The New Zealand Government is contributing $3.8 million to the Fred Hollows Foundation to build a new eye clinic in the Solomon Islands. The state-of-the-art centre will double the number of patients that doctors can treat there. Luke Teaman was blind for 20 years because of cataracts. After a 20 minute surgery, his sight was…
FORUM Solomon Islands International chief executive officer Benjamin Afuga has hit back at a response made on the chemical spill issue. General Manager of the Tandai Seafront Hotel, Martin Mata in response to initial reports made by FSII on the issue described the claims as none-sense. But Mr Afuga yesterday said Mr Mata’s response only…
A student of Goldie College says Miss Solomons Tema Wickham is a role model for students, and in particular for girls, at the school. Christopher Lekelalu, a form four student, made the remarks when he delivered his speech during the reopening of the school’s upgraded kitchen recently. He said the new upgraded facility was a…
Students of Goldie College, Western Province, can cook and eat in a clean and healthy environment after the school reopened its new upgraded kitchen last weekend – thanks to Miss Solomons Tema Wickham. The school also took delivery of 12 water tanks. Miss Wickham and her team travelled to the college on June 7 to…
The greatest show on earth, has now began. • Solomon Islanders will be treated to a feast of football as Our Telekom brings live the 2014 World Cup to our television screens starting today. • Brazil, the spiritual home of soccer, is hosting the global soccer event long dubbed the “Greatest show on Earth”. • …
A BIO gas training conducted under the Choiseul Integrated Climate Change work programme is currently underway at the Taiwan Technical Mission in Honiara. The two weeks training starts on June 10, along with a design model bio-gas plant as a practical approach. Stakeholders involved include Secretariat to the Pacific Community (SPC) and GIZ, US Aid,…
PROSECUTION closed its case yesterday in the trial of Philip Bobongi, accused of stealing more than a million dollars of muted notes from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. The defence case is likely to start on July 23, this year with two witnesses. The Director of Public Prosecutions Ronald Bei Talasasa called a total…
CONFIRMATION on the type of a committal hearing to be conducted into a murder case at Kolombangara, Western Province, last year will be made soon in court. This was after the long form preliminary inquiry set for yesterday did not take place. The court heard the reason for this was that some of the accused…
MEDIA have an important role to play as a watch dog to uphold good governance by reporting on corrupt practices in the region. Samoan Observer Editor Keni Lesa was speaking to the regional participants of the business/economic reporting training yesterday at the National University of Samoa in Apia. He said a strong media working is…
ISABEL has recorded two deaths this week that were related to the diarrhoea outbreak. Two children died Wednesday at clinics around provincial capital Buala. A senior nurse at Buala Hospital Ambrose Kikolo confirmed this tot eh Solomon Star yesterday. He said the two children were affected by diarrhoea. Mr Kikolo said other patients brought to…