GIZO Hospital in the Western Province is now into emergency mode as Western Province health authorities prepare for possible community transmission of COVID-19. This was announced by Gizo Hospital Oversight Committee representative, who is also the Director acting for Western Provincial Health and Medical Services (WPHMS) Dr Michael Belande Buin on Wednesday. Dr Buin said…
Tonga rocked by volcanic explosion & tsunami The Kingdom of Tonga remains cut off from the rest of the world following a huge volcanic explosion on Saturday evening. The impacts of the eruption and the tsunami that followed were felt across the globe. The undersea fibre optic cable that carries Tonga’s communications capacity has been…
PROVINCIAL Governments have achieved 100 per cent compliance in their financial reporting, the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening said this week. The Ministry disclosed this in a paid article published in both dailies on Monday. The two-page article was in response to a report on the Renbel Provincial Government on audit issues. The…
THE man accused of looting valuable properties from Power Products (Big Chainsaw) at Ranadi during the Honiara unrest in November last year is still without a lawyer. He is currently facing one count of simple larceny. The court last week asked him to get himself a lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office after the private…
A SECOND accused in a firearm possession case was released on a cash bail of $1000 on Tuesday in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-three-year-old Peter Carlos Kwaitaka was released under strict bail conditions. He and his co-accused Iro Kwaita are facing one count each of possession of firearm or ammunition without licence. Both have pleaded…
POLICE is urging all communities with the Honiara Emergency Zone to adhere to health protocols to protect our families as responsible authorities work to manage the transmission of COVID-19 in Honiara. Deputy Commissioner Operations Juanita Matanga made this statement last night when announcing the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force lockdown operation in Honiara. Ms Matanga…
Bible translators traveled to Honiara last week to participate in a workshop to learn how to use Paratext, a special software tool used in Bible translation around the world. The one week training was held at the Solomon Islands Translation Advisory Group (SITAG) Training Center 10-14 January and with SITAG Director, Paul Nelson, as the…
Dear Editor – Thank you for publishing my view about the good works of our Police Response Team (PRT). On Monday morning my relative told me about what the PRT allegedly did to my relative, who is a teenager, 19 years old. I’m told they took him to the Central Police Station on Sunday 16th…
Dear Editor – I shall be grateful if you could publish this view on your paper. East Malaita region of Malaita has enormous potential for growth and contributions to national development. In the past people from East Malaita have continued to develop Honiara and other provinces both in the private and public sectors. There are resource owners who are willing and able to work with the national government to further fulfill the government’s…
SOLOMON Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) says they don’t have appropriate equipment to conduct search and rescue operations in the country. Therefore, it calls on the government to look serious into this matter and equip SIMA with the right assets for sea rescue operations. SIMA Director Thierry Nervale said one of their jobs is to conduct…