By Mike Puia LOCAL patient who voluntarily left the National Referral Hospital (NRH) described the country’s national hospital in Honiara as a ‘death row’. Civil society advocator, Ismael Nori, has been in admission at the NRH for months. Nori decided…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA/JENNIFER KUSAPA THE strike notice issued by the Government Lawyers Association (GLA) has not been withdrawn. President of the GLA, Godfrey Male says they (GLA) have not yet come to an understanding nor is there any MOU to…
BY MAVISA NISHIMURA PODOKOLO “HAVING Correctional Service officers being imparted with academic skills and knowledge will help them achieve mandated policies of the country”. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Karen Qalokale said this…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Community Policing Department together with the Family Support Center today (28 November 2018) conducted an awareness talk at Burns Creek, East Honiara as part of the 16-days activism against violence against women…
By Gary Hatigeva PEOPLE of this country need to shift their mind set from imported food products, particularly rice, as our staple food, which it should not. Rice should in fact be an emergency form of food source, says Finance…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PROSECUTION has told the court yesterday that investigation into the alleged murder incident at Bellona is now complete. Public Prosecutor Bradley Dalipanda said, medical report and other outstanding statements are already obtained and will be disclosed to…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA COCONUT Rhinoceros Beetles (CRB) sightings between Pimadara and Vudutaru villages at Northwest Choiseul has raised concern for the people of Moli area in Vuruvachu, Ward Seven. Villagers said they have found CRB eggs on site too, being…
By Mike Puia GOVERNMENT is in the process of paying $3 million to Hatanga to secure the land at Rock Valley, in West Honiara. This is for residents that are said to occupy the area informally. Chairman of the Association,…
BY ROMULUS HUTA ISLANDERS Rugby Club has settled down in Fiji ahead of the start of the Raka 7s Rugby Sevens Competition this Friday and Saturday at the ANZ Stadium in Suva. The Honiara-based club left Honiara for Nadi on…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE under-16 pre-season soccer tournament kicked off in Honiara on Saturday with the first five matches at the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Academy pitch. The youth tournament is a pre-season competition organised by SIFF as part…
