A WORKING committee responsible for securing a cemetery site for Honiara City is continuing in search of a grave site. The Ministry of Lands, Housing & Survey Commissioner, and Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary both confirmed this during a press conference the Oversight Committee had with the media, Thursday. The Ministry of Lands, Housing…
AN emergency medical team has already been deployed to Seghe, Western Province and another team is heading to Malaita Province this week. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana said these teams are to support health teams on the ground as COVID-19 community transmission continued to surge in the provinces. Dr Togamana said…
DUE to strict measures imposed at the Gizo main market in Western Province where only fully vaccinated market vendors and customers can use the main market, unvaccinated vendors have resorted to using another public spot in Gizo, to sell their produce. Some of the unvaccinated vendors who traveled from the nearby islands are now using…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) Learning Continuity Program will commence Monday next week. MEHRD Permanent Secretary (PS), Dr. Franco Rodie confirmed this during a press conference the Oversight Committee had with the media, Thursday. “I am happy to tell you as of Monday next week, we will commence our learning continuity…
THE Saving for Transformation (S4T) model that World Vision Solomon Islands (WVSI) introduced to 11 communities in Makira Ulawa Province has stood in aid during this pandemic, as communities share out recently to assist them with their needs. The S4T model is a saving model that encourages community members to establish saving clubs where they…
A PASSENGER who traveled back on the first repatriation from Honiara to Western Province has thanked the Repatriation Local Organization Committee (LOC) for the effort in organizing the trip. The trip left Honiara on Tuesday night and arrived in Gizo on Wednesday night. Speaking to Solomon Star Gizo yesterday, Paul Nason, who is also a…
Fake acquisition case returns to court, March 31 THE case of a private acquisition officer accused of falsifying documents produced to the Ministry of Lands regarding a land acquired for mining at Rennell, Renbel Province will return to court, March 31. This is for a trial date to be set by Principal Magistrate Tearo…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Traffic Department has conducted an operation following the increasing traffic accident during the State of Public Emergency period on Tuesday 1 March 2022. Supervising Director Inspector Hugo Maelasi explained the purpose of this operation is to curb the ongoing drink drive behaviors and those unlicensed vehicles on…
Secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has said he was “not privy” to discussions about his future as top diplomat of the region. It comes as Puna condemned the attacks on Ukraine by Russia, saying he was “very concerned” about the escalating war. “That’s why our leaders have come out very strongly in…
A Swedish company has proposed an award winning biological treatment toilet system to Solomon Islands at the Dubai Expo 2020 this week. Imad Agi, Chairman & CEO, ECOLOO Group from Sweden has met with Commissioner General Ambassador Moses Kouni Mose and introduced the biological treatment toilet system, which is easy to manage and suitable for…