Between three to four new mental cases involving youths are being recorded each week at the Gizo’s Hospital Mental Health Unit, Western Province. This alarming rate highlights the increasing trend of mental illness cases in the province, with the majority of patients being young people between the ages of 15 and 35. According to figures…
Auki police have cracked an alleged network of pharmacy theft of drugs from the Kilu’ufi Provincial Hospital on Malaita. The case seems to confirm widespread suspicion that drugs from the Government Pharmacy store being stolen and sold to shops and individuals, often depriving the National Referral Hospital of live-saving drugs. Police told Solomon Star the…
The Ambassador of Switzerland to Solomon Islands, Her Excellency Barbara Anna Gonzenbach, presented her Letter of Credentials to the Acting Governor General, Hon. Patterson J. Oti, at Government House today, 20 August 2025. In welcoming H.E. Gonzenbach, the Acting Governor General expressed gratitude for her commitment to fostering enduring friendship and cooperation between Solomon Islands…
Eight youths have been arrested for playing loud music late at night and threatening community leaders at Ambu and Kokomu in Malaita province on Sunday 17 August 2025. Auki police successfully carried out the arrest. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Malaita Province, said, “Three suspects are female among the eight arrested, and they are all…
Former participants of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) met with the visiting JICA Okinawa team Monday to review ongoing collaboration in coastal fisheries development. Deputy Director Inshore, Ms. Faye Siota, welcomed the delegation and underscored the socio-economic importance of strengthening partnerships…
In preparation for the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next month officers from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) took time out from work on Wednesday afternoon to engage in a clean-up effort. “As proud citizens and dedicated public officers, we would again engage in a series of clean up sessions to support the cleaning…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has raised serious concerns regarding the lack of medical personnel and health services in Sikaiana, Malaita province. Hon Wale was responding to a media statement from the MPA of Ward 33 Hon Lemuel Kevianga that people on the island are in dire need of a nurse and have been…
THE verdict in the $10 million scandal case involving former Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) workers for alleged misappropriation of funds in 2012 and 2013 have been adjourned to August 26. The adjournment was necessary because Principal Magistrate Ishmael Kekou, who was scheduled to deliver the judgement, has yet to complete it. …
A MAN accused of breaking into the office of a cocoa exportation company in Northwest Guadalcanal and stealing around $20,000 in cash last month will plea take his plea on August 26. Francis Tandakusu, 24, was charged with one count of House Breaking. He appeared in the Honiara Magistrate Court on Tuesday, where the prosecution…
A MAN accused of the murder of a 26-year-old man with disability at Small Hae in West Russell, Central Islands Province, last December will enter his plea on August 26. The adjournment was made after the prosecution confirmed that the disclosures served on the defence counsel were complete disclosures. The defendant, Willie Atkin Wate, 40,…