The Lauru Football Association (LFA) capital league has come to its exciting conclusion as the top four teams will battle for championship in the final showdown scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week in Taro. The final matches were originally scheduled last month, but was postponed by the organizing committee due to other commitments. The…
A MAN who assaulted a Bangladeshi inside his shop in the Mokolo Building at Lord Howe settlement in Centra Honiara is likely to take his plea this week. Willie Lui, 27, is facing one count of Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm. It was heard in court last week that Lui’s lawyer made a proposal to the prosecution to…
MORE than a hundred patients from various parts of Western Province have turned up at Gizo Hospital this week to receive treatment from the visiting Eye Specialist Team from the Regional Eye Centre, National Referral Hospital (NRH), under the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS). The team began seeing patients and operations on Monday. Within two days,…
TWO men have been found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old girl at Temela in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province in 2022. Submissions on the minimum term they will serve in prison before they are considered for parole will be made tomorrow. John Tealava, 73, and Patrick Paikai 55, were convicted on Saturday of the murder…
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…
Health workers from Aola Rural Health Clinic have reached Sanalumu Community High School (CHS) in Valasi Ward, East Central Guadalcanal, as part of an ongoing trachoma awareness and dose distribution campaign. The program, targeting students, teachers, and parents, is part of a larger initiative to curb the spread of trachoma—a leading cause of preventable blindness—within high-risk communities.…
Governmen through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is taking steps to address the ongoing water supply challenges faced by Helena Goldie Hospital in Munda, Western Province. Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr. Paul Popora Bosawai confirmed this in Parliament on Monday in response to a question from Opposition Leader Hon. Mathew Wale. Dr. Bosawai said the hospital has…
The Solomon Islands Men’s National Basketball Team fell short in their second match of the 2025 FIBA Melanesian Cup, going down 58-49 to defending champions New Caledonia at the Friendship Hall in Honiara on Tuesday night. The visitors took control from the outset, dominating most of the opening quarters and heading into halftime with a…
The Solomon Islands needs a minimum of 20 anaesthetist doctors to effectively serve the entire country, according to the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr. Paul Popora Bosawai. Anaesthetists are specialist doctors who provide anaesthetic care before, during, and after surgical and medical procedures. They assess patients, administer general, local, or regional anaesthesia, and monitor vital signs such as heart…
White River Community High School (CHS) Team White remains unbeaten in the Bulk Shop School Futsal Championship men’s open category after defeating Bishop Epalle 3–1 in their top-of-the-table Pool A clash on Monday at the Multi-Purpose Hall. Both teams entered the match unbeaten from their first three games, knowing that victory would secure the top…