DEAR EDITOR, according to Radio New Zealand International’s news bulletin on February 7, 2018 (quote) “Fiji’s Minister of Health has confirmed the arrival of thirty new ambulances from the Peoples Republic of China. “Rosy Akbar said the donation would be…
POLICE at the Tetere Police Station in the Guadalcanal Province have uprooted 570 marijuana plants in the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) One and Totoba areas in North Guadalcanal on February 3, 2018. Supervising Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Nixson…
BY ROMULUS HUTA LADY Margaret Lepping, the wife of the late former Governor General Sir George Lepping passed away on Tuesday night in Honiara. Late Lady Margaret, who hails from Langalanga in Malaita Province, passed away at her family estate…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CENTRAL Islands (CIP) Provincial Premier Hon Patrick Vasuni questions why Siota Provincial Secondary School (PSS) has produced poor examination results during the past three years. He said out of the whole province, Siota PSS has the highest…
By Mike Puia HONIARA commuters are demanding Honiara City Council (HCC) to take tougher actions on buses that continue to run short routes. One commuter vented his anger through this paper yesterday. Leonard Aru, who used to be a bus…
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI A public transport owner in Auki has called on the Auki police to do a massive traffic check as the first one for this year. He said Auki police traffic department should organise and do traffic…
UNITED States Ambassador to Solomon Islands Catherine Ebert-Gray has spoken highly of Prime Minister Rick Hounipwela’s administration on the current reforms and plans undertaken by the Government. Ambassador Ebert-Gray praised the Government in its effort to bring about change which has…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA FOUR clinics in North East Malaita are facing shortages in medicinal drugs. This adds on to nearby Takwa clinic which had already issued out an SOS call with a similar problem. Takwa clinic in Northeast…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA MYSTERIOUS disease causing taro plants to wilt before bearing is prompting people in Northwest Choiseul to call on the Agriculture ministry (MAL) for help. Suspecting the disease, Teresia Vinequana on behalf of Varisi Lavata subsistence farmers at…
By Mike Puia WATER arrears has forced the Solomon Water to disconnect water supply to the Mbokona clinic. About five nurses who are in charge of the clinic have left the clinic since its closure last month. The actual…
