The recent celebrations marking the Makira/Ulawaprovince’s second appointed has been described as very successful and peaceful. Makira provincial police commander Richard Hane told Solomon Star that the second appointed day celebration was very peaceful with no major disturbances. He said the public that witnessed the event behaved well. “There were no major disturbances, unlawful activities…
In the past few weeks, the tubi issue has been widely debated on the main stream and even the social media. It leads to an export done under a cancelled license by the Southern Pacific Wood Trading Ltd. On 13th of July, 19 containers worth at around SBD $2m dollars were exported to Taiwan. On…
Malaita education authority has issued an ultimatum advising all schools operating under its authority to retire reports of how they spent their school grant before the 2014 academic year ends. Principal education officer of the Malaita provincial education authority Richard Hou in an interview with the Solomon Star on Wednesday said the authority is serious…
The country’s tenth foreign mission in Indonesia was officially unviwled by Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo yesterday in Jakarta, Speaking at the opening Mr. Lilo said the opening marks an important day in the relationship between Solomon Islands and the Republic of Indonesia. He described the opening very unique as it marked a new and…
ONE of the aims of the newly established bank in the country – Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) is to ensure people of Solomon Islands can enjoy a more affordable service. Speaking to the Solomon Star in an interview last week, the bank’s chief executive officer (CEO) Nihal Kekulawala said since last year there were some…
The country’s top panpipes group the Narasirato fortnight ago highlighted the country’s culture through music at the Fuji rock festival in Japan. With their unique cultural style of music, sounds and dancing the group performed at the city of Naeba. Their participation was based on are quest from the Fuji rock festival organising community. The…
MANY homes and schools in West Honiara are without running water for over five days now. Since late last week, many homes from Rove down to White River have been facing acute water shortage. Speaking to this paper in an interview yesterday an elder from Rifle Range community Peter Tamana said whole of the areain…
This month’s youth market set for next week is expected to showcase an explosion of young talent. This time a dance competition based on this market’s theme – ‘Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders’– will be the highlight. The dance competition will be based on three different categories. A statement from the organisers said some of the dancers…
BREAST feeding a child beyond the age of two is normal and can be most helpful in the health and growth of a child. According to various studies, researches and reports that have been conducted by medical experts over the years, breast feeding continues to the most valuable sources of nutrition and disease protection for…
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