Friday, June 2nd, 2017
44 Police advisors from NZ and Aussie expected after RAMSI leaves
AS of July this year, 44 police advisors from New Zealand and Australia are expected to work alongside the RSIPF after RAMSI leaves. According to the Police Commissioner Matthew Varley, they will be in the country as mentors and trainers to continue building the capacity of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). “They will have the responsibility that RAMSI has had and they will be closely aligned with our senior key people,” said the Police Commissioner during his courtesy meeting with the Premier of Western Province Hon Wayne MaepiohRead More
Un peacebuilding fund partners with Youth @ Work to train marginalized youth in Honiara
THE United Nations Peace Building Fund (UNPBF) and Youth@Work (Y@W) have entered into a partnership to train up to 100 young people from rural settlements around Honiara, especially those who are marginalized with limited opportunities. The training aims to support youth to become peace advocates and to improve their long-term economic prospects. They will also be introduced to peacebuilding concepts and techniques to be peace advocates in their respective communities and will have access to other support such as business awareness training, business planning training, mentoring, and start-up business supportRead More
Australian High Commissioner visits Gizo hospital
THE Australian High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Roderick Brazier has visited the Gizo hospital in the Western Province. The High Commissioner visited the various departments and wards within the Hospital. The Australian delegation was led by Gizo Hospital Supervising Director of Nursing, Edwin Kiloe and Hospital Secretary, Soraya Pina who enable the High Commissioner and delegates to meet with medical staff from each department at the Hospital. Western Provincial Health Service Director Dr Dickson Boara thanked the delegation for finding time despite their busy schedule to visitRead More
Tobacco smoking and the consequences
I am encouraged that the Prime Minister Sogavare has taken a stand on smoking by calling on people in the Solomon Islands to stop smoking and to wait for the DCCG to enforce its tobacco regulations. The PM was speaking yesterday at the official launch in Honiara of ‘World No Tobacco Day.’ The Prime Minister said during his address, “It is not only Governments who can step up the tobacco control effort, people can contribute on an individual level to making a sustainable tobacco free world.” He also reminded smokersRead More
Art impression of Gizo Market viewed by public
THE art impression of phase one on the new Gizo Market Tourism Complex soon to be built had been presented and viewed yesterday. Presenting the art impression to the general public yesterday at the Gizo Market was The Australian High Commissioner HE Mr Roderick Brazier and the Western Province Premier Hon Wayne Maepioh including their Official delegation. “After announcing it for some time, the art impression of the Gizo Market that we all have been waiting for is now here for us to see,” Hon Maepioh said to the generalRead More
Recaptured escapee Gitoa makes emotional Reconciliation with victim’s family & CSSI.
RECAPTURED prisoner Stanley Gitoa who was returned to prison in 2012 after escaping from Tetere in 2007 reconciled yesterday in Rove Correctional Centre with the family of the late Samoa Pitakere who was killed by Gitoa whilst he was at large. At the very emotional reconciliation ceremony at the Rove Central Correctional Centre yesterday, the victim family represented by the Victims father (Wilson Pitakere) accepted the heart felt and spiritual apology when Gitoa took responsibility and admitted to committing the gross act of being responsible for the death of lateRead More
MWYCFA, HCC introduce new 3-tier policy framework
A joint workshop between Honiara City Council (HCC) and the Ministry of Women,Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) was held at the Star Events conference room yesterday. Participants at the event included the HCC clerk, deputy clerk, MWYCFA permanent secretary, Heads of Department of HCC, Councilors, Head of Youth & Women/HCC and technical staff. The joint workshop was held to introduce the new 3-Tier Policy Framework for Youth Development in Solomon Islands and served as a platform for the proposal to develop Honiara City Implementing Strategies for youth development andRead More
Guadalcanal by-election next month
THE Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening has announced Wednesday 12th July as the date for by-elections for Ward 5 (Wanderer bay). The by-election will be conducted to find replacement for the vacated seat following the death of the Former ward member Hon. Fr Lionel Longarata January this year. In a statement, the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening stressed that the following dates must be taken into consideration by voters and intending candidates for Wanderer Bay ward. The 35 days Election Countdown commence on this Wednesday 7thRead More
Report highlight tobacco’s impact on environment
THE WHO has just released a new report showing the impact of tobacco on the environment. Speaking during celebrations marking World Tobacco Day, WHO representative to the country, Dr Sevil Huseynova said the report shows that waste from tobacco contains over 7,000 toxic chemicals that poisons the environment. She said tobacco smoke emission release thousands of tons of human carcinogens, toxicants and greenhouse gases into the air. Adding that tobacco waste is the biggest cause of rubbish globally. Up to 10 billion of the 15 billion cigarettes sold daily areRead More
PM warns of tobacco as threat health
SMOKING contributes to some of the major diseases faced in the country. And this is very obvious as around one third of the total population of Solomon Islands are smokers. Prime Minister said this in his remark during the World Tobacco Day on Wednesday. He said the development happening here as far as tobacco is concerned has resulted in sickness and death. Hon Manasseh Sogavare said a recent data from the National Referral Hospital showed that cardiovascular diseases, heart attack and stroke are now the number one killers in theRead More