THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) operating theatre is currently on an emergency mode and can only carry out emergency operations due to shortage of essential medical supplies, consumables and anaesthetic drugs. The situation is believed to have started last week. Reports reaching the paper early last week had revealed the operating theatre was forced to…
SOLOMON Islands diplomatic relations with China with the various development corporations the two countries established under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are critical for Solomon Islands to meet the requirements for graduation from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2027. This was underscored by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele when he appeared on a…
The Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) through its Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme (PGSP) under the auspices of its Integrated Economic Development and Community Resilience (IEDCR) project has conducted ward baseline survey and ward profiling in 173 wards in the nine provinces nation-wide over the past two months. One Hundred and Seventy-three (173),…
Elon Musk-owned Starlink given license to provide telecommunication services in Solomon Islands, a development that guarantees faster and affordable telecommunication services TELECOMMUNICATIONS Commission Solomon Islands (TCSI) has formally granted Starlink Solomon Islands Limited its class license allowing Starlink to engage in telecommunications services in the country. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink…
Russells murder trial ends, closing submissions on Sept 5 TRIAL on the matter of the man accused of killing another man last year on Moe Island in the Russells, Central Province, has concluded in the High Court. This was after the defence confirmed the defendant Jonathan Felega chose to remain silent and therefore closed their…
A high-level Government delegation comprising ministers and backbenchers will leave the country this weekend for various strategic engagements in Australia. Led by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Hon. Bradley Billy Smoky Rodo Tovosia, the 14-member delegation is down for a tight week-long official schedule, a statement issued by…
DUE to the rising problem of kwaso (homebrew) and marijuana in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita which is now going from bad to worse, Auki Police recently conducted awareness talks. A statement from Police Media Unit said, Auki police have conducted an awareness talk at Afio and Anololo community in Central Kwara’ae on kwaso and marijuana recently.…
Simon Chottu has been appointed as the new Director of the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) Cabinet Sub-Committee. The CEMA announced the appointment in a statement issued by the Government Communication Unit on Friday. The statement said, Mr. Chottu’s appointment marks a significant step forward in CEMA’s mission to revitalize the Solomon Islands’ agricultural sector…
A 53-year-old male suspect has been arrested by Taro Police a for an indecent act of a 17-year-old female victim at a village in East Choiseul recently. Police Media Unit in a statement said, it was alleged that the suspect asked the victim to remove her clothes several times but the victim refused. “Despite the…
TWO boatloads of people from Bougainville planning to attend a church program in Choiseul have been rescued by Taro Police in Choiseul after they ran out of fuel. Police Media Unit reported that Taro police have rescued the two ray boats originally from Boungainville few kilometres away from Taro island recently. The two ray boats…