THE impacts of climate change on our weather patterns are a serious threat to our ongoing health problems which needs the attention of our policy makers, Dr Edgar Pollard has warned. Dr Edgar is a hybrid ecologist, working with interrelated systems in environment, business and health in the Solomon Islands. Speaking during the Climate…
A CREW member of a foreign vessel who was tested positive for covid-19 last week in Western Province remains under quarantine, pending the outcome of another test result. Prime Minister (PM)Manasseh Sogavare in his nation-wide Covid-19 address, Monday, confirmed this. He said the vessel, MV Vimaru Pearl, is here to pick up logs in the…
LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale has called on the Government and the PG 2023 Hosting authority to give local construction companies a fair go in the awarding of national and the 2023 PG infrastructure construction projects. The statement was made in light of concerns raised in relation to the upcoming tender for the SIFF Academy…
THE chances for the Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani to attend the Malaita 38th second appointed day this year on home soil is still unclear. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki in an exclusive interview from Brisbane in Australia where he is currently undergoing 14 days quarantine, Suidani said his chances to attend the Malaita day,…
PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare reiterates his call for all citizens to be vaccinated to protect the nation from any possible community transmission in the the country any time soon. In the same note, he also highlighted the importance of getting the vaccines in time before it’s too late to be vaccinated and protect the…
Telekom tower’s solar panels larceny case for plea Utupua murder inquiry done, closing sub next Telekom tower’s solar panels larceny case for plea THE man who allegedly stole solar panels from the Telekom Tower at Tamboko, Northwest Guadalcanal in 2014 will be taking his plea to the allegation today. Simion Mauriseni, 31, is facing two…
22 students and dependents in Fiji tested positive Twenty-two (22) local students studying in Fiji have so far been tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare has confirmed this during his nationwide address on Monday. Sogavare said the situation in Fiji is extremely worrying for the local students, parents and the government.…
Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare joins the Governor General Sir David Vunagi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Jeremiah Manele and other dignitaries to farewell His Excellency, the High Commissioner of Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea, the Late Barnabas Anga at a burial service in Honiara on Sunday afternoon. The late High…
POLICE have arrested three men, including a suspect who turned himself in following an early morning incident in which a 16 year-old died at White River, West Honiara. They have not released any further details including whether charges have been laid. It is understood the death of the 16-year-old marked the first blemish on the…
THERE is an increasing demand for scientists and technologists in Solomon Islands today. This was according to Ministry of Education and Human Resources (MEMRD), Minister, Lanelle Tanangada during the official opening of the FAFF Science Laboratory and Conference Complex at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), Kukum Campus, last Wednesday. “There is an increasing demand…