GOV’T COMMITTED TO IMPROVE NRH 

IN terms of support from the National Government, the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health and Medical Service (MHMS), Pauline McNeil said they have received increased support lately. She made the comments in her closing remarks during the press conference, Tuesday. It was understood that the press conference was held after her ministry was bombarded…

One Link Pacifica Court cases

One Link mentor gives evidence against scheme One Link’s owner, Dora to plea today  One Link mentor gives evidence against scheme   A ONE Link Pacifica mentor who is yet to receive payments or refunds after he deposited more than $86,000 into the scheme between December 2019 and February 2020 has testified against the scheme’s…

NRH IN CHAOS

Is the government neglecting the country’s biggest Hospital?   THE struggling National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara is suffocating as the current situation now is dubbed as NRH crisis by local medical doctors and also patients who are admitting there. The issue is currently the hottest topic in the social media platform now. A doctor…

Work on CT scan complex makes progress

WORK on the Computer Tomography (CT) Scan project at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) is making progress. That’s according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) following questions of the progress of the work. In a statement last week the Ministry provided an update with clarifications on the project components and processes involved…

North Vella students urged to get good grades

PERMANENT Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Education Dr Franco Rodie has encouraged self-sponsored students of North Vella La Vella in Western Province studying at both Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and University of the South Pacific Solomon Islands Campus (USPSI) to get good grades with high GPA score so that they can obtain government…

GOV’T MUST BE PRAISED

‘Covid-19 is under control’   THE Solomon Islands Government must be praised for its tough stand in keeping our country and people safe from COVID-19 since the outbreak last year. This was the statement of a political observer who wanted his name withheld. The observer told the Solomon Star that although the national government was…

‘MOCKERY TO THE AWARDS’

Wale says awarding of CSI medal to Matthews is a mockery THE awarding of Cross of SI Medal to Tim Matthews, a Bribane Queen’s Counsel (QC) who lives and practises in Queensland, Australia has come under scrutiny from the Office of the Opposition Leader. Matthew Wale, MP, in a statement yesterday said the Medal and…