THE global pandemic (COVID-19) will be here for quite some time. This means the government needs to build a separate COVID-19 facility away from the normal health amenities at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). Speaking to this paper on Monday Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ruth Liloqula said this could be one…
A 40-year-old man who had sexually abused a four-year-old neighbour last July in Honiara has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the High Court. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the young complainant was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of having sexual intercourse with an underage child. Judge…
Dr Togamae offers free embalming services By ANDREW FANASIA DOCTOR Pedical Togamae has offered his embalming service for free to all good citizens of Solomon Islands, a decision described as a patriotic and noble. Speaking to Solomon Star yesterday, Dr. Togamae said as a professional doctor doing embalming at the National Referral Hospital morgue, he…
‘Cabinet approves SoPE extension’ By ANDREW FANASIA PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare would be endorsing a recommendation to his Excellency the Governor-General (GG) to make a declaration for the extension of the current State of Public Emergency (SoPE) when it lapses at midnight on 24th July 2020. This came after the Cabinet has approved the…
Deputy Prime Minister who is also the Minister of Infrastructure Development (MID) Hon. Manasseh Maelanga has assured East Malaita people that the current deteriorating road conditions will be fixed as soon as possible. The recent heavy rainfalls have affected road conditions along the Kwarea and Kwai’abu section. During his constituency visit last week, Hon. Maelanga…
THE HIGHEST bridge in Malaita Province, the Kwarea upper stream bridge along the East Road continues to deteriorate and needs urgent repair to make it safe for the travelling public. A visit by Solomon Star Auki to Kwarea upper stream bridge last week witnessed the continuous deteriorating status of the bridge with a landslide on the…
ARNAVON Islands, located between Isabel and Choiseul provinces, is today the country’s first community marine park following a government gazette on Wednesday 10th May 2017 declaring it as an official designated protected area. Three communities, namely Katupika, Wagina, and Kia, all combined under a network called KAWAKI to make this a reality. “This is a…
A former harbor supervisor at the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) said that the State-Owned Enterprise should prioritize infrastructure development at its domestic port to serve the needs of the local shipping industry than to invest in a flagpole. The former harbor supervisor Rex Dodo raised the concern to this paper on Saturday. “My comment…
POLICE are facing difficulties in their investigation on the mobile text message swearing and the use of obscene language against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his family members. Acting Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said the investigation is quite difficult when they do not have the capacity available with the two communication companies in the country.…
A CAMPAIGN to control the deadly Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) that is threatening the country’s coconut industry and other palms in Honiara is back. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Biosecurity division is conducting the clean-up operation, a statement from the MAL Media Unit said yesterday. Work was briefly stopped due to…