Miss King Solomon Hotel’s Camilla Grossmith is the new Miss Solomon. She took the crown after winning the 2016-17 Pageant show early this morning at the Coral Sea Resort & Casino. · First runner-up is Miss Solomon Islands National University’s Elizabeth Makini · Second runner-up is Miss Anolpha Shipping’s Zinna Leamana · Third runner-up is…
MOST of the beds within the National Referral Hospital (NRH) wards are fully occupied. NRH, CEO Dr. Steve Aumanu revealed this in a health press conference on Wednesday. “The hospital is fully occupied,” he said. He said bed occupancy rate at 100 per cent most of the time in most wards making it a significant…
Three options to counter MPs’ entitlements A PUBLIC forum held yesterday in Honiara came up with three strategies to deal with the tax-free award and other entitlements granted to MPs. Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) organized the forum after last Friday’s Court of Appeal ruling that validated the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission’s (PEC) decision to exempt…
Auki police arrests suspect THE water pump that was stolen from Kilu’ufi hospital, Malaita has been recovered by police and the suspect arrested over the weekend. In a successful collaboration with Malu’u police, Auki police launched an operation in the heart of Mbaelelea and retrieved the stolen pump and arrested the suspect who is believed…
Auki police arrests suspect THE water pump that was stolen from Kilu’ufi hospital, Malaita has been recovered by police and the suspect arrested over the weekend. In a successful collaboration with Malu’u police, Auki police launched an operation in the heart of Mbaelelea and retrieved the stolen pump and arrested the suspect who is believed…
A Canadian navy on board the Operation Render Safe 2016 has expressed his sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the local communities for their help, during the mission to salvaged war remnants in the country. Speaking to the Solomon Star recently the Canadian navy said for him as…
Two country’s diplomats have been commissioned yesterday by the Governor General Sir Frank Kabui in Honiara today. His Excellency, Joseph Pius Waleanisia has been commissioned as the new country’s Ambassador to the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan while His Excellency John Patterson Oti was commissioned as Solomon Islands Non-resident High Commissioner to the Republic of…
More than 200 suspected cases of dengue-like illnesses have been reported so far from the surveillance sentinel sites in Honiara and Guadalcanal Province. A statement from the Ministry of Health early this week said the system has picked up resurgence in dengue-like illness. In light of the increasing cases, the Ministry of Health and Medical…
THE Court of Appeal will deliver its ruling this morning on the MPs tax-free salary case. And Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) encourages all tax-payers and the public to attend the ruling at Court Room 6 in the High Court. “This is to show support for the five citizens who challenged the decision made by Members…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) commenced a three (3) day inquiry into the 2016 mid – year budget review as of Wednesday the 12th October and will end today, Friday 14th October 2016. Chair of the PAC, Hon Rick Houenipwela in this opening remarks said, this is a Parliamentary Committee and it is mandated under…