Agriculture hit hard during tension

AGRICULTURE is one of the sectors that was hard hit during the ethnic crisis from 1998-2003. This was highlighted recently by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lau-Mbaelelea and Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Augustine Auga, in his contribution to the debate on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report. He told Parliament…

EMERGENCY STRIKES:

Unavailability of medical consumables sends National Referral Hospital Theatres into emergency mode THEATRES at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) are reportedly being forced to go into emergency mode as medical consumables such as gauge and other accessories are no longer available. Because of the situation, “all hospital departments who are theatre users have decided to…

Verdict on Dr Posala’s case today

THE High Court will this afternoon deliver the verdict on the case involving the former president of the Solomon Islands Medical Association (SIMA) who was terminated last year for criticising government’s handling of COVID-19 measures. Dr Claude Posala received his marching order in April 2022 under the Covid-19 State of Public Emergency. He was the…