DEAR EDITOR – Transparency Solomon Islands congratulates the newly appointed Chairman of the Political Parties Commission Mr. Francis Billy Hilly, newly appointed Commissioner Lady Joy Kere and continuing Commissioners Mrs. Taeasi Sanga and Dr. Jack Maebuta. It is encouraging to see this Commission continuing to be gender-balance. Transparency Solomon Islands urges the Executive Government to…
Dear Editor – Breast cancer in women is known to be a serious medical concern in the Solomon Islands and the reason I have written so often about the report that the Cancer Unit at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) is without a workable mammogram machine to carry out routine screening of women for early…
THE Office of the Opposition Leader has questioned the involvement of public officers in defending the government. Speaking during a press conference, Leader of the Opposition Mathew Wale said he had heard comments coming back from the government but unfortunately from the Attorney General and the Special Secretary to the Prime Minister. “It really would…
THE Embassy of Japan on Friday donated SBD$705,000 grant support towards the Project for Construction of Classroom Building for Duruabu Rural Training Center (DRTC), Malaita Province. Witnessing the donation ceremony were representatives from the Duruabu Rural Training Center and officials from Japanese Embassy. Mr. YOSHIDA Norimasa, Charged Affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan…
Alleged looter’s case for possible plea, April 1 THE man accused of looting valuable properties from the Power Products (Big Chainsaw) shop at Ranadi in East Honiara during the unrest last November will be summoned to appear in court on April 1. The matter of the accused who faces one count of simple larceny was…
OFC: Less than 10 minutes into his international debut Ben Waine became the hero for New Zealand, netting a 75th-minute winner to give his side an opening victory at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers. The 20-year-old guided the ball past a diving Ronald Warisan, following a quick free kick to Dane Ingham who then found Waine with…
MALAITA Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has strongly condemned the actions of Police Response Team (PRT) at Bethel community in East Fataleka in the early hours of Thursday morning. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki yesterday, Premier Suidani said what has happened at Bethel community does not speak well of police as a body that citizens can…
FIVE people including the Member of Parliament for North East Guadalcanal Constituency Ethel Vokia and her husband Jamie Vokia will appear in the Magistrates Court on Monday in what is believed to be the first ever election-related bribery allegations. The others are the Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly MPA, Rose Tala, Beason and Polycarp. According to the…
THE Malaita for Democracy (M4D) President Knoxly Atu says issues that he has been vocal about are issues affecting Malaita with the national government and not issues affecting his community. Speaking exclusively to Solomon Star Auki following a failed Police raid at his home community in East Fataleka to arrest him early yesterday morning, Mr.Atu…
THE country recorded additional 258 Covid-19 cases reported in the last 48 hours, and two deaths. This brings the total cases registered against Solomon Islands 9,758 and total Covid-19 related deaths count to 127. Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Dr Culwick Togamana confirmed this in his health Covid-19 update, Thursday. “Our national Covid-19…