183 new cases, one death

RENBEL RECORDS FIRST CASES THE country as of Tuesday recorded 183 new positive Covid-19 cases and one death for the last 24-hours, ending mid-day Tuesday. This was confirmed by the Minister of Health and Medical and Services, Dr Culwick Togamana in his weekly Covid-19 update. Of the 183 new positive cases; 25 for Honiara, 27…

School results out next week

THE most awaited high School placement results for Form 3, Form 5 and Form 6 will be released next week, 8th of March. This was confirmed to the Solomon Star, by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, Dr Franco Rodie. Dr Rodie said the delay was caused by the…

COVID response plan has been active

THE country’s COVID response plan has been active since the declaration of COVID-19 as a health pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO). This was highlighted by the Chairman of the National Disaster Council (NDC) and Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Meteorology and Disaster Dr Melchior Mataki during Sunday’s talk-back show.…

Uncle who cuts nephew jailed

A 40 year-old man who cut his 16-year-old nephew with a bush knife while he was sleeping over suspicion he had an affair with his wife has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. Eliah Eliot Manehogo Tobahogo was sentenced via zoom video link recently in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to one…