BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Government is re-visiting the 10-bed arrangement with St Vincent hospital in Australia. It aims to first pay off any outstanding bill with the hospital. Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Jimmie Rodgers said this at a…
285 Solomon Islanders to undergo TVET studies 2023 BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The APTC TVET awards have been announced. Two hundred and eighty-five people will undergo studies. Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Rod Hilton made the formal announcement at…
HCC holds meetings as it moves to take over public bus service BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Honiara city council (HCC) is moving forward with its plan to take over the public bus service. HCC has carried out two meetings since…
Bus drivers/owners continue to ignore regulations, Council considers takeover BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO WITH the long standing issue of short bus route in Honiara the Honiara City Council (HCC) is seriously looking at operating bus services ‘in partnership with some…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) is in the process of procuring a new mammogram machine (a low X-ray to examine human breast for diagnosis) for the National Referral Hospital. This was confirmed by the Permanent…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO INVESTIGATIONS on nurses selling drugs is in progress, says National Director of Nursing, Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Michael Larui. Mr Larui said the investigation was launched soon after a nurse advisory group met…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE suspended Solomon Islands Nurses Association (SINA) is currently working closely with the registrar of Trade Union to lift the suspension. This is according to the National Director of Nursing, Ministry of Health and Medical Services…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS) is discussing road access to the newly identified graveyard site. This is according to the Permanent Secretary Stanley Walenisia. “Now we are progressing discussion on access road to go…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Office of the Audit General had found in its audit of three government ministries in their use of the covid-19 funds that some businesses which were not registered were given contracts. This was mentioned in…
MHMS to ‘send contractor tomorrow’ BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO PEOPLE of Pele in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province are said to be desperately in need of health services following incomplete work on the Manuopo mini hospital. And, they are calling…