The Kilu’ufi Mental Health Unit in Malaita Province continues to operate despite major challenges, including the absence of a full-time medical officer to oversee patients. The facility, which serves hundreds of patients from Malaita, Honiara, and other provinces each year, has been without a dedicated doctor for some time. This has placed an increasing burden…
A passenger and cargo vessel owned by the Catholic Diocese of Gizo, Western Province, formerly known as MV St Peter, sank at Logha wharf near Gizo on Monday morning. MV St Peter had been berthing at Logha Wharf for more than 10 years after experiencing ongoing mechanical problems. The wooden vessel was once widely used…
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) recently discovered a U.S. 325-pound depth bomb under the sea near Seghe in the Western province. Supervising Director EODD Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Ansa Puaraua said, the bomb was reported by the local divers to the RSIPF. SSgt Puaraua said the U.S.…
Western Province Health and Medical Services (WPHMS) plans to secure a land in Gizo to establish a facility for people living with mental illness. This comes as cases in the province continue to rise at an alarming rate. Provincial Health Director, Dr. Dickson Boara, told the Solomon Star in an interview that the idea has…
A new report, Building Together – five years of infrastructure partnership between Solomon Islands and Australia, has been officially launched in Brisbane, Australia this week. Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination, Hon. Rexon Ramofafia and Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner Mr Andrew Schloeffel officiated at the ceremony during the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025, in Brisbane.…
Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has visited the Tina Hydro Project on Wednesday 20th August 2025. Hon Wale and his delegation were briefed on the development progress of the project as well as the challenges faced. The Opposition Leader was also briefed on the community benefit initiatives flowing from the project. After the briefing, Hon…
TRIAL for the vehicle driver accused of causing a fatal accident that resulted in the death of a woman last September along the Alligator Creek Road, Central Guadalcanal, has commenced in the Honiara Magistrate Court. Devine Ahukela, 48, is facing one count of Causing Death by Reckless Driving contrary to section 38 of the Road…
CLOSING submissions on the case of a man on trial for allegedly impregnating his 17-year-old sister-in law after raping her on three occasions last year in Kolombangara will be made in court on Friday. The 39- year-old defendant, who could not be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim, faces one count of…
The Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) hosted a workshop early this week to launch the development of Provincial Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (CVRAs) and Provincial Climate Change Adaptation Strategies. This work aims to empower local communities to lead the way in building resilience to climate change. This initiative is delivered under…
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its partner the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has commenced a high-level strategic planning workshop for the Global Environment Facility (GEF-7) SAFE Project. The workshop, held at the Outback Resort Hotel in Honiara,…