Police Updates

Man arrested for burning down permanent house in Malaita Auki Police have arrested a 36-year-old male suspect for burning down a permanent house at Faubulu village in east Kwara’ae, Malaita province. Police arrested the suspect on 10 October 2025 after he escaped to a village in central Kwara’ae. The burning incident also happened on the…

High infant mortality 

Dear Editor – I refer to your article that was published on September 28th, “Wale: High Infant Mortality Rates Alarming.”  The accounted increase in maternal and infant deaths, together with declining immunization rates is a matter of serious concern.  The frequency of stillbirths and insufficient health services, especially in the rural areas highlights a serious national health catastrophe. …

NRH records alarming NCD cases

NATIONAL Referral Hospital has recorded an alarming increase in attendances and admissions in NCDs at the tertiary hospital level in 2023. Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai confirmed in Parliament yesterday that this pattern starts at the primary and secondary care level of the health care system of the country.  The…