CALL TO STAFF CLINIC

An appeal to staff Maetawa Clinic as quickly as possible By George AtkinKira Kira Correspondent THE Chairman of Maetawa Clinic of Ward 5 in Arosi 2 of West Makira, Mr William Ha’abwara has appealed to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to staff the newly built Maetawa Community Health Centre as quickly as possible.…

NOT SUIDANI BUT MRS KAUHUE

Women advocator to speak at Firisua’s election launch MALAITA Premier Daniel Suidani will no longer be able to speak at the election campaign launch of Central Honiara candidate Pauline Radoe Firisua, Saturday. This was due to a change in Suidani’s official engagement. However, Mrs. Firisua said she was pleased women’s rights advocator Ella Kauhue has…

Gov’t’s anti-corruption flagship policy is off the ground

AFTER ten months of “painful and frustrating” experience, the Government’s flagship policy on anti-corruption is finally up and running. The event was marked by the swearing-in of the head of the newly-established Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC), John Hugani Kouni, in Honiara on Thursday.  The brief ceremony sealed Mr. Kouni’s five-year appointment as…

Police news in brief

* Police land issue at Pelau, MOI sorted* Three crocs killed in Choiseul* POLICE 24/7 operation continues Police land issue at Pelau, MOI sorted    A MEETING over land issues between chiefs, landowners of Pelau, Malaita Outer Islands and Police last week has been successful. Police Chief Mostyn Mangau has travelled to Pelau with the…

Our first visually impaired lawyer

Solomon Islands has created history by producing a first-ever visually impaired (blind) person to have graduated with a Bachelor of Law in the South Pacific. Edwin Babanisi from Shortlands in Western Province and Makira on Thursday graduated from the University of the South Pacific (USP) after years of study at the USP Laucala Campus.  Due…

All foreign assistance should benefit SI

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Solomon Islands has recently reiterated their view on foreign assistance to Solomon Islands during an interview with Solomon Star.  The Embassy has pointed out that, all foreign assistance should bring real benefit to the people of Solomon Islands. The Embassy emphasized that, as the…

CASH OFFER FAIL

TWO employees of a logging company operating in Malaita Province attempted to offer money to the Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Malaita this week. Report reaching the paper said Stanley Riolo was visited by two men associated with the company. The company had come under media spotlight for allegedly illegal logging activities on one of…