ICSI: govt finalizing position on $140M buy-back scheme for LSL, RIPEL A LEGAL team from Australia appears to have convinced the government to change its position on the much-talked about $140 million buy-back scheme of prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands Plantation Estate Ltd (RIPEL). This was revealed by…
AMONGST the almost 1000 Solomon Islands National University (SINU) 2024 graduates was the institution’s first PhD student Dr Mary Tahu Paia, whose graduation set a historical milestone for both herself and the university in its strife for academic excellence and international recognition. Forty-year-old Dr Tahu Paia is of mixed Western Province and Choiseul Province parentage.…
Mentally-ill accused to continue taking medication AN accused person suffering from mental illness will continue to take his medication at the Rove Correctional facility until he is fit to take his plea. Eddie Torona is facing one count of Arson and one count of Intimidation. His matter was taken to the Honiara Magistrate Court last…
The Operating Theatre at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has gone into emergency mode, meaning services have scaled down due to shortage of consumables and anaesthetic drugs used for operating patients. At the same time, services within other departments within NRH remain normal. The Operating theatre will now only deal with emergency, caesarean births and…
THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) operating theatre is currently on an emergency mode and can only carry out emergency operations due to shortage of essential medical supplies, consumables and anaesthetic drugs. The situation is believed to have started last week. Reports reaching the paper early last week had revealed the operating theatre was forced to…
SOLOMON Islands diplomatic relations with China with the various development corporations the two countries established under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are critical for Solomon Islands to meet the requirements for graduation from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2027. This was underscored by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele when he appeared on a…
The Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) through its Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme (PGSP) under the auspices of its Integrated Economic Development and Community Resilience (IEDCR) project has conducted ward baseline survey and ward profiling in 173 wards in the nine provinces nation-wide over the past two months. One Hundred and Seventy-three (173),…
The Solomon Islands National team incoming Head Coach, Josh Smith sets an ambitious path ahead stepping into the role with keen eye on the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In a press conference on Sunday in Suva, Fiji the Australian said emphasized on a strategic focus on the team’s competitive edge – with the FIFA…
THE national women’s U16 team jetted out of the country over the weekend ahead of the OFC Women’s U16 Championship in Fiji. The ladies joined the national men’s team that left the country on Saturday afternoon on the same flight for Nadi before traveling on to Suva. The ladies have already settled in Suva ahead…
WorldFish, and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) last week successfully held a pivotal workshop focused on promoting disability inclusion in coastal fisheries management in the country. The workshop, which took place on Monday 26 August, gathered a diverse group of participants, including government officials, representatives from Persons with Disabilities Solomon Islands (PWDSI,…