GIZO Hospital has issued a public reminder to all patients of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), particularly those with diabetes, following an alarming increase in diabetes-related admissions, especially in January each year.This surge places a significant strain on the hospital’s health services, the patients were told.According to unofficial data and statistics on NCD cases and diabetes, the…
RULING on a committal hearing conducted on the matter of the two men accused of stabbing another man to death at Gilbert Camp, East Honiara, last October will be delivered today. Junior Modoa and Bround Baefaka, who have denied the murder charge, will hear whether their case will proceed to the High Court for trial.…
THE Office of the Judiciary of Tuvalu, operating under the auspices of the Office of the Prime Minister, has reaffirmed its commitment to the Rule of Law with the recent extension of the contract for Resident High Court Judge, Sir John Muria. In addition to this extension, Judge Muria has been appointed as the Acting…
A LOCAL tourism operator from Northwest (NW) Guadalcanal has voiced strong criticism against responsible authorities for their negligence of critical infrastructure issues that are adversely impacting tourism in the region. This operator highlighted the dire state of the roads as a huge barrier to the accessing of numerous tourist sites, which he said led to…
CONCERNS have been raised over education providers in Western Province for failing to adequately support students who have been misplaced by the education system recently. Community members and parents have voiced frustrations, pointing out that some students are not receiving the necessary assistance they need to thrive academically. This concern arose following the release of the Grade 6 (Year 7) results, which saw some…
ONE of the communities in Ward 2 of Central Kwara’ae Constituency in Malaita Province received assistance from the Provincial Assembly Member (MPA) for Aimela (Ward 2), Benjamin Baetalua this week. The Chairman of the Ward 2 Development Committee, Paul Patrick Suakini officially handed a 150-metre roll of polypipe worth $6,000 to the Chairman of Mt…
MANY Malaitans who have been hoping to return to Honiara this week after spending Christmas and New Year in their home villages in Malaita are facing challenges due to high demand for shipping services for the Auki-Honiara route. Last weekend, many passengers who were expecting to travel back to Honiara found themselves stranded in front…
THE Miss Pacific Islands Pageant 2025 is set to be held in Honiara from February 1 to 8. The highlights of the event will be the Speech Day scheduled for Thursday 6, the Float Parade and Market Day on Friday 7 and the Crowning Night on Saturday 8. Seven country representatives have been confirmed…
American gospel reggae artist of all-time, Christafari will embark on a tour to Solomon Islands mid this year. Christafari announced this in a Facebook page post around lunch time today. The post said, they are looking to visit the country in late May or early June. “We’re looking to return to minister again in the…
THE 2024 Mustard Seed Enterprise (MSE) annual tournament successfully concluded in North Malaita. The tournament saw the participation of eight soccer teams from Wards 7 and 8 in North Malaita Constituency. The tournament includes both a football category and a netball category, but the 2024 tournament proceeded without a netball competition as no netball teams…