Suidani wants 9 Malaitan MPs to leave DCGA By WILSON SAENI In Auki Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani is appealing to the nine (9) members of Parliament (MPs) from Malaita who are with the current ruling DCGA government to leave the regime. Premier Suidani made the call in an exclusive interview with Solomon Star Auki…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Hon James Marape arrived in Solomon Islands on Thursday 27th February 2020 for has been described as a historical three-day state visit. Apart from the entourage of high-level government officials, Ministers and the media accompanying such state visit, there was also a delegation comprising of 42 business representatives from…
Suidani govt passes resolution to keep Provincial Secretary SOLOMON LOFANA In Auki A suspected secret move to reshuffle the current Malaita provincial secretary to Makira/Ulawa Province has forced the Suidani government to pass a resolution last Friday. The Malaita provincial government executive came up with the resolution for the Provincial Secretary Fredrick Fa’abasua to remain in…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Technical Director Moses Toata’s expertise will be an added bonus for champions Solomon Warriors in their campaign at this year’s OFC Champions League Group C in Noumea, New Caledonia. Toata was requested by Solomon Warriors after compatriot Henry Fa’arodo decided to step down from his coaching role with the…
Since Kilu’ufi is one of the business location in Malaita provincial capital town, BSP customers in Malaita are calling on the Bank management to install an ATM machine at the Kilu’ufi Hospital. Kilu’ufi is the only major Hospital in Malaita, a populated province in the country. The Hospital serves a huge number of people who…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has urged the PNG Prime Minister, James Marape for a collective approach to address the current issues with climate change and health issues which are becoming regional and global threats. Sogavare made the statement at a welcome dinner, hosted in the honour of the Prime Minister of the Independent State of…
The weekend concert of legendary Jamaican reggae artist Anthony B has been rescheduled for today. This was after the artist was refused to board the Fiji Airways flight from Nadi to Honiara on Saturday. In a statement released by organizers on Saturday, the reason for the refusal in boarding the flight is due to the…
THE Solomon Islands Government is operating a robust and resilient debt management system and there is no cause for alarm in view of recent media reports claiming the government is attempting to obtain a US$100 billion loan from a Chinese individual. A statement from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury on Thursday said the government’s…
ARCHBISHOP Christopher Cardone on 26th February during the celebration of Ash Wednesday at Holy Cross Cathedral confirmed that this year’s Lenten season is a time of pray, repent and almsgiving. The church always has a Lenten fund that is offered to the Parishes in the Archdiocese and during a recent priest council meeting, they passed…
IN responding to the statement issued by the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the government on Thursday 27th February 2019, the Leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale, said that the statement merely confirmed the country’s worst fears. The statement confirmed that the government was in fact seriously considering the USD100 Bn loan proposal – in…