GONE are the days when heart patients from Solomon Islands and other Pacific Island countries would have to endure 24-hours of air travelling and spend close to $50,000 to get heart bypass surgery in India or even other more expensive destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. Thanks to Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital (PSH), a state-of-the-art 100-bed…
A HIGH Court judge has convicted a man who applied ‘a mixture of con tactics, sexual harassment and aggression’ to rape a woman. The defendant Jaret Sialo was found guilty of one count of rape after a trial and will be sentenced early next year. According to Judge John Keniapisia, the only evidence he had…
MANY clinics in the Western Province have been operating without proper lighting since their opening many years back and this continues to pose significant challenges for both healthcare workers and patients, it was revealed. These clinics, often the only source of medical care for remote communities, struggle to provide essential services after dark due to…
Below is the official Placement List for all Year Six students in 2024 who will be doing their year 7 (Form 1) in 2025. This list shows the name of school attended in 2024, student’s name, gender and the school this student will to do his/her Form 1 in 2025. No. Feeder School Name Student…
THE High Court Registry will close for all official business services as of today – Wednesday 25th December until the new year. In an advisory issued on Tuesday, Myonnie Tutuo Ofaga, Registrar of the Solomon Islands High Court & Court of Appeal, informed all law firms, counsels and the public that the Office of the…
COMMUNITY spirit is alive at the construction site of the new Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre, with local artists celebrating community and their heroes of health. Volunteer artists have transformed the walkway between the construction site and the current Naha Clinic with vibrant murals, honouring nature, mothers and children, and the dedication of healthcare…
A DELEGATION from China’s Fujian Province paid a courtesy call on the Western Provincial Government (WPG) on Friday as part of Fujian’s sister relations engagement with the Western Province. The courtesy meeting was held at the Provincial Assembly Chamber in Gizo. The delegation, led by Deputy Director General Foreign Affairs of Fujian Provincial People’s Government…
THE partnership programme between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), known as the RSIPF-AFP Policing Partnership Programme (RAPPP), donated gifts to sick children admited at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) on Friday. The gifts were presented to children admitted to the NRH Children’s Ward. Officers from the RSIPF’s…
THE Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Solomon Islands, Cai Weiming has underscored development as a legitimate right of all developing countries as only through continuous development that people can dream for a better life. Ambassador Cai was speaking at the handing over of livelihood items donated by the Chinese Embassy to…
AUSTRALIA has announced that it was proud to provide grants to six Australia Awards alumni for self-driven projects through the Australia Awards Alumni Support Grants, to the value of over SBD170,000, across Honiara, Central, Malaita and Western Provinces. The projects, developed by the alumni themselves, include promoting STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) in schools…