The Gizo Hospital Labour Ward saw the arrival of two babies on the New Year’s Day, Sunday 1 January, 2023. This was revealed by a nursing officer early this week. The nurse could not indicate whether these two babies – one boy and one girl- were delivered via Cesarean section, vacuum process or just normal…
Happy New Year, my dear readers! At the very beginning of a new year, what is your New Year resolution? I hope it is a better health condition! Last time we covered life style intervention on prevention and treatment of hypertension (limit alcohol consumption and increase work-out). This time, we would go through some mild…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has conveyed his condolences on the passing of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In a statement today, Hon Wale said Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian who stood for the best of conservative Christian values. The Vatican announced that Benedict died Saturday at his home in the Vatican at age…
Officers of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara City have arrested a 22-year-old male person for raping a 23-year-old female at Kola-ridge on 1st January 2023. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Superintendent Chris Laekalia says, “It was alleged the victim was raped inside her own room. The suspect took advantage of…
THE Governor General, Sir David Vunagi, has called for the establishment of a ‘general consensus plan’ for the training and effective utilisation of the country’s human resource. Sir David made the call in his 2023 National New Year’s Address over the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. He said after 44 years of independence, Solomon Islands should…
THERE are confusions in the Western Province as to the right date for the commencement of the 2023 academic year. After the late start of the 2022 academic year in June due to COVID-19, the Ministry of Education and Human Resource (MEHRD) had stated that all schools nationwide will begin the 2023 Academic Year on…
Dear Editor, Sunday 1st January 2023 is a new beginning for many people. It’s a special day for many reasons. In fact, different people will see different reasons to celebrate this day. A couple of things will be the same though. The sun will rise this morning in most places and later set this evening.…
SOLOMON Islands farewelled 2022 with a hefty pay raise for its 50 Members of Parliament. The Parliamentary Entitlements Commission [PEC] – the legal body that regulates terms and conditions for Parliamentarians – is proposing increases in salaries and other parliamentary entitlements to be effective from April 1 next year, a PEC confidential document has revealed.…