THE People’s Republic of China (PRC) has ramped up its support to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services against COVID-19 and China’s Sinopharm vaccine rollout in Solomon Islands by providing USD150, 000 00 or SBD1.2 million for the cause. Its Ambassador His Excellency Li Ming was joined by Health Minister Dr. Culwick Togamana in…
The offloading of various materials on Thursday (27th) evening at the Gallego Company log pond near Alligator has raised a grave concern for Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG). A statement from the GPG yesterday said, the deemed ‘suspicious’ activities were reported to GPG by some residents or observers living around the area, Friday afternoon. According to…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) has been sitting on a diplomatic note from the US Government since March this year. According to leaked information, a diplomatic note was believed to have been submitted to MFAET towards the end of March this year with no response from the responsible ministry. Information received…
The Malaita for Democracy (M4D) President, Knoxley Atu has accused the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fataleka Rex Ramofaia for lying to his constituency claiming that there is no SCALE project for the province. Mr Atu who toured with the Winrock awareness in East Malaita lately said his own villagers exposed the MPs lies during…
Premier Suidani thanks Taiwan for making his medical treatment possible The Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani is now in Taiwan to undergo an urgent Head CT/MRI scan. Premier Suidani, who has been ill for the past 5 months, travelled to Australia and then to Taiwan to undergo the much needed scan and treatment. According…
Will the nation afford to sacrifice the 6,000 students? As time ticks away, more than 6, 000 students studying at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) this year face an uncertain future over outstanding tuition fees. SINU has nominated Monday 31st May as the cut-off date for all students to clear their outstanding fees. They…
‘COVID-19 allowances; payments should commence next week’ THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services would like to provide some information pertaining to delays of COVID-19 allowances for frontline workers and/or casual employees recruited for COVID-19 operations. This was confirmed in a statement in response to the Solomon Star inquiries to the ministry this week regarding…
The member for East Are Are and Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee, Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jr, is concerned about the slow progress in the appointment of an Ambassador to the UN as well a High Commissioner to New Zealand. ‘I am concerned about the slow pace of the appointments to top vacant diplomatic…
ABOUT 139 people in total were affected by influenza and diarrhea in the Malaita Outer Island (MOI) community of Pelau. This is according to a report released by the outbreak investigation team after its return from Pelau. The findings as stated in the report shows that 38% of the total 139 who are affected with…
THE Government has hit back at accusations it ignored request seeking approval for Premier Daniel Suidani to undergo medical treatment in Australia, describing the news headline on the matter as an “act of evil.” The front-page story was published by the Island Sun newspaper on Friday. “The Act of Evil news headline in the Island…