Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence, Richard Marles underscores the importance of SIAF as he arrives in Honiara on a mission to further bolster Australia’s longstanding partnership with Solomon Islands THE Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, is current in the country to build on the longstanding partnership…
A SUSPECT has been arrested by Gizo Police following the break-in incident at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Gizo, Western Province, in which the church lost $50,463 worth of cash and equipment. The suspect was apprehended by Noro Police officers on Tuesday afternoon and subsequently transported back to Gizo Police Station on a police…
THE few changes to the final list for the national Futsal team, Kurukuru for the PacificAus Sports International Futsal Series 2023 is aimed at giving all players a chance to play. This was revealed by the Solomon Islands national Futsal team coach, Damon Shaw when responding to questions asked on why some players are being…
Dear Editor, IT is God’s plan for the human race to prosper and progress in life. Seeing that human beings were created in the image and the likeness of God our Creator, our connection to other human beings is of paramount importance and hence, we must cherish and share the love and kindness that our…
MEMBERS of the public in Auki have called on the Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) and owners of the Auki Fish Market to connect running water to the market for vendors to wash their fish catches. A regular visitor to the Auki Fish Market, Francis Folia said it is a regular practice that fish vendors usually…
THE public in Western Province are questioning the high cost of unpaid electricity bills by the second biggest hospital in the province – Helena Goldie Hospital. One of the concerned members of the public is a Provincial Member of the Assembly (MPA). The MPA who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Solomon Star that…
THE Solomon Islands Maritime Association (SIMTA) wants justice in the Solomon Islands Government’s (SIG) tax levy on fares and freights imposed on seafarers and the shipping industry. It was reported the tax levy is very high compared to that imposed on other sectors in the country. Solomon Maritime Transport Association (SIMTA) representative, George Takeli, highlighted…
LIMITED manpower resource has been a challenge for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIFP) in the Western Province. This was highlighted by the Police Provincial Commander (PPC), Matthias Lenialu, in an interview with the Police Media Unit over the National Broadcaster – Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) – last week. He said the province…
A medical doctor at NRH pleads for generous financial assistance towards the travel costs of six children to Fiji by July 1 to undergo life-saving surgeries SIX children with congenital heart disease need generous financial support to undergo life-saving surgeries at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Hospital in Fiji. Dr Baddley Ludawane of…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP today had a bilateral meeting with the Australian deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Richard Marles. Deputy Prime Minister Marles used the official engagement to reaffirm Australia’s bilateral relations and cooperation with Solomon Islands and also made announcements in key areas of cooperation which include the support for…