The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) World Bank Project Management Unit recently held an Environment & Social Risk Management Training for around 15 construction workers from Super Construction Company, engaged to complete renovations at the Helena Goldie Hospital in Munda, Western Province. The training ensures construction workers understand and be able to apply environment,…
The Ministry of Health and Medical (MHMS) together with its partners have celebrated World Mental Health Day recently. The event was commemorated on 10th October based on the theme: “Prioritising Mental Health in Workplace”. Speaking at the event Dr. Nemia Bainivalu, Deputy Secretary Health Improvement (DSHI), Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) in his keynote…
THE Huai’an City of China’s Jiangsu’s Province has gifted crucial equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and Malaita Province. The equipment, which included rice transplanters, rotary tillers, tractors, digital greenhouse equipment, rice milling machines, water and sewage pumps and agricultural sprayers, computers and digital monitoring equipment, are expected to help boost operational…
A HONIARA resident has expressed her frustration about the Central Market-Lunnga public bus route, saying some public buses have taken advantage of this route to charge passengers unreasonably. The normal bus fare within the Honiara City Council jurisdiction is $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per child or student, while the direct Central Market- Lungga bus…
SOLOMON Islands must create a more favorable business environment by adjusting regulations to attract both international and domestic investors. This was underscored by the World Bank Senior Economist for the Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, Lodewijk Smets in an interview with local media Tuesday. Mr Smets was speaking following…
THE High Court has ruled in favor of the application for the dismissal of the petition filed against the Member of Parliament for Central Guadalcanal, Peter Shanel Agovaka. The petition was filed by one of the eight contenders for the Central Guadalcanal Constituency Parliamentary Seat in the April 17 National General Election, Jeromy Manengelea Rex.…
A suspect in his 20s has been arrested for the allegation of murder after a stabbing incident at Gilbert camp area, East Honiara early this week. It was alleged that the suspect stabbed the deceased with a short knife on his neck after an argument broke out between them. The motive behind the stabbing incident is…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)’s Professional Standards and Internal Investigations (PSII) delivered a week of specialised Discipline Process and Procedure Training to 36 RSIPF Discipline Officers. The training was delivered last week with the support of the RSIPF-AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP). Discipline Officers from every province attended the training which runs from…
INFLATION in the Solomon Islands is projected to ease to 3.7 percent in 2024 and further decline to 3.3 percent in 2025, according to the newly released World Bank Pacific Economic Update launched yesterday in Suva, Fiji. The report, titled Diminishing Growth amid Global Uncertainty: Ramping Up Investment in the Pacific, highlights the need for…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is collaborating with Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) in the country to address the issue of high rate of Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs). The NCDs prevention and control: ‘Linking FBOs and Non-Communicable Diseases Summit’ held last week in Honiara brought together more than 20 church representatives. The Ministry of Health…