Country’s largest province celebrates 40th anniversary of its 2nd Appointed Day, Premier Fini says its an opportunity to share about Malaita MALAITA PROVINCE – the nation’s most populous – celebrated 40th Anniversary of its 2nd Appointed day today. But unlike past anniversary celebrations, this year’s was celebrated at ward levels. Whether or not there were…
One Link missing money case nears trial date THE Police Officer who was accused of stealing $300,000 kept as exhibit at the Police exhibit storage facility at Rove in Honiara in 2020 will return to court on September 11. That is the final interim mention date, leading up to a two-week trial commencing on 25…
FORMER militant groups were the main beneficiaries of the USD$25million (SBD$200m) EXIM loan from Taiwan in mid-2001. This was highlighted by the Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale, in his speech to contribute to the debate on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report last week. He said the EXIM loan funds led to a lot…
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…
LIVES of patients suffering from hypertension and high blood pressure in the Western Provincial Capital and those in the province relying on the Gizo Hospital Pharmacy for their supply of Simvastatin and Enalapril are at risk as these two vital drugs are out of stock. The two drugs are necessary for the treatment of patients…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has announced that all betelnut stalls in Honiara will be closed down and demolition activities by the HCC Law and Enforcement Officers will occur in the second week of September. This is to prepare Honiara City for the Sol2023 Pacific Games from November 19 to December 2. HCC Legal Officer,…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has outlined weaknesses in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act. Speaking in Parliament recently, Hon Wale said firstly there is a lack of a specified timeframe for the implementation of the TRC recommendations. Hon Wale said this has led to a delay of over a decade, an indication…
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…
THE Australian Government is delivering 13 new community-partnership projects to 13 schools and communities in the country. To formalise the delivery of the projects, the Australian High Commission hosted a project signing ceremony at its Annex Building in Honiara which will be delivered through the ‘Direct Aid Program’ under the Solomon Islands-Australia Partnership. The Project…
A MAN who received a stolen mobile phone from another person at Tinge Ridge, Honiara, in March this year has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. However, the defendant Patrick Pambo,19, who had pleaded guilty to one count of receiving will be serving only eight months behind bars. This was after Principal Magistrate, Felix…