Lungga school vaccinated

STUDENTS 18 years and over from Lungga Community High School in East Honaira received their vaccination yesterday from the Guadalcanal Mobilise Vaccination Team. The one day rollout vaccination program was held at Lungga School compound for students, teachers and people in communities around the school. Lungga School principal Joy Cornelius said she was happy students…

PM IN KIRAKIRA FOR CELEBRATION

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his delegation arrived in Kirakira on Wednesday morning ahead of celebrations commemorating Makira-Ulawa Province’s 38th Second Appointed Day this morning. Prime Minister Sogavare touched down at Ngorangora airport yesterday morning to an exciting traditional warriors welcome before he was received by Premier Julian Maka’a and members of his executive, a…

MV Papa Mau

ADVICE IGNORED

Government ignores its own COVID-19 guidelines, document shows THE controversial entry and departure from Honiara of the vessel Papa Mau last month appears to show the Government has ignored its own guidelines for all foreign ships that travel to Solomon Islands. The Solomon Star has obtained a copy of the Shipping Advisory Notice Number 02,…

NO JAB, NO JOB!

Cabinet approves mandatory vaccination   THE Government has put down its fist in the name of protecting the nation from any COVID-19 outbreak by making an uncompromising warning that a person will lose his or her job if they did not take the COVID-19 vaccines. Minister for Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Dr Culwick Togamana…

PRC Ambassador applauds PM for initiating relationship between our Churches and Churches in PRC

THE People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Li Ming paid a curtesy visit to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Damukana Sogavare on Friday 30th July. During the brief dialogue, His Excellency Li Ming, applauded acknowledged Prime Minister Sogavare as the initiator of the relationship between our Churches and Churches in China.…

PM Sogavare graces 2nd appointed day celebrations in Marau

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has graced the Guadalcanal 2nd Appointed Day celebrations in Marau, East Guadalcanal, Monday. Speaking during the celebrations, the Prime Minister thanked the traditional owners of the land for inviting and accepting him and his delegation. The Prime Minister said the theme “Inclusiveness and Sustainability: Harnessing Opportunities through Township, Culture and Tourism…

Petition to DCGA by Honiara-based Malaitans

Dear Editor –  Please allow me space to briefly comment on the above petition purportedly delivered to DCGA by Honiara-based Malaitans. At the outset, the one-page document appears frivolous and vexatious. It was written unfittingly and discourteously on a piece of paper (without letterhead), with no formal address, no salutation, and worst still not signed.…