A PERSON living with disability says he was angry and embarrassed by treatment he received from a female officer at the Ministry of Health in Honiara. Edwin Kuba from East Guadalcanal told the Solomon Star he went to the Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) office last week to seek help. “But when I approached the office, the…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has commended the Public Prosecutions for filing an appeal against the decision of a magistrate to acquit MP for Central Guadalcanal of the assault causing actual bodily harm charge. In a statement to this paper, TSI said this case has taken so long and went from Magistrates’ Court to Appeal Court…
Solomon Islands’ long-distance runner Sharon Kikini Firisua raced to victory in the women’s 10,000 metres a feat she also achieved in Port Moresby four years ago. However, unlike in PNG, Firisua was joined on the podium by her compatriot Dianah Matekali, who won bronze. The gold medallist led the other six athletes from almost the…
SAFETY first, thats the advise from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in light of the current bad weather currently being experienced in the country when traveling at sea. This message was specifically made to the people of Central Province to follow sea safety messages that have been repeated over and over again to…
IN a major milestone for Solomon Islands, meat workers have been recruited as part of the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) for the first time. Australian employer Labour Solutions Australia (LSA) recruited the workers during their June visit to Solomon Islands. The group of 14 workers will work at an abattoir in the town of…
AXIOM Mining has hit out strongly at the minister and director for mines over the delay to issue them an export permit. The company’s general manager Dr Phil Tagini said poor decisions and unfair treatment of investors in the mining industry by key figures in the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) are…
MEMBERS of the Malaita Provincial Assembly have elected Joe Heroau to be their deputy speaker. Heroau is the provincial member for Ward 25. He is not new to the province. In the last government, he was finance minister and once acting premier. These experiences have prepared him well for his new role. He will assist…
CURRENT water shortages in the city will be the subject of discussions at a meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow in Honiara. Solomon Water is organising the “stakeholder briefing” to talk about the problems at the Kongulai Water Source. The source supplies water to about 60 per cent of the city. Logging and saw-milling upstream…
OPPOSITION leader Opposition Matthew Wale has commended Dori Tuhaika for taking the bold stance to report the alleged bribe offered to him by the Manager of Bintan Mining Company Ltd. He also urged the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to ensure that the allegations are investigated and appropriate actions taken. The Opposition leader made…
THE controversial Constituency Development Fund (CDF) needs proper coordination to deliver needed services to rural communities in Solomon Islands, according to Tony Hiriasia, a PhD research candidate at the University of the South Pacific (USP). Hiriasia was part of the Solomon Islands 41st Independence Anniversary Symposium held at USP in Suva, Fiji on Friday July…