DEPENDENCY CULTURE
PM: Culture of dependency affects economy By FOLLET JOHN, …
Students responsible to protect themselves
Students studying abroad should be responsible for protecting themselves from Covid-19. During the PM’s announcement following the first Covid-19 case, members of the public have questioned whether or not Philippine Authorities have lived up to their assurances. The country was assured that our students would undergo three tests before leaving for Honiara. The three tests…
Second bail for alleged firearm accused
A SECOND bail application has been made for the man accused of discharging firearm in March at Tinge, Honiara on Friday. Mostyn Maenu’u Junior (Puff) is facing a charge of discharging firearm in public place while his co-accused Joseph Wale faces one count of malicious damage. Maenu’u was accused of discharging a firearm on March…
SI endorses Framework for Implementation of Global Vaccine Action Plan & Safe and Affordable Surgery
THE Minister of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Honourable Dr. Culwick Togamana endorsed the Vaccine Preventable Diseases Regional Framework for Implementation of the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) and Framework for Safe and Affordable Surgery (SAS) in his statement this week to the 71st session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, WHO’s governing…
RSIPF Fire & Rescue Service display road crash rescue capability
NEW officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Fire and Rescue Service undertaking the specialist Fire and Rescue Course this week undertook the Road Crash Rescue Training at the Fire and Rescue Training Facility at Hells Point east of Honiara. “These officers were trained and learned how to deploy hydraulic rescue tools and…
Baroo Kindy now has new classroom
THE Makira Ulawa Provincial Government Minister of Education and Human Resources, Mr. Henry Rata has handed over a new classroom block to the Baroo Kindergarten School Committee in East Bauro of Central Makira Constituency. At the recent handover, Mr Rata who was speaking on behalf of the World Bank through the Rural Development Program of…
BATTLE OF THE GIANTS
Two former PMs contesting the by-elections By ANDREW FANASIAHoniara Newsroom TWO former Solomon Islands Prime Ministers are vying for a seat in parliament come next month’s by-election. Gordon Darcy Lilo who is contesting the Central Honiara Constituency seat and Dr Derek Sikua for North East Guadalcanal seat are not new to local politics in Solomon…
NHA hostel Quarantine Station closed
ONE of the Government-managed Quarantine Stations (QS) National Hosting Authority (NHA) (formerly Telekom Recreational Centre) hostel at Panatina has been closed for quarantine purposes and a replacement site is being secured. National Disaster Council (NDC) clarified that the hostel has been decontaminated by the Health Team before it was released back to its owner since…
Suidani applauds PHEB committee
MALAITA Provincial Premier has acknowledged the Public Health Emergency Bill (PHEB) committee for involving Malaita in its consultation exercise. Premier Daniel Suidani said by bringing the bill to Malaita, it means that the province will also have its feedback considered in the finalization of the bill. He went on to thank the team for bringing…
12 year-old guilty of criminal offences
A TWELVE year-old male facing three criminal offences has confessed to all the allegations made against him this week in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. The teenager who cannot be named for legal reasons has pleaded guilty to the charges of larceny in dwelling house, malicious damage and burglary. Following his guilty pleas, Deputy Chief Magistrate…