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Health authorities are calling on parents in Honiara and the provinces to take their children to hospitals and clinics to get treatment against trachoma, a blind causing disease. Nurses from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and made the call during their visit to communities around Honiara over the past days. Between 2011 and…
COMMUNITY Policing team within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have kicked off its selection awareness program in communities around Honiara and Guadalcanal starting last week. As the country goes through the election fever, the team is also visiting communities to talk to residents about the importance of maintaining law and order during this…
A GROUP of thugs believed to be from nearby villages entered Ruavatu Provincial Secondary School in North East Guadalcanal over the weekend, disrupted the school’s program and assaulted one of the female students. It was reported the group entered the school premises and physically harmed innocent students whom were enjoying their last few days at…
A 14-year old boy who claimed to have been beaten on his back says he is suffering psychological trauma and his wounds as a result of ‘whip punishment’ introduced in Wagina, Choiseul province. Kabiri James, whose part Malaita and Gilbertese, claimed to have received a total of 45 whips by men. “In the first punishment…
SUMITOMO has filed a notice of appeal to the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal in response to the High Court judgment that was delivered in favour of Axiom KB, the Solomon Islands Government and the Isabel landowners. Commissioner Brown handed down his decision on 24 September 2014 in the Solomon Islands High Court, dismissing all…