THE Chinese Embassy has hosted a Chinese New Year reception, the first of its kind since establishing its Embassy in Honiara three years ago. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, Government Ministers, backbenchers, Leader of Parliamentary Opposition, Mathew Wale and the Solomon Islands’ Chinese Community made up the embassy’s guest list at the Heritage Park Hotel reception…
AS the political drama in the Malaita Provincial Assembly deepens this week, the Office of the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly is again under the spotlight for aiding the non-executive to defeat the budget. The Malaita Provincial Assembly defeated the budget in what the MARA Government viewed as a continuation of a well calculated move…
THE newly elected Western Province Premier says the province must be economically prepared if it wants to achieve federal statehood. Billy Veo highlighted this in his opening remarks at the full assembly meeting in Gizo today, Friday 20 January. He said the issue has long been debated and many provinces have been vocal about it…
IT’S the time of the year that coastal communities near Auki Township in Malaita Province feel the direct effect of climate change with abnormal king tides hitting them again. Reports reaching Solomon Star Auki claimed that communities along the Auki Township coastal area over the past days have complained about abnormal tides reaching shore levels…
THE Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) has passed a $39-million Supplementary budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. This is welcoming news for the province and thumbs up to both house for supporting the budget. Provincial Minister of Finance and Treasury, Culrick Runimetu said the total revised capital revenue for the 2022-2023 fiscal year stands at $17, 748,887.40.…
Speaker Butala clears air on Malaita Provincial Government political divide MALAITA Provincial Assembly Ronnie Butala has stepped in to clear the air on the political crisis on Malaita, dismissing claims the defeat of the Provincial Supplementary Budget has something to do with China. “It has nothing whatsoever to do with China. The issue which led…
Promoting a sport code that is not common or known in the islands is the catch for Jeremy Baea, co-founder and President of the Western Solomons Surfing Association (WSSA). Hailing from Gizo in the Western Province, Jeremy established WSSA in 2014 with six friends who are interested in that sport. “We sat down and discussed…
THE owner of the sunken ship, MV J. HARMS, has been caught red-handed by the responsible authorities for environmental pollution in the Noro Lagoon. Maritime Authority Solomon Islands (SIMA) and the Ministry of Environment Climate Change and Disaster Management have sent officers to assess the sunken ship. The team, which comprised two officers from SIMA…
Officers of the National Traffic Department (NTD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have completed a one-week training conducted by the China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) from January 9 to January 13. Supervising Director National Traffic Department Senior Sergeant Loginor Waiparo said, “I would like to express my deep gratitude to CPLT and…
THE people of Baegu-Asifola and Lau-Mbaelelea are now free to travel the North Road following the removal of the roadblock in Loina village, North Malaita. For the past three weeks, people of the two constituencies were denied access to the provincial capital, Auki, following the death of late Aba from Loina whose body was found…