The Makira Ulawa Provincial Health Director said 11 suspected measles cases were reported in the province last week. Dr Arnold Nguduamae told SIBC News, nine suspected measles cases are from Waimapuru National Secondary School, while two were reported from communities close by to Kirakira. He said health officials in Kirakira were dispatched to Waimapuru school…
Chief agriculture officer in Auki, Malaita province has warned the public to properly check goods, luggage and other belongings through quarantine in Honiara before sending them to the provinces. John Faleka made the call after his officers discovered a number of giants snail on separate occasion in Auki. He said that one instance his officers…
Auki health centre, Malaita province is being hit hard with staff shortage fortnight ago forcing the clinic to suspend services every weekend. Reports reaching this paper revealed that the shortage of nursing staff forced the clinic to suspend all weekend services. “The clinics would only open to serve or attend to any patients five days…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)yesterday welcomed six police officers from Nauru to participate in a public order management (POM) training program. Commissioner Frank Prendergast was at hand to welcome the officers who are now in the country. The POM training program is facilitated by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Academy through its Officer…
The caretaker minister for finance and treasury, Rick Hou, has over the past weeks, provided an unprecedented level of information relating to public finances to the public, as part of the release of the first ever Mid-Year Budget Review. “This is a dawning of a new era in public financial management, and I am delighted…
Caretaker Finance and Treasury Minister, Rick Hou has said the national government has under-spent the 2014 Budget during the first six months of the year. Mr Hou said the consolidated expenses for the first half of 2014 was 1,621-point-8 million dollars while the revised pro-rata 2014 budget estimate for the same period was 1,861-point-8 million…
Alpha Pacific Trading, the buyers of non- ferrous metal in Honiara is now operating in Auki, Malaita province doing its job of buying metals. The company through the help of a 45 year old man James Waki established a branch in Auki. In an interview on Tuesday, Mr Waki revealed that the aim of extending…
A DISPLAY of various creative and innovative science related ideas and experiments were highlighted at yesterday’s science fair day organised by Palm Drive Adventist International school. About 140 students from grades one to six took part in the annual event held at the Maranatha conference centre, Burns Creek, East of Honiara. The fair day was…
Intending candidate and former Cabinet minister Alfred Sasako has called for political intervention at the highest level to end the protracted dispute between Solomon Airlines and Fiji Airways, saying the crippling dispute must end immediately. “The dispute has gone beyond the ability of civil aviation authorities in both countries to deal with meaningfully and decisively,”…
PLANS are underway by the ministry of infrastructure development (MID) to improve the effectiveness of the existing MID materials testing laboratory. The plan was initiated since the early of this year. In a statement MID said the lab has always had a presence in MID projects and has played an important role in checking the…