ICSI: govt finalizing position on $140M buy-back scheme for LSL, RIPEL A LEGAL team from Australia appears to have convinced the government to change its position on the much-talked about $140 million buy-back scheme of prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands Plantation Estate Ltd (RIPEL). This was revealed by…
Mentally-ill accused to continue taking medication AN accused person suffering from mental illness will continue to take his medication at the Rove Correctional facility until he is fit to take his plea. Eddie Torona is facing one count of Arson and one count of Intimidation. His matter was taken to the Honiara Magistrate Court last…
The Operating Theatre at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has gone into emergency mode, meaning services have scaled down due to shortage of consumables and anaesthetic drugs used for operating patients. At the same time, services within other departments within NRH remain normal. The Operating theatre will now only deal with emergency, caesarean births and…
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),…
WorldFish, and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) last week successfully held a pivotal workshop focused on promoting disability inclusion in coastal fisheries management in the country. The workshop, which took place on Monday 26 August, gathered a diverse group of participants, including government officials, representatives from Persons with Disabilities Solomon Islands (PWDSI,…
Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has vowed to ensure there is closer working partnership to help improve the development of agriculture in Makira Ulawa Province (MUP). The assurance came after the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi met with the visiting delegation from Makira Ulawa Province (MUP) led…
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…