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Giving Solomon Islands newborns the strongest start in life by Ruel SerranoCommunications for Partnerships Support OfficerWorld Health Organization Representative Office in Solomon Islands Every child deserves the best possible start, and for newborns in the Solomon Islands, that journey now begins with a warm, lifesaving embrace. In the remote communities of…
The Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) has imposed an SBD$25,000 non-compliance penalty on a company that unlawfully imported 23 bottles of honey (500g each) and 17 boxes of salted eggs from China – a breach to the national biosecurity laws. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock (MAL) said,…
Melanesian nations unite to create the world’s largest marine reserve Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have announced a major initiative at this week’s UN Ocean summit in France that will see the creation of a “Melanesian Ocean Reserve” to safeguard ancestral waters, homelands, and people of the southwestern Pacific. The proposed Ocean Reserve…
A massive $85 billion tax discrepancy, reportedly uncovered by auditors investigating the tax affairs of Solomon Islands Tobacco Company Ltd (SITCO), has triggered a sharp internal rift within the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) — the government agency responsible for tax collection. IRD Commissioner Joseph Dokekana dismissed the assessment as unrealistic,…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)’s fitness trainer, Hency Charles, has encouraged women and girls to take good care of themselves by prioritising their health and wellbeing. Charles is local contracted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to support the RSIPF & AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP). His role…
Helena Goldie Hospital in Western Province is facing serious healthcare problems; the Parliamentary Opposition Group has observed. The Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale, five Opposition MPs and officials visited the hospital and held a dialogue with Moderator of United Church Solomon Islands Rev. Armstrong Pitakaji and hospital staff on Sunday…
Five communities on Tikopia Island in Temotu Province now have access to clean piped water, thanks to the Small Grants Programme funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and administered by UNDP in the Solomon Islands. After more than two decades of hardship and limited access to clean water, the…
The Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Bosawai, has visited the site of the new Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre with Australia’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr Lucas de Toca, who is in Solomon Islands on an official visit. The official party toured the construction works, which…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale says alarming reports of child abuse in the Solomon Islands and the region is a serious matter. Wale made the comments following reports released in the media by UNICEF on the shocking rate of child abuse in the region including Solomon Islands. The Opposition Leader…
by Georgina Maka’a China today handed Solomon Islands a state-of-the-art medical facility that’s poised to boost the delivery of specialised medical services to Solomon Islanders. Built at the cost of SBD$90 million and over a 13-month period, the Comprehensive Medical Centre was the second of China’s biggest offerings to Solomon…
