Dear Editor – A report into the sinking of an OBM Boat with five people are still missing between open waters of Vella La Vella and Choiseul since last week has found it was overloading, unsafe and traveled in a very bad weather causing human lives in total danger. It is saddened to loss young…
Dear Editor – An article which appeared in your Friday 1 August 2014 edition caught my attention. It concerns the fact that a person in a higher position in our civil service had not behaved according to the job description for his position. I am referring here to the saga which surrounds the attempt to…
Mangakikivillage in West Guadalcanal will be receiving a coconut crushing mill, thanks to European Union (EU). The funding was made possible through the South Pacific Commission (SPC) to support the community. Management of Solomon Tropical Products which work closely with Mangakiki village for many years producing coconut oil will officially handover the machine to the…
The University of the South Pacific Solomon Islands Campus (USPSI) will join other partner USP regional campuses to celebrate USP open day today. The USP open day is an important event in the university’s calendar. Solomon Islands campus will also mark the day with its official program to be held at the Multi-purpose Hall. The…
THE only way of stopping the export of tubi round logs from Solomon Islands is to educate landowners to stop harvesting and cutting down tubi in their respective areas. This was follows the increase harvesting and export of this tree species. A well placed government source who wished not to be named made the call…
A High Court judge will today sentence the man who was found guilty of raping a student way back in 2010 in Western Province. Dick Alu, the 41 year-old father four was found guilty of two counts of rape after a trial in Gizo during a High Court circuit there last month. He raped the…
Makira police is proposing an awareness program for communities surrounding the Kirakira station and part of the province. Makira provincial police commander Richard Hane revealed this in an interview, Wednesday. He said his officers will undergo training and awareness program with the communities based on violence, abuse and basic traffic rules for drivers in the…
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…