THE new Premier for Isabel Provincial Government (IPG) will be officially declared today after nomination closed yesterday. The position became vacant following the resignation of former Premier Leslie Kikolo on Sunday. Mr Kikolo faced a motion of no confidence ahead of yesterday’s Full Assembl Meeting. However, he decided to resign rather than facing the motion.…
For Comptroller of Customs under a three years contract COMPTROLLER of Customs, Jim Sutton whose three-year contract was terminated by the Australian Government last December, has been rehired by the cash-strapped Solomon Islands government for a salary package of nearly $5 million a year, documents obtained by Solomon Star have revealed. The three-year contract which…
PHASE two of the $243million Kukum Highway Project resumes today with road clearing. The project will cover the 6.3 kilometre road from the Ministry of Fisheries at Kukum to Honiara International Airport at Henderson. The project component will include 4 lane roads to Lungga Bridge and a 2 kilometre 2 lane road from Lungga Bridge…
THE Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) says only athletes endorsed by various National Sports Federation (NSF) can access its High Performance elite training program. SINIS issued the clarification in response to questions being asked as to what criteria can athletes from other provinces apart from Honiara can follow to be part of the…
LOCAL boxer Lemuel Silisia claims he lost his bout over the weekend because his Australian opponent weighs more than him. The young lad lost his bout on Saturday night at Gunnedah Town Hall, Gunnedah in New South Wales Speaking to Star Sport yesterday in an interview he said, “I’m not happy with my opponent.” He…
NUKU’ALOFA,(LOVE RUGBY LEAGUE)—Tonga coach Kristian Woolf insists the squad he will pick for this year’s World Cup will be the strongest squad the nation has ever had in rugby league. The Tongan national squad have enjoyed a meteoric rise through the rankings in international rugby league in recent years. They reached the semi-finals of the…
PORT MORESBY, (POST COURIER)—Cricket Papua New Guinea (CPNG) for the first time in history will be sending a women’s Under-19 team to attend the East Asia Pacific qualifiers in Bali, Indonesia from 01- 07 April. The tournament will serve as a qualifier to the 2023 women’s U19 World Cup in Bangladesh. PNG is amongst two…
IT seems our people are bored and tired of wearing masks when going out in the public. Take a ride or walk through our city or along our community roads, you will see majority of our people walking in public spots or gathering in a group without wearing anything to cover their nose and mouth.…
Statement By Dr VAENO VIGULU PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND RESEARCH Today, marks one of those very important days when the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed in 2012, that on every 21st March the International Day of Forests (IDF) shall be commemorated around the world annually. This is in recognition of forest’s pivotal role…
STEALING of food gardens appears to be on the rise in some parts of Malaita Province. This came after several villagers and farmers have fallen victims of the evil act. Reports reaching the paper said people who own food gardens have experienced that their root crops and fruits from fruit trees went missing just before…