The National Scholarship Division (NSD) at the Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA), Ministry of Education has announced that scholarship application for next year is now open. In a public announcement yesterday SITESA said it now welcomes and invite applications from Solomon Islands citizens only for Scholarship Awards that will be made available…
Two others seriously injured from knife wound ONE person is dead and two others are badly injured following a fight fueled by a ‘love affair’ case in Arosi, Makira Ulawa Province, Monday. Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Kirakira yesterday confirmed the incident. An officer told the Solomon Star in an interview late yesterday…
HENDERSON Eels FC’s top striker, Raphael Lea’I is back in the race for the Telekom S-league (TSL) Golden Boot Race after missing more than 10 matches due to his commitment with the country’s national futsal team’s World Cup campaign. Raphael Lea’i marked his return with two goals after recovering from a fractured arm sustained during…
Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Facebook launch new social media campaign to celebrate and showcase local businesses Through a partnership between Meta (formerly Facebook) and the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), a new social media campaign has been launched yesterday Monday 15 November to promote local businesses in the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has described the 2023 Pacific Games Village project as a ‘5 wins project’. Speaking during the signing of the Implementation Agreement of the Solomon Islands National University Dormitory project on Friday last week, the Prime Minister said the project is a ‘Win-Win-Win-Win-Win’ project. “This is a 5-win project – a Win…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has condemn last week’s newspaper report of a young girl in Malaita province who claimed to have her arm turned magnetic attracting android phone and other metal objects after getting her first COVID-19 vaccine jab. In a statement yesterday, the ministry said the media report is not…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has expressed his dismay at what he described as the near collapse of respect for authority and for each other in our country today. The Prime Minister highlighted in his speech during the Tenakoga Form 6 graduation on Sunday. He said it is shocking to note that the social media and…
MEMBERS of the eight Dorcas Societies within the West Honiara District under the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) within the Honiara region have successfully concluded their annual three-day federation program over the weekend. The event which brought together more than 600 women members from the eight churches in the Western region of the city was held…
WANEAGU FC is out of contention for this Telekom S-league (TSL) following their nil-all draw with Vfresh Isabel United FC at Lawson Tama, Sunday. Waneagu needed a win to keep their title race alive while they await results from Central Coast’s final match against Marist FC. Sunday’s nil all draw confirms that Waneagu will settle…
THREE (3) top doctors at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) still refuses to get the Covid-19 vaccine to date. Speaking during the Covid-19 radio talk-back show yesterday, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Pauline McNeil when responding to a question asked about the stand of 17 doctors who refused to get…