May 8, 2018

395 TB cases each year

BY LYNTON AARON FILIA AROUND 395 cases of tuberculosis are reported each year in the Solomon Islands, according to a health ministry report. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services’ 2017 Health Core Indicator Report says for the period 2015-2017,…

MP’s trial set for 8th May

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TRIAL into the case against the Member of Parliament for Baegu/Asifola Constituency is set to resume tomorrow. Yesterday pertaining legal issues were sorted out and the case adjourned for tomorrow for trial proper. This is the case…

64-year-old man to appear in court today

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case against an old man alleged of raping his 11-year-old granddaughter will be mentioned in court today. On the last occasion the accused attended without a lawyer and the court urged him to follow up with…

Understanding proper choco processing

Ausie Chef says local ingredients have high potentials to produce top grade chocolates BY GARY HATIGEVA REPRESENTATIVES from Cocoa Farmers Associations in Guadalcanal and Makira Provinces, along with representatives from the Guadalcanal Council of Women, Youth@Work and the JJD Women’s…

Tuna worry

NFD & Soltuna wary of what future holds with SI’s graduation from LDC   BY MIKE PUIA GIZO THE country’s premier fishing company, National Fisheries Developments (NFD), is worried about the impact the country’s graduation out of the Least Developed…