A West Are’Are Community leader is urging the Government to table the Report on the MV Taimareho disaster in Parliament, saying relatives of those who perished in the tragedy want closure so they can move on. Twenty-seven people, including women and children, died in the sea disaster when the West Are’Are Constituency ship was hit…
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Solomon Islands (CAASI) within the Ministry of Communication and Aviation is glad to receive assistance in the form of USB drives from the New Zealand High Commission Office in the Solomon Islands as part of its support following the burning down of the CAASI office earlier this year. Director of…
PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Health Pauline McNeil has acknowledged health workers for the successful completion of the Rotavirus vaccine rollout program across all provinces including Honiara. The rollout was said to involve intensive training of health workers, capacity building especially the administration of the rotavirus vaccines to infants as well as its safe…
THE ruling on a second bail application for One Link Pacifica director Gerrad Tauohu will be delivered on Monday next week. Tauohu in May this year had also applied for bail but his application was refused by Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea. His lawyer then made another bail application to the High Court but was…
MAKIRA Ulawa Provincial Premier, Mr. Julian Maka’a has assured the people of Ward 5 in Arosi 2 of West Makira that his Government will struggle with them for better health services. He made the assurance while speaking at the opening of the Maetawa Community Health Centre Building in Ward 5 of Arosi 2 in West…
* Men committed to High Court for trial* Sentencing next for alleged attackers * Courts to resume normal next week Men committed to High Court for trial TWO MEN facing separate criminal offences of murder and unlawful sex have been committed to stand trial in the High Court. One of them is a 21-year-old man accused…
THE Makira Ulawa Provincial Government has issued immediate response measures on the COVID 19 situation in Solomon Islands. A media release from the Communications Unit of the Provincial Disaster Organizing Committee says the immediate response measures are relayed to the people of Makira Ulawa Province, Chiefs, Community Leaders, Stakeholders, Non-Governmental Organizations, Business Houses and Government…
THE High Court of the Solomon Islands and the Pacific Judicial Strengthening Initiative (PJSI) will be hosting a three-day National Judicial Workshop from 21-23 October 2020. The workshop will be attended by 20 Judges and Magistrates from across the Solomon Islands. The objectives of this workshop are to provide an online forum for Judicial Officers…
SEVENTY-nine (79) nurses have yesterday graduated to Registered Nurses (RN) status after successfully completing a 12-month ‘Nurses Supervised Practice program’. Held at the St. Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara, the graduation ceremony was attended by the Ministry of Health and Medical Service Officials, Solomon Islands Nursing Council representatives, new grandaunts, parents, and friends. Speaking during the…
THE Premier of Makira Ulawa Province Julian Maka’a says his Government has agreed on measures it will take as it prepares for COVID 19 under an Adaption Policy. He says the first measure is to limit the number of seaports and airports in the Province to 10 under the COVID 19 Adaption Policy. He revealed…