A week long training conducted for malaria workers on data collection and slide testing ended, Thursday. The training was part of preparing malaria workers for an indicator survey to be conducted in the provinces. Malaria Vector Borne Disease Programme within the Ministry of Health facilitated the training. More than 60 malaria workers participated in the…
FORUM Solomon Islands International chief executive officer Benjamin Afuga has hit back at a response made on the chemical spill issue. General Manager of the Tandai Seafront Hotel, Martin Mata in response to initial reports made by FSII on the issue described the claims as none-sense. But Mr Afuga yesterday said Mr Mata’s response only…
A student of Goldie College says Miss Solomons Tema Wickham is a role model for students, and in particular for girls, at the school. Christopher Lekelalu, a form four student, made the remarks when he delivered his speech during the reopening of the school’s upgraded kitchen recently. He said the new upgraded facility was a…
Students of Goldie College, Western Province, can cook and eat in a clean and healthy environment after the school reopened its new upgraded kitchen last weekend – thanks to Miss Solomons Tema Wickham. The school also took delivery of 12 water tanks. Miss Wickham and her team travelled to the college on June 7 to…
The greatest show on earth, has now began. • Solomon Islanders will be treated to a feast of football as Our Telekom brings live the 2014 World Cup to our television screens starting today. • Brazil, the spiritual home of soccer, is hosting the global soccer event long dubbed the “Greatest show on Earth”. • …
PROSECUTION closed its case yesterday in the trial of Philip Bobongi, accused of stealing more than a million dollars of muted notes from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. The defence case is likely to start on July 23, this year with two witnesses. The Director of Public Prosecutions Ronald Bei Talasasa called a total…
CONFIRMATION on the type of a committal hearing to be conducted into a murder case at Kolombangara, Western Province, last year will be made soon in court. This was after the long form preliminary inquiry set for yesterday did not take place. The court heard the reason for this was that some of the accused…
MEDIA have an important role to play as a watch dog to uphold good governance by reporting on corrupt practices in the region. Samoan Observer Editor Keni Lesa was speaking to the regional participants of the business/economic reporting training yesterday at the National University of Samoa in Apia. He said a strong media working is…
ISABEL has recorded two deaths this week that were related to the diarrhoea outbreak. Two children died Wednesday at clinics around provincial capital Buala. A senior nurse at Buala Hospital Ambrose Kikolo confirmed this tot eh Solomon Star yesterday. He said the two children were affected by diarrhoea. Mr Kikolo said other patients brought to…
KOKONUT Pacific Solomon Islands is assisting the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and health development partner organisations to prevent the spread of a deadly diarrhea outbreak that has so far claimed at least 18 lives. Last week Kokonut Pacific donated a box of local hand-made soaps to the Health Promotion Division of MHMS…