The cost of caring for a patient diagnosed with a Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) can range between $3,000 and $7,000 per week. This is posing a major burden on both the health system and affected families. Western Provincial Health and Medical Services (WPHMS) Director, Dr. Dickson Boara, confirmed this during an interview with the Solomon Star.…
The former Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID), Henry Murray has been rearrested and is now back at the Rove Correctional Facility to serve his 4-year imprisonment. Police officers from Taskforce Janus carried out the rearrest on Wednesday, 14th May. Mr. Murray was arrested in 2018 by police officers from…
In response to recent political developments, civil society organisations (CSO) and non-governmental organizations convened under the umbrella of the Development Services Exchange (DSE) for their monthly information-sharing session last week. The meeting focused on the implications of the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and its potential impact on governance, service delivery,…
THE election petition case against Member of Parliament (MP) for Shortlands, Junior Isikeli Vave, has been dismissed. Deputy Chief Justice Rex Faukona had yesterday dismissed the petition on Monday after ruling in favour of Vave. His lawyer Billy Titiulu confirmed late Monday that the petition was struck off all 18 allegations of bribery resulting in…
The Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC) remains without leadership, following the expiry of Director General John Kouni’s contract in April. Sources have confirmed that the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has yet to renew Kouni’s contract, leaving the commission largely inactive since its establishment under the Anti-Corruption Act 2018. In…
A Young man will hear the sentencing submissions and mitigation in the Honiara Magistrate court on Wednesday. This after defendant Zane Gegeu Taisia was found guilty of assaulting a woman outside of the Pacific Crown hotel, Honiara last New Year’s Day. He was convicted of Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm after a trial in which…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has commended citizens of the country, especially residents in Honiara for maintaining peace and calm during last week’s Motion of No Confidence. PM and his Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) survived the second attempts of motion by the mover-Member of Parliament for Central Honiara Gordon Darcy Lilo. PM made…
Due to high turbidity caused by heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday, Solomon Water was forced to close its water supply at both Kongulai in West Honiara and Kobito in East Honiara. In a statement on Tuesday evening Solomon Water said, that the water supply from Kongulai and Kobito are closed until further notice. “This…
Communities in Vadede, North Choiseul say their newly installed Telekom Tower, has transformed their lives, helping families, teachers and healthcare workers to stay connected. Previously one of the most hard-to-reach areas in Choiseul, Vadede is now part of a growing network of digitally connected communities thanks to the Solomon Islands–Australia Partnership with Our Telekom delivering…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale says government procurement and contracting has always been a serious leak successive governments have always ignored. Speaking in Parliament, Monday during his response to the Speech from the Throne, Hon Wale said almost all government contracts are excessively priced. “Some of this is undoubtedly corruption. Repair contracts, road contracts,…