BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ACTING City Mayor Eddie Ngava has called on members of Parliament to step in and render support in the national issue – medical drug shortage. He expressed this sentiment at the officially handing over of medical…
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison after being found guilty in the Honiara Central Magistrates Court on July 23, 2018 for stealing. The young man was convicted on charges of house breaking…
Reporting corruption cases requires physical presence: AG By Gary Hatigeva THE government was questioned if the Anti-Corruption Bill 2017 has any provisions that looks at the nature of which complaints on corruption matters are reported, other than the current form.…
By Mike Puia THE Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) is in the process of reviewing and finalising its National Energy Policy Framework (NEPF). The Ministry, particularly its Energy Division, hopes the revised NEPF will go before cabinet…
By Alfred Sasako OUR traditional donors – Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea – were all ready to fly in emergency life-saving drugs for the National Referral Hospital, it was revealed this week. “They were ready to…
IMF team and representatives of financial institution on setting up corresponding bank relationship with POB in the country. By Alfred Sasako A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as representatives from the financial institution the Central…
DEAR EDITOR, it is my understanding that the the Honiara City Council (HCC) has thanked the Member for West Honiara Constituency, Namson Tran, for his recent donation of much needed drugs and medication supplies to its three wards’ clinics in…
DEAR EDITOR, I offer my congratulations to the Prime Minister, the members of the Solomon Islands parliament and the people of the Solomon Islands on the passing of the long-awaited anti-corruption legislation which will pave the way for the establishment…
DEAR EDITOR, it wasn’t very long ago that I wrote a letter expressing my shock and concern when seeing images of patients sleeping on the floor at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) because of a reported shortage of hospital beds.…
DEAR EDITOR, a project to preserve and protect the remainder of Malaita’s virgin rain forest has been launched in the Solomon Islands via Facebook and donations are being requested. I quote the details outlying the project published, also, on Linkedin.…
