Dear Editor – Please allow me a space in your paper for raising my concern about Naoniahu customary land in the East Are’ Are. Naonihau tribal land chiefs did not accept any project for Naoniahu customary land without gathering and the approval from the chiefs of the following antithetical pieces of land in the Naonihau…
Dear Editor- Grateful if you could allow me space to share my heart regarding celebration of Isabel day by some ward in Isabel. Today (Monday) marks one of the big days for Isabel Province. It’s our 2nd appointed day and it’s being celebrated here in Honiara, Buala Headquarter and in some of the wards throughout…
Last week the country joins the world to mark no-tobacco day. It’s a day set aside to look at the impact of tobacco use around globe. According to statistics tobacco use is the world’s leading preventable cause of death, killing nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are non-smokers dying from…
Unhappy Temotu premier asks Prime Minister about development plans The Temotu provincial government yesterday expressed its unhappiness to the government for its failure to stand by its promise. Premier Fr Brown Beu speaking in an interview with the Solomon Star accused Prime Minister (PM) Gordon Darcy Lilo for failing to carry out most of the…
The use of country’s patrol boat to confiscate the two ton beche-de-mer on Ontong Java on October last year has been questioned. It was unclear who has met the cost and for what reason had the patrol boat being used. According to the director of Maritime Russell Tagin the operation was one of its quarterly…
Lenard Leni from Aligegeo provincial secondary school agriculture department has thanked Solomon Islands and New Zealand government for the provision of agricultural materials. The materials were received last week.The secondary school is the only one dealing with cattle farming for the students. And he was grateful for the assistance which boost the industry and the…
National Provident Fund’s (NPF) house keepers were given a boost following completion of a four days housekeeping course offered by tourism training company, Solomon Host. A total of six housekeepers which includes the General Manager’s, have successfully completed the course on Wednesday last week. According to Solomon Host’s owner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Joyce…
AIR Niugini’s sales office in Honiara, will re-open today to look after interest of customers in the region. Air Nuigini’s chief executive Simon Foo said: “It is important to have an office to take care of Air Niugini customers because this will expand our market and further strengthen our presence in the Pacific especially the…
Temotu provincial trade delegation led by Premier Fr Brown Beu will complete their trade dialogue and discussion trip with various government ministries today. Fr Beu in an interview with the Solomon Star yesterday said his team is the capital to discuss with government some outstanding issues that have not been fulfilled by the government in…
Mass public protests that have grabbed headlines around the world during the last few years reflect a failure of governance at the national and international level, says a new report by the global civil society alliance, CIVICUS. “In many countries around the world people see formal democratic processes and party politics as failing to address…