No boats detained 

The Commissioner of Police has confirmed that no boats have been detained during the ‘Operation Safe Boat 2020’. Mr. Mangau made the confirmation during his weekly media conference on Thursday 7 January 2021. He said of the 23 boats boarded by his officers, no boats have been detained.  “There are 23 boats been boarded and…

Sale of cooked food sparks concern

Some members of the Honiara public have raised serious concerns regarding the health, hygiene, and quality of cooked food sold openly at the Central Market’s bus stand.  Solomon star understands that the issue has been continuing for some time and recently, social media has again brought the sale of cooked food to the attention of…

ESP RUNS OUT OF MONEY

THE cat is out of the bag – the Government’s much-talked-about Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) has run out of money, an investigation by Solomon Star has established. At the same time, our investigation has also found that the Ministry of Finance and Treasury gave misleading information in its economic growth forecast in a booklet the…