A MAN accused of sexually abusing his wife’s 11-year-old niece in their family home will appear again at the Honiara Magistrates Court on September 9. This was for the accused to follow up on his request for a lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the…
Newly bought ship heading here run aground in Fiji A TONGAN registered marine vessel heading to the Solomons ran aground in Fiji and remained stuck there since last weekend. The ship was believed to be the one purchased by Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) Constituency through an agent in Honiara. Reports from Fiji said the vessel, MV Sitka,…
Auckland, New Zealand – The Pacific Community’s Director-General, Dr Colin Tukuitonga, has been honoured with a Life Award from the Pasifika Medical Association in recognition of his outstanding contribution and active commitment towards improving Pacific health services and training. Dr Tukuitonga is one of four recipients to receive the prestigious Life Award last night at…
A $1.5 MILLION modern health facility was officially unveiled at Batuna Adventist Vocational School in Marovo, Western province on Wednesday. Called the Batuna Memorial clinic, the project comes under the Adopt a Clinic health program of the Seventh Day Adventist church in the pacific. The initiative to establish a clinic at Batuna was born out…
CENTRAL islands province will receive $4million in funding after they qualified for the Government’s Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) 2016. Provincial premier, Patrick Vasuni said this in an interview with the Solomon Star, Thursday. “It is indeed a big achievement for Central islands province to qualify for this money,” Mr Vasuni said. He said that…
THE Central Islands provincial speaker, John Bosamata, is appealing to everyone in the province to work together with the newly elected premier Patrick Vasuni to move the province forward. Mr Bosamata said that it is good that everyone must work in unity to serve the interest of the province. “I want to appeal to everyone…
Kilusakwalo Christain Community High School (KCCHS) students have been urged to look after their new learning facilities for the benefit of the current and future students. Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development Undersecretary Ambrose Malefoasi made the call yesterday when he officially handed over the new science and home economic labs over to the…
South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) education authority has congratulated Kilusakwalo Christian Community High School (KCCHS) for taking ownership of a new science lab and a new home economics lab. The congratulations message was deliverd to the KCCHS staff and students by the SSEC school coordinator Judith Pa’ahanua yesterday during the formal handing over of the…
THE newly elected Central provincial premier Patrick Vasuni will announce his executive line-up next week. Speaking to the paper MrVasuni said, at the moment he is still doing consultation amongst his members. “It is quite challenging for me to select who to take the portfolios seeing that nine members are supporting the motion,” Mr Vasuni…
CHIEFS across the country have expressed their desire to be part of the modern governance system. Up to 10 chiefs representing the nine provinces expressed this when they met the Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace, Samson Maneka, in Honiara on Wednesday. “We wanted chiefs as traditional leaders to be recognized in our modern…