Top educationist calls for compulsory education By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN EDUCATION should be made compulsory for the nation’s children, a top educationist has suggested. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Dr Franco Rodie, offered the suggestion when opening the 5th Education Authority Conference at Tavanipupu Resort in Marau, east Guadalcanal, Monday. “I…
A man in his 30’s from Neo Village, Santa Cruz Island in the Temotu Province has been sentenced by the Lata Resident Magistrate on 26 November 2019 after being found guilty of illegal brewing of alcohol. The incident in which the man was convicted of happened between 16 and 19 October 2019 at Neo Village…
A community leader in the Shortland Islands in Western Province calls on his people to work together with police during the Bougainville Referendum as officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) conducted awareness on 22 November 2019. Assistant Chief from Maleai Village, Dominic Bakele says, “I really appreciate the presence of RSIPF officers…
A ROTARY volunteer dental team from Australia has installed equipment and furnishings for seven modern new dental surgeries and a sterilizing room, to establish a National Oral Health centre for the Solomon Islands. In 2017 the National Referral Hospital in Honiara offered Rotary part of a building they intended to use as a dental clinic…
A man in his 40s in Temotu Province is facing a serious allegation of assaulting his brother at Naban Village in the Bekapoa area of Santa Cruz Islands on 21 November 2019. Provincial Police Commander in Temotu Province, Superintendent James Toaki says, “The man was arrested on the day of the alleged incident and charged…
FRIENDS of the City President Judah Suimae says he really appreciated the ‘School Re-thinking Plastic Initiative’ program under the UNDP Waste Management Innovation Initiative in partnership with Solomon Islands Government (SIG). Suimae made the acknowledgement remarks as a participant in Tuesday’s validation workshop on the initiative conducted by UNDP. He said the program is a…
A HONIARA magistrate has warned sexual predators, paedophiles or sex predators that they will face the music should they be caught in this jurisdiction. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison delivered the stern warning yesterday when sentencing the Australian missionary, Rev. Kevin Rietveld, 72, to three years imprisonment yesterday. Rietveld was sentenced after pleading guilty to seven…
WORLD Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director Dr Takeshi Kasai arrives here today to meet with health leaders and to reinforce the organization’s commitment to supporting the government to improve the wellbeing of Solomon Islanders. Dr Kasai is Director of the Western Pacific Region, which is home to more than one-quarter of the world’s population and…
THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) had announced its major government projects to be progressed in 2020. The announcement was made in Parliament by the Minister for the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) Harry Kuma when he delivered the 2020 budget speech, Tuesday. It’s understood that the ‘2020 Appropriation Bill 2019 was read…
MEMBER of Parliament for Lau/Mbaelelea, Augustine Auga says the dismissal of the election petition case against him yesterday shows his clean win in the 2019 National General Elections. Justice Leonard Maina dismissed the allegations of bribery and undue influence against Auga due to insufficient evidence following a one week trial. Speaking to the Solomon Star…