The country’s National University on Monday witnessed another milestone through the launching of its newly established Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management program. This will will be offered through the School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. The program was established as a result of a need by the Ministry of Health and Medical…
The first initial route survey for the proposed Coral Sea Cable System in the country will be conducted between 8th October to 4th December 2018. The survey will be carried out within the inshore waters of Honiara, Tulagi, Noro and Taro Township by a contractor, the Earth Sciences and Surveying, EGS, (Asia) Ltd. The primary…
Holding flowers, writing condolence messages and coloring the words “RIP ELLEN” while waiting for their friends, are a group of youths with big hearts preparing to pay their tribute at a site where a 15-year-old girl was killed by a drunk driver over the weekend. These young people are members of the One More Shot…
* Bound over sentence for trespassers* Fined for wounding incident* Man guilty of assault Bound over sentence for trespassers Two juveniles who trespassed into a private residence at Kombuvatu, East Honiara in May this year has been given a bound over sentence yesterday. The males aged 16 and 14 who cannot be named for legal…
A MEMBER of Parliament (MP) has blamed the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) for re-defining the term ‘Ordinary Resident’ in the new Electoral Act, which makes it too broad to enable cross-border registration. Speaking to the Solomon Star on condition of anonymity, the MP said Ordinary Resident (OR) was specifically defined on the context of…
Police can listen to mobile conversation By AATAI JOHN LAUNGI POLICE can now track any mobile phone conversations to assist them in their investigation on any criminal case that is highly classified. This was revealed during the coroner hearing into the case of a dead couple that was found in their home at Mbuburu West…
When the annual Roviana Lagoon Festival gets off next month, one man who will be at the forefront of the event is 33-year-old Solomon Soakai. A lab technician at Helena Goldie Hospital in Munda, Soakai has been picked to chair the organising committee of the 10thRoviana Lagoon Festival, which will run from October 1 to…
A TEAM of local photographers in Honiara over the weekend went on a shooting spree with their digital cameras to raise much needed funds to a young seek medical attention abroad. Thirteen (13) year old Andy Tolobau is suffering from a heart disease and needs to get urgent medical attention overseas. Andy is a student…
STUDENTS studying at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Honiara have voiced out their complaints on the continuous bad smell coming out from a leak septic tank at the Lawson Tama campus. The complaint was raised at the student’s forum last week as no work has been done by responsible authority to fix…
THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) says it would take tough action against registered voters who are providing false information when applying for a transfer. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mose Saitala issued the warning during last week’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal Solomon Islands Force (RSIPF). He said those dishonest voters…