A refurbished integrated safe space was officially unveiled at the Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) in Guadalcanal Plains this week. The Safe Space is to treat and care for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Officials from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and the Guadalcanal Provincial (GP) Health Authority, together with the World Health…
RESIGNED OUR Party Interim President and Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s nephew, Robson Djokovic still remains the Chief of Staff at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC), the office has revealed. This was despite the recent High Court decision concerning the citizenship status of Mr. Djokovic. A government statement on Thursday said the…
Premier Sade welcomes ‘motion of no confidence’ GUADALCANAL Provincial Premier, Francis Sade says he welcomes the motion of no confidence against him with confidence. The Solomon Star was informed of the proposed no-confidence motion this week. In an interview with the media on Thursday, Premier Sade said the motion was put forward by the…
“People found illegally harvesting and buying beche-de-mer in view of the current ban on the marine product will be prosecuted,” warns the Director of Fisheries, Mr. Edward Honiwala. Mr. Honiwala issued the warning yesterday in a statement from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) following reports that illegal harvesting and buying continues regardless…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has today received three (3) sets of centrifuge technology and 358 blood pressure manometer provided by Japan. Centrifuge technology is very important for use in medical laboratories for the separation of liquid and solid components. For instance, when donating blood and conducting biochemistry tests to detect a…
OWNERS of large and small plantations, among other resource owners on Kolombangara say they are in the dark about the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) and the big picture that everyone was so hyped up about in the last 12 months. A local by the name of Rodney Muse spoke about a shared confusion by many…
WESTERN Province Women’s Division is now working towards establishing two women’s resource centres and two safe houses for women in Western Province. The Provincial Minister for Women, Youth and Sports, Adrian Chriswell Minu confirmed this during the International Women’s Day celebration in Gizo on Monday. Mr Minu said the proposed women’s resource centres will be…
N-East Guadalcanal MP settles outstanding SINU dues MORE than forty North East Guadalcanal Constituency students studying at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) have had their outstanding fees paid out, Wednesday. It was their newly-elected Member of Parliament, Ethel Lency Vokia, who came to the rescue. Mrs. Vokia told Solomon Star that the first 41…
A YOUNG man who confessed to having forced sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl last year has been sentenced to two years in prison without suspension, Wednesday. The juvenile (D.A) who cannot be named for legal reasons was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of sexual intercourse with a child under 15 years of…
As OUR Party Interim President CHIEF of Staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, Robson Djokovic has resigned from his position as the Interim President of the OUR Party on 8th March 2021, under OUR Party letterhead with his official signature. The letter was addressed to the OUR Party Parliamentary Wing Leader Manasseh Sogavare who…