Following the first ever Honiara City Boundary consultation between the government and Tandai Land owning tribes last week, Tandai Landowners have resolved to delay any proposed, physical demarcation on the current town boundary pending another round of consultation with the Government. According to the association documents produced during the consultation were not in line with…
Tambalivu church of Visale parish in northwest Guadalcanal celebrated feast day of the holy name of Mary last Friday. The celebration of the holy name of Mary was held annually every year. More than 500 people from surrounding communities of Visale attended the program. Northwest Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki said Visale parish priest…
The Makira Ulawa Provincial Health Director said 11 suspected measles cases were reported in the province last week. Dr Arnold Nguduamae told SIBC News, nine suspected measles cases are from Waimapuru National Secondary School, while two were reported from communities close by to Kirakira. He said health officials in Kirakira were dispatched to Waimapuru school…
Chief agriculture officer in Auki, Malaita province has warned the public to properly check goods, luggage and other belongings through quarantine in Honiara before sending them to the provinces. John Faleka made the call after his officers discovered a number of giants snail on separate occasion in Auki. He said that one instance his officers…
Auki health centre, Malaita province is being hit hard with staff shortage fortnight ago forcing the clinic to suspend services every weekend. Reports reaching this paper revealed that the shortage of nursing staff forced the clinic to suspend all weekend services. “The clinics would only open to serve or attend to any patients five days…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)yesterday welcomed six police officers from Nauru to participate in a public order management (POM) training program. Commissioner Frank Prendergast was at hand to welcome the officers who are now in the country. The POM training program is facilitated by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Academy through its Officer…
With the continuation and growth in the expansion of mobile network in the country Our Telekom is currently working on the civil works for new mobile towers for selected communities in Western Province. The new mobile towers will be built at Maravari, Bava Island, Gizo, Noro, Munda and Goldie College. Once that happen it will…
The caretaker minister for finance and treasury, Rick Hou, has over the past weeks, provided an unprecedented level of information relating to public finances to the public, as part of the release of the first ever Mid-Year Budget Review. “This is a dawning of a new era in public financial management, and I am delighted…
Caretaker Finance and Treasury Minister, Rick Hou has said the national government has under-spent the 2014 Budget during the first six months of the year. Mr Hou said the consolidated expenses for the first half of 2014 was 1,621-point-8 million dollars while the revised pro-rata 2014 budget estimate for the same period was 1,861-point-8 million…
Alpha Pacific Trading, the buyers of non- ferrous metal in Honiara is now operating in Auki, Malaita province doing its job of buying metals. The company through the help of a 45 year old man James Waki established a branch in Auki. In an interview on Tuesday, Mr Waki revealed that the aim of extending…