THE Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development Mr. Stephen Maesiola has signed the “Contract between the Ministry of Infrastructure Development & Kitano Construction Corp. Japan – for the Upgrading of Kukum Highway (Phase 2) Project” and the “Minute of the meeting contract negotiation”. Representing the Kitano Construction Corp. Japan is the Project for…
THE Malaita Education Authority (MEA) will take action against a Tawahaule Community High School (CHS) teacher, who threatens to kill members of a fact-finding mission in a logging operation in Small Malaita recently. The incident happened last Tuesday, at the Tawahaule log pond near Tawahaule CHS in front of students, parents, and the media. The…
THEY (One Link Office) told us to find more customers before they can do payouts, says a One Link Pacifica Mentor who deposited $200,000 of the scheme’s customers to the office. Witness Rebecca Gilbert was testifying in the trial against One Link manager Gerrard Tauohu, Tuesday. It was heard that Ms Gilbert had deposited a…
A SBD$240 million Provincial Airfield Upgrade being jointly funded by New Zealand, Australia and Solomon Islands is off the ground. An initial funding arrangement of SBD1.4M for the upgrades at Seghe in Western Province and Taro on Choiseul Province was signed on Monday at the New Zealand High Commission in Honiara between the New Zealand…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) had acknowledged the Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) media article published on the one link Pacifica missing cash exhibits on 20 June 2021. Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) points of concern are very true on which they have raised that the Police officer alleged for stealing the one link Pacifica…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Service (MHMS) is incapable in solving the beds shortage faced at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). The ministry has informed the media yesterday that they’re fully aware of issues of overcrowding and bed shortages at the Accidents and Emergency Department (AED) and they’re working hard and closely with the…
IN terms of support from the National Government, the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health and Medical Service (MHMS), Pauline McNeil said they have received increased support lately. She made the comments in her closing remarks during the press conference, Tuesday. It was understood that the press conference was held after her ministry was bombarded…
One Link mentor gives evidence against scheme One Link’s owner, Dora to plea today One Link mentor gives evidence against scheme A ONE Link Pacifica mentor who is yet to receive payments or refunds after he deposited more than $86,000 into the scheme between December 2019 and February 2020 has testified against the scheme’s…
Is the government neglecting the country’s biggest Hospital? THE struggling National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara is suffocating as the current situation now is dubbed as NRH crisis by local medical doctors and also patients who are admitting there. The issue is currently the hottest topic in the social media platform now. A doctor…
WORK on the Computer Tomography (CT) Scan project at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) is making progress. That’s according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) following questions of the progress of the work. In a statement last week the Ministry provided an update with clarifications on the project components and processes involved…