Head of Mental Health Services, Dr Paul Orotaloa says the days to institutionalise people with mental illness are over. Dr Paul told SIBC News, the law does not allow individuals with mental illness to stay for longer periods in mental institutions.
National Head of Mental Health Services in Solomon Islands, Dr Paul Orotaloa says communities in Solomon Islands should treat people who are sick with mental illness as any other normal diseases – responding appropriately to their needs, without stigmatisation.
Health authorities in Gizo, Western Province have called on people in the province to destroy potential breeding sites of the dengue mosquito by cleaning up their surroundings. As of yesterday, a total of 96 dengue cases has been reported at the Gizo Hospital, of which 23 are positive.
The Solomon Islands Statistics Office within the Ministry of Finance and Treasury will undertake a pre-test training on the proposed Demography and Health Survey (SIDHS) tomorrow.
Community consultations regarding the limited rearmament of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have resumed for this year, with consultations reaching Vera Kambikambi village in East Guadalcanal last week.
Ofu community leaders in North Malaita have acknowledged the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force at Malu’u, North Malaita for their prompt response to handling an arson incident in the area recently.
Solomon Islanders have a duty to the generations that follow. These are the words of the United States Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and PNG, His Excellency Walter North who is in the country.
In a related Police story, Tetere Police station on the Guadalcanal Plains came under attack from surrounding communities today after locals blame Police for the death of one of their lads over the weekend.
An update just came to hand from the police, a group of almost 100 frustrated relatives turned up at Tetere Police Station this morning and demanded police explanation to the cause of death of one of their youths. A police accommodation situated by the road was partly damaged.
People living in communities of Katova district, Isabel Province are calling on Our Telekom to explain why it is yet to set up a tower there after a survey was concluded in 2012.
The Kolofe and Kwaibala Water Supply and Sanitation Committee has thanked the Japanese Government for the water supply and sanitation project granted to them recently.
Many North Malaita constituents have appreciated the management capability of their community agent, Mrs Lina Iroketa. Stringer John Andrew Kiri reports, this follows a successful distribution of $15,000 support to school children in Ward seven of North Malaita Constituency.
Communities of Santa Ana and Santa Catalina in East Makira are now able to access Bank South Pacific, BSP, basic banking services in their villages. These basic services include withdrawals, deposits and opening of personal account through the newly established branchless banking agency at Waikaru…
Water supply and sanitation problems will be a thing of the past for the communities of Kolofe and Kwaibala in Auki, Malaita Province. Thanks to the Government and People of Japan for funding an SBD$500,000 worth of project materials towards a water supply and sanitation project for the…
A grant contract of more than SBD$500,000 has been awarded to the a community in the Isabel Province from the Japanese Government. Funded under the Grassroots project fund managed by the Japanese Embassy, the grant aid will go towards improving water and sanitation systems at Koghe Community in…
North Guadalcanal has formed a Constituency Congress. SIBC’s stringer in North Guadalcanal, Dudley Gani reports this is a new initiative taken by the MP for North Guadalcanal Samson Maneka. Gani says the congress held their first meeting last Sunday.
Projects funded by the European Union (EU) in Buala, Isabel Province have been assessed recently by project officials from the European Union Delegation to Solomon Islands.
Guadalcanal plains communities are demanding an equal distribution of water supply projects to their communities. SIBC’s stringer for North Guadalcanal reports, officials from the Guadalcanal Province Health Division have quoted as saying most approved water supply projects were only implemented in…
An incomplete clinic project initiated by Australian Mining Company, St Barbara in North Guadalcanal has left residents in Bembe and Koli point questioning what has happened to the project.
A community leader of Sun Valley, George Tikini, has questioned Lever Solomons Ltd over the legitimacy of its Sun Valley land sale notice. Mr Tikini says this follows a $1.2 million payment the company recently demanded from Sun Valley community.
