preliminary inquiry set for yesterday did not take place. The court heard the reason for this was that some of the accused…
MEDIA have an important role to play as a watch dog to uphold good governance by reporting on corrupt practices in the region. Samoan Observer Editor Keni Lesa was speaking to the regional participants of the business/economic reporting training yesterday at the National University of Samoa in Apia. He said a strong media working is…
CHURCHES in the Solomon Islands have agreed to actively support the struggle for political independence of the people of West Papua. The call comes a week before Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attends the Pacific Islands Development Forum Summit in Denarau, Fiji. “We in the Solomon Islands have heard the cries of the people of…
ISABEL has recorded two deaths this week that were related to the diarrhoea outbreak. Two children died Wednesday at clinics around provincial capital Buala. A senior nurse at Buala Hospital Ambrose Kikolo confirmed this tot eh Solomon Star yesterday. He said the two children were affected by diarrhoea. Mr Kikolo said other patients brought to…
FLOOD victims reportedly issued threats against disaster management staff as tension mounts over the plan to close evacuation centres this weekend. Emergency authorities are running out of funds and are encouraging 1,500 people still living at the FOPA village to return to their home provinces. FOPA was the only remaining centre after others, set up…
NEW Zealand High Commissioner Marion Crawshaw says her government was pleased to see the Mataniko bridge destroyed by the April 3 flash flood, restored. The New Zealand-funded bailey bridge opened for traffic yesterday – restoring a vital Honiara transport link. The new bridge was installed by Downer New Zealand Limited, with support from local firm…
KOKONUT Pacific Solomon Islands is assisting the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and health development partner organisations to prevent the spread of a deadly diarrhea outbreak that has so far claimed at least 18 lives. Last week Kokonut Pacific donated a box of local hand-made soaps to the Health Promotion Division of MHMS…
FORUM Solomon Islands International (FSII) has renewed calls on resource owners not to rush into signing agreements without knowing and understanding their contents. FSII President Redley Raramo echoed this warning early this year. Mr Raramo said while it cannot be denied that the country needs more tangible development to prop up its economy, resource owners…