GG leaves for Australia for medical check

CARETAKER Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Sunday bade farewell to the Governor General His Excellency Sir David Vunagi as the latter departed for Australia for medical check. Caretaker Prime Minister Sogavare, Speaker of National Parliament Patteson Oti, Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer and Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau were amongst dignitaries who made it to…

Breast cancer top killer here

BREAST cancer is the now leading cause of death amongst women in Solomon Islands followed by cervical cancer. This was revealed by the head of the Oncology Unit at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara which looks after the registry of all cancer cases in the county. Dr Andrew Soma highlighted this last Friday…

NEPOTISM CLAIM DISMISSED

SINU accused of nepotism for ‘pushing’ Dr Paul from his job, VC Aqorau says the Indian resigned due to ill-health A DECORATED Academic from India has accused SINU of nepotism, claiming he was “pushed” from his job to make way for a Dr Elliot Mugamu – allegedly a friend of Pro Vice Chancellor (Corporate), Shadrach…

JANUS STILL ACTIVE

More high-profile cases investigated by the by the investigative taskforce THE joint investigative taskforce JANUS is still active with few high-profile cases being dealt with. That’s according to the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) last week. During the weekly RSIPF weekly radio update on Friday, the NCID informed…

Australia’s $21m budget support

AUSTRALIA is giving the Solomon Islands Government AUD4million (approximately SBD21.6 million) in funding to support the government’s 2024 Budget. Australia’s funding is delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and Treasury to support the Solomon Islands Government to meet its priorities, which include health, education and the elections in 2024. A statement from the…