A TOP surgeon at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has tendered his resignation amidst calls by the Leadership Code Commission for doctors to cease their private practices. Dr Dudley Baerodo, the country’s only urology specialist, confirmed to the Solomon Star yesterday he had submitted his resignation letter to the Public Service Commission (PSC) last week.…
… Says Sogavare while refuting claims to oust him The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has refuted claims there are moves to topple his government in this parliament sitting. Speaking in an interview Mr Sogavare described the claim baseless. “It is a complete lie, a typical example of desperate effort by people with dirty motives to…
Let’s support the boys, says coach THE national men’s football interim head coach Mosses Toata is expecting a tough return match against Tahiti tomorrow but is confident to register their first three points. Toata uttered this to Star Sports in an interview on Friday. “I’m expecting a very strong match against Tahiti, but I’m quite…
OFC: The Solomon Islands are hoping the pain of defeat will motivate them as they head into their second leg clash with Tahiti in Group B of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) third-stage of the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup RussiaTM Qualifiers. With Tahiti securing all three points in the first meeting between the two…
TEMOTU Province is set to host the most prestigious Our Telekom National U20 netball championship at the end of this month at their capital Lata. Temotu Sports Development Officer (SDO) Willie Moli confirmed this to Star Sports from Lata on Friday. “This will be our first time to host such national event and we are…
TEMOTU Province is not only preparing to host the Our Telekom National U20 Netball Championship set to be staged in their shores but are also preparing to give their opponents a touch fight for the top award of the competition. “Apart from our preparation to host the championship, our U20 netball squad are also full…
A CRAZY football fan is calling on all soccer supporters in the country who are planning to watch the return match of our national senior men’s team against Tahiti tomorrow to rally their support behind our boys. Raymond Ali made the call since past experiences has proved that our diehard fans and supporters usually withdraw…
THE national U12 and U14 futsal squads are in “full swing mode” in their trainings in preparations for the 2017 FFA National Futsal Championships to be held in Sydney, Australia, in early January. Michael Bate’e told Star Sports last night that the boys are currently training under the watchful eyes of our national heroes the…
ACTING vice-chancellor of Solomon Islands National University, Professor Basil Marasinghe, says the tense situation at its three campuses is now calm after Monday’s protest. Professor Marasinghe was appointed acting vice chancellor following the forced resignation of Dr Glynn Galo by protesting students. “The SINU management regrets the disturbances caused by some student factions on 7th…
BEETLES that destroyed taro in Temotu Province have been put under controlled as farmers continue to enjoy high yields from their gardens. This was confirmed by the Temotu Provincial Chief Agriculture Research Officer Boaz Bero. Mr Bero said that farmers continue to enjoy their yield s of taro, known as ‘Selfish Taro’, which has been…