THE country’s positive COVID-19 cases has hit the 10,000 mark as of yesterday. This was revealed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana in his COVID-19 national situation report last night. He said, 251 new cases were recorded over the past 72 hours up until yesterday registering the accumulative total to…
MEMBERS Of the Police Response Team (PRT) on Tuesday for the first time have undergone their first training using the replica guns at the Rove headquarters in Honiara. The guns were donated by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) for the purpose of training. The arrival of the guns have come under heavy scrutiny from…
A SECURITY blunder at the Gizo Correctional Centre in Western Province on Tuesday saw an inmate escaped undetected but was recaptured few hours later. Reports reaching the paper said the inmate escaped through a rusty bamboo wire gate at the Malakerava Correctional Centre without the knowledge of the Correctional Officers. The incident occurred between 2pm…
The policy behind the extension of the current Parliament to 2024 as well for a five-year term was a Cabinet decision. It is no longer a proposal. It is now a major policy of the DCGA Government. Given it was a Cabinet decision, the responsibility to explain and defend the Cabinet decision rests with Cabinet…
All it takes will be for some Chinese business to set up a large commercial piggery, cattle farm, cocoa and other root crop farms to kill off any attempt to promote increase of production through small holders. The Government should protect Solomon Islander farmers now by encouraging the establishment of national corporations for piggery, cattle…
Dear Editor – I have been reading comments recorded in a late article published in the Solomon Star newspaper and remarks said to have been made by the claimed M4D President Knoxly Atu. Mr. Atu in part of the article alluded to his involvement in a “peaceful protest” in Honiara last November. I quote what…
Dear Editor – I am delighted to write today to tell readers that I have been contacted by Marty Emmett, the Managing Director of YWAM Ships Aotearoa (YSA) who told me he is seeking to work in partnership with the Solomon Islands Government and the MHMS to provide health care support to outer island communities…
Dear Editor – The denial by the Commissioner of Police of the arms shipment is the most damaging and dangerous statement made by the Commissioner of Police, when Solomon Star in its investigation revealed sufficient evidence of the alleged consignment having reached Solomon Islands. The investigation by Solomon Star has not only revealed details of…
Dear Editor – The RSIPF has come under an unfavourable spotlight in the Solomon Star newspaper on Saturday, after allegations of the actions of its RRT members when executing an early morning operation to capture a suspect in his home village in Malaita Province on Thursday last week. The allegations of the botched police operation…
THE Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) which deals with the distribution of relief food supplies have ended their food distribution task in Honiara. The National Situational report issued by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) on Friday revealed this. “As of 8th March 2022, a total of 36,679 households have been covered under the food relief…