FOR months the National Referral Hospital (NRH) Labour Ward has run out of vital maternal care items forcing pregnant mothers to pay for their own at private pharmacies. Reports reaching the Solomon Star claimed, the situation had prompted nurses to advise mothers admitted at the Labour Ward to buy these items from pharmacies. Laboring mothers…
The defeat of the Constituent Assembly Meeting Amendment Bill 2024 during the Parliament session recently, has sparked disagreement among Western Province leaders and citizens , with concerns raised over absenteeism and dissenting votes. Two Members of Parliament (MPs) abstained, three voted against the bill, and a notable 14 MPs did not attend to vote. The…
MALAITA Province Youth Council President Philip Subu has expressed strong support for the Digital Village Initiative (DVI) Project at Namobaula in Central Kwara’ae. Mr. Subu made the comments during the official launch of the DVI Project at Namobaula last week. The agriculture-oriented initiative aims to empower rural farmers by providing digital access to agricultural information,…
The Disabled People’s Association of Solomon Islands (DPASI) has been and is doing inclusive work in communities in the country, in order to reach out to other people with special needs outside of Honiara. DPASI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Casper Fa’asala said some recent programs include eight poultry projects in Auki that was delivered last…
SOLOMON Water announces new tariffs effective 1 January 2025. According to Solomon Water, this is to reflect the rising costs of producing and supplying water. The new water price will be $10.43 per kL for domestic customers for the first 15 kL, while for commercial customers a water price of $40.73 will apply for the…
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port Vila on 17 December. About 14 people died in the quake which caused significant damage to reservoirs, power lines, commercial buildings, embassies, and a hospital.…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has taken the trouble of using part of his first ever Christmas Message as Prime Minister to deplore the Motion of No-Confidence filed against his seven-and-half-month-old Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) as an attempt to destroy, destabilise and disunite the country and asserted that through the will of God,…
A 62-YEAR-OLD man accused of raping his three (3) year-old grand-niece in Honiara this year has been committed to stand trial in the High Court. He was charged with one count of rape. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and a Short Form Preliminary Inquiry was conducted. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa delivered the…
MADDLYN Hamara, the former Coral Sea Casino dealer who stole gaming chips from the company in 2023, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Hamara pleaded guilty to two counts of Larceny by Clerk and was sentenced on Monday by Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa. In her sentencing remarks, Magistrate Pakoa emphasised that Hamara…
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl, who falsely claimed to have been kidnapped by unknown men, giving rise to fears over allegations of abductions in Honiara in October this year, has been discharged without a conviction and committed to the care of her mother. The juvenile, who pleaded guilty to the charge of Spreading False Rumours, was sentenced…