State of the Art blood culture machine given to NRH

THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services has received a state-of-the-art microbiology diagnostic machine from an Australian Charity Group based in Melbourne, Australia.  The SBD360,000 machine was officially handed over to the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana by the Australia High Commission First Secretary for Health Dr Alex Stephens on behalf…

Warriors tops round one

SOLOMON Warriors FC ended their first round of the Telekom S-league (TSL) season at the top of the table with 28 points. Warriors won their final match of round one defeating FC Isabel United 3-1 at Lawson Tama, Sunday. Standford Fakasori scored the opening goal 19 minutes from kick off. Tigi Molea extended the lead…

FREE TO GO

No limit on numbers wanting to work on labour scheme SOLOMON Islands Government will not restrict the number of local workers wanting to go overseas to work under the seasonal mobility labour scheme. That’s according to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFEAT) Collin Beck last week during a…

Council of Chiefs draft constitution approved

THE initiative of setting up a Tolo Wala Council of Chiefs Constitution (TWCOC) reached a milestone with the approval of the draft constitution. The Ministry of Traditional Governance Peace and Ecclesiastical Affairs (MTGPEA) in collaboration with the Aoke-Langalanga Constituency and Local Court approved the draft following a successful consultation last week. According to a statement…

‘GET OUT’

Notice is up as the High Court-ordered Hell’s Point eviction countdown begins IT is bound to happen – just a matter of time. The government knows that its days are numbered just as much as the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) does. Last week the threat of eviction in the Levers Solomon Ltd vs…

UNDER SPOTLIGHT

The question of who really owns Constituency-purchased vessels comes under the spotlight with the recent call by a Small Malaita community on the Small Mala Shipping Management to inform them of what actions it will take on the storm-grounded MV Small Mala SHIPS bought under the government’s multi-million-dollar shipping grants for Constituencies were once a…

Worst drinks for high blood pressure

Dear Editor, The article I am sharing with Solomon Islander’s readers today carries a strong message about the health risks in drinking “sugar sweetened beverages.”  The worst drinks for blood sugar control are the drinks containing the greatest amount of sugar, also known as “sugar-sweetened beverages”. And the drinks that contain the greatest amount of sugar are sodas,…