MP thanks the helping hands who re-floated her constituency ship after being perched between rocks by Cyclone Judy TEMOTU VATUD MP Freda Rotutafi Rangirei was all smiles on the weekend after her Constituency ship the Vatud Star was refloated last week. Vatud Star was driven ashore at Kukum by strong winds and heavy seas associated…
CHINA’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Li Ming, has paid a rare tribute to Chung Wah School and its female staff, which accounts for more 80 percent of the staffing population. Ambassador Li also paid tribute to women in Solomon Islands and China in a speech marking the International Women’s Day at the Chung Wah School…
OUR Telekom will soon launch its mobile money service. This was confirmed by the company’s Information staff last Thursday during an information-sharing session with Honiara’s artisan community. The Our Telekom Information staff briefed the local artisans about the company’s range of new products that could help them market their products online. Amongst the range of…
THE Catholic Church-owned Don Bosco Technical Institute has reiterated its belief in honouring the important role of women in society when the school marked the International Women’s Day last Wednesday. Australian volunteer staff at Don Bosco, Miriam Rivers spoke to Solomon Star about the IWD 2023 celebration at the vocational institute. “On Wednesday, the school…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is conducting a review of past and current potential partnerships with hospitals overseas for patient referrals, the ministry announced in a statement. MHMS said the previous partnership with St Vincent Hospital in Sydney, Australia for the 10 beds had come to a halt in 2017 due to…
THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) has provided the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Forensic Unit with specialist equipment and consumables to support the investigative capability of the RSIPF. AFP advisors working with the RSIPF and AFP Policing Partnership Programme (RAPPP) previously helped establish digital forensic and drug testing capabilities within the Forensic Unit. RAPPP…