SOLOMON Islands has the potential to become a better self-reliant, healthy country with more and more students acquiring tertiary education overseas. This was the vision of Minister of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD), Dick Ha’amori, which he stressed at the graduation of 22medical students in Cuba recently. In a statement, Mr Ha’amori was quoted…
LOCAL medical graduate Nignauna Gagahe was awarded a gold medal for academic excellence, after successfully completing his medical studies late last month in Cuba. According to reports reaching the Solomon Star, Gagahe was among the top five students to receive gold medals for academic excellence. He was the only Solomon Islander to receive an academic…
THE active engagement by the communities and organisations consulted so far in the decision of the national government for the limited rearmament of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has been applauded by the government, police and the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, (RAMSI). Since the beginning of August, the community consultation working…
THE Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands Participating Police Force (PPF) has reported on the progress of the implementation of its Drawdown Strategy 2013 – 2017 which was agreed on by RAMSI and the Solomon Islands Government last year. A briefing on the progress of the implementation was provided at the first Board of Management…
THE level and standard of police investigation into sexual violence cases varies from poor to abysmal, a High Court judge says. Justice Pallaras was speaking on his experiences and views from the bench in relation to sexual offending and family violence at the Family Violence and Youth Justice Workshop that started yesterday at the Honiara…
Country needs a full-time Director of Public Prosecution, says judge A HIGH Court judge says the country needs and deserves a “full time” Director of Public Prosecutions. Justice Stephen Pallaras, QC, made the call in light of the frequent overseas travels by the Director of Public Prosecution Ronald Bei Talasasa. He said Mr Talasasa’s regular…
THE Reproductive Health Division in the Ministry of Health and Medical Service last week conducted a week-long training for nurses around Isabel on family health. This was done in preparation of a family health survey to be conducted in the province next week. A senior nurse from Buala hospital Ambrose Kikolo said the training was…
SIKAIANA, in the Malaita Outer Islands, is currently facing a diarrhoea outbreak with reports claiming a child had already died as a result. Reports reaching the Solomon Star claimed that the diarrhoea outbreak is taking its toll on the Malaita outer island of Sikai’ana with many living in a state of panic, especially with the…
KATUPIKA communities have created what is thought to be the biggest network of marine reserves in Choiseul Province following the addition of four new sites to existing Managed Marine Areas governed by the Lauru Land Conference of Tribal Communities. The new areas are Kukuru, Malanguni, Tarapae and Karago. All these sites are in the south…
CONSTITUENTS of Malaita Outer Island are calling on their Member of Parliament, Martin Kealoe to clarify why the constituency is still without a shipping vessel despite receiving the NCRA Government’s shipping grant in 2013. This was despite Mr Kealoe promising the people that they will soon receive a new vessel to service the Malaita Outer…