Justice Ronald Bei Talasasa was sworn-in by the Acting Governor General, Sir Albert Palmer at the Government House today. Justice Talasasa took his Oath of Allegiance and Judicial Oath to formalise his recent appointment as a new Puisne Judge of the High Court of Solomon Islands. Justice Talasasa graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB)…
THERE is still no word from the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) as to when the next Parliament will commence its sitting for this year. Three months on and the Office of the Clerk and Speaker of the National Parliament Office are yet to receive advice from the Prime Minister’s Office, an…
TWO Solomon Islanders working on farms in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme are suing their employers for injuries sustained in the course of their duty. Thomas Lency and Morris Tataiora both got injured while on duty last year. Since then, they have been put out of work while recovering from their…
The National Disaster Council (NDC) in its efforts to support the Temotu Provincial Response to the twin weather systems, the Planning Function Team within the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) has developed a Response Plan of action. The document captures a plan of actions to be taken for the deployment of resources in responding to…
A five-day Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) training course was conducted at Central Fire Station in Honiara recently. The course was attended by 18 participants from the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Airport Fire, and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)’s Fire Rescue. The Course was facilitated by a representative from Fire Rescue New South…
A 25-year-old motocross rider died at the National Referral Hospital early this morning from injuries sustained when his motor bike hit a car at Kukum on Sunday. According to eye-witnesses, the accident happened around 1pm at the junction into Kukum Police Station. They said the bike was travelling at high speed on the highway when…
THREE families who sought immunization for their newly born babies were lucky to escape after strong wind and waves smashed the makeshift house, they took shelter in at Lokuloku in Munda, Western province. A strong wind and waves smashed the makeshift house just after they move out their belongings. They were recently discharged from the Helena…
Thirteen-year-old Rosemary Leah Kelesiwasi who is being diagnosed with a brain tumor is now in Fiji for medical attention. Ms Kelesiwasi from ‘Suava’ in Lau and ‘Gwaidadai’ in Kwara’ae, Malaita Province traveled on Friday with her parents and a doctor, Dr Florence Fiuramo. The trip was made possible following weeks of fundraising and support from…
Former Premier of Central Province Stanley Manetiva has questioned the Central Provincial Government (CPG) for engaging a person with a police record to collect revenue from business owners in the province. Manetiva told Solomon Star that a person who has a police record was paid daily subsistence allowances and accommodation while in Honiara where he’s…
INTERNATIONAL flight IE703 due to travel to Nadi, Port Vila to pick up nursing students from Vanuatu was cancelled due to cyclone. That flight was to pick up around 70 students from Vanuatu to commence their study at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) School of Nursing. The school of Nursing is one of the…