THE recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) outbreak in Fiji has raised significant concerns amongst Solomon Islands citizens at home. Fiji’s Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu recently declared an official outbreak after recording 1,093 new HIV cases from January to September 2024. “I have repeatedly expressed my concerns about the…
IN the spin of an event, six Solomon Islanders studying medicine at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) are demanding the truth from the Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA) within the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) about the scholarship awards they were promised. SITESA is responsible for the…
A LEGAL team comprising local and international lawyers is set to file a compensation claim next week against the insurer Korea Protection and Indemnity Club (KP&I) over the 2019 oil spill at Kangava Bay, Rennell Island, Renbel Province. The move aims to meet the six-year statute of limitations for civil cases, with the incident occurring…
TRIAL into the matter of the Malaita Provincial Assembly Member for West Baegu-Fataleka Ward and a former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani and his political adviser Celsius Talifilu will commence in April. Principal Magistrate Elma Veenah Rizzu Hilly on Friday set down the April 21 to 25 for the hearing of evidences. The matter will return…
SOLOMON Islands is sitting on a gold deposit that could sustain the nation economically for the next 30 years, it was revealed this week. To unlock this potential, this calls for the introduction of transformative policies in every sector as a matter of urgency. According to one study, Solomon Islands has gold deposit that could…
A SOLEMN atmosphere enveloped the Saint Barnabas Cathedral on Friday afternoon as family, friends and representatives of all walks of life gathered to honor the late Sir Father John Ini Lapli, the fourth Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, who passed on in Honiara on Saturday 18 January, for his dedicated service. The State Funeral Service…
THE fourth Governor-General Late Father Sir John Inilapli was farewelled in a State Funeral in Honiara on Friday. Late Father Sir John, who served as Governor-General from 7 July 1999 to 7 July 2004, died in Honiara on Saturday 18 January after a long illness. As part of the State Funeral programme, the body of…
Motumahi Lodge located in East Rennell, Renbel Province has acknowledged the national government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) for its support through a double cabin land cruiser. In a statement today, Sunday, the Lodge said, “Motumahi Lodge is proud to announce that it has received a double cabin cruiser from the national…
Over 8,300 Solomon Islanders have to date worked in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, and this year looks set to be another successful year. Sixty-two PALM workers attended the first pre-departure briefing for 2025 last week. The group included 37 new participants and 25 returned workers, who were looking forward to…
The Solomon Islands Government on Friday officially received the completed National Referral Hospital (NHR) Comprehensive Medical Centre from the People’s Republic of China. This fulfils the vision for a new state of the art health facility that was initially discussed four years ago. The project commenced 13 months ago and was constructed by Jiangsu Jiangdu…