The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has welcomed four new officers as part of strengthening the Office in its mandated roles. In a statement on Thursday 19th June, OAG announced the commencement of these new members into the OAG executive and management level. The Office said, these positions are supported by donor funding, in…
A SUSPECT involved in an arson incident at Sinali Village in East Fataleka, Malaita Province, has voluntarily surrendered to police in Auki. The man turned himself in at the Auki Police Station fortnight ago, following a public appeal by police for those involved in the incident to come forward for questioning. Malaita Provincial Police Operations…
Newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Edgar Thomas Auxilian has assured the Acting Prime Minister that he would work to ensure that the memorandum of understanding with Solomon Islands on Health and Air Services are advanced during his tenure. He made the assurance during a courtesy call…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) strongly denies an article published in the media entitled ‘Drugs Sold.’ These drugs have been destroyed and not sold as claimed in the media article. The article mentions that drugs were sold to a group of foreigners, which is a total lie and a grossly misleading piece of…
Rota Virus cases has been detected by the Emergency Department (ED) at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) on Monday June 16 2025. A twenty-two 22% increase in diarrhoeal cases as per the hospital’s daily Situation Report was also highlighted. While this increase has not yet reached the threshold of an outbreak, all wards and hospital…
THE police have been urged to complete their investigation into the case of three brothers accused of assaulting another man to death at Markworth area, Lungga, Central Guadalcanal last month. Junior Kupa, 21, Richard Kupa, 25 and Mathias Kupa, 22 are each facing a murder charge. Their case was mentioned in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court…
A COUPLE charged with the murder of another man at Lau Valley, East Honiara in 2023, will be pleading to a lesser charge of manslaughter on July 2. Nelson Magi and Zima Ben were initially charged with murder, but the prosecution has indicated that they will be reducing the charge. Their trial was scheduled for…
Governor General (GG) His Excellency Sir David Tiva Kapu on Wednesday morning formally received a Letter of Credence from the new Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian. The ceremony was held at the Government House. Ambassador Auxilian, who is a non-resident envoy based in Port…
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara marked a significant milestone with the successful completion of its first-ever Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) performed on Thursday 5th June 2025. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a non-surgical minimally invasive procedure used to treat blocked or narrowed blood vessels in the heart. It involves inserting a catheter into…
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) Comprehensive Medical Center (CMC) has officially opened for patients on Thursday, 5th June 2025. This following a four months delay after it was handed over by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Government to Solomon Islands Government on January 24, 2025. Speaking at a small ceremony to mark the opening,…