Police drone ‘captured by Boungainvilleans’ at the border About 30 armed Bougainvilleans who allegedly threatened and intimidated Solomon Islands police officers at the Western Border two days ago also captured a police drone and then took off with it to Bougainville, police have revealed. Deputy Commissioner National Security and Operation Support Ian Vaevaso revealed…
THE Honiara City Council’s (HCC’s) Deputy Mayor Charles Aiwosuga has refuted claims of conflict of interest levelled against him in the media. Aiwosuga exclusively told the Solomon Star yesterday that he thanked the person who brought the matter up through the media and hope to clarify the claims. A writer by the name of Roy…
The Speaker of the Makira Ulawa Provincial Assembly, Peter Baewai says he has allowed a motion of no-confidence against the Provincial Premier Julian Maka’a, to be moved in the full assembly meeting in March. He said the Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 5 in Arosi 2 of West Makira, Jackson Sunaone will move the no-confidence…
11yr old survives world war II 81mm mortar bomb AN eleven-year-old boy of Kiribati descent is lucky to be alive after suffering from severe burns to both hands when he was allegedly playing with a World War II 81mm mortar bomb, which had been exposed due to the bad weather. The incident happened at the…
The trial of a man accused of registering in several constituencies using different names during the 2018 registration period is due to continue in Honiara, Monday. Alif Vai, 50, is facing seven counts under the Penal Code for allegedly obtaining a registration license by false pretence. He was initially charged with seven counts of misleading…
THE Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) remains committed to delivering Sape Farm and Varivao Holdings Ltd National Food Bank projects despite budget pressures brought to by the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the National Food Bank project, MAL to support the construction of pack houses as storage rooms for Cassava root crops for…
The act of corruption in the highest offices of the government is the reason for poor service delivery throughout the provinces of Solomon Islands. A well-known local activist from the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI), Lawrence Makili Kepangi highlighted this during a public gathering in Auki last Friday. During the event, the Malaita public was given…
By Ashley Wickham Those who watched his state funeral heard the official story of his life and about his many significant contributions and accomplishments in his public life. What more can be said of this wonderful man? Plenty! and his many friends can tell you more. Here are some of what I know of this…
After their first job at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit at the National Referral Hospital, the NRH management requested Chengs Company again to fix the main door of the Outpatient department. The job was to install a new door at the main entrance of the Outpatient department. Last week a new vasa door was…
NRH patients with diabetic condition ‘ignored’ by government Patients with diabetes and other lifestyle diseases say they are suffering in silence at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) because the government has turned its attention away to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, up to six people, including younger ones, die every day from lifestyle diseases,…