Tourism is one of the country’s top potential revenue earner in the future as logging and other top revenue earners like mining are expected to slow down. The industry was badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic between 2021 and 2022. For over 800 days, the country’s border was closed from all international entries because of…
KOLOALE FC goalkeeper, Sylvester Maenu’u has won the OFC Women’s Champions League Golden Glove award. The awards have been handed out at the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby. A statement from the OFC Media highlighted that Sylvester Maenu’u was a consistent source of frustration for opposition attackers, producing a number of outstanding…
THE Uniting Church in Solomon Islands together with the administration of its owned Vonunu National Secondary School (NSS) in the Western Province have renamed the school to ‘Reginald Chapman Nicholson College’ or ‘Nicholson College for short.’ The name change took effect as of last Tuesday – June 6. This was confirmed to Solomon Star by…
A European Union and World Vision team successfully visited project sites in Small Ngella last week. The team included EU Ambassador to the Pacific and Solomon Islands His Excellency Sujiro Seam. The two-day visit from 6th to 7th June was very informative as the team dialogued with community members to hear the project’s impacts on…
THE South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) Education Authority has congratulated and thanked the 2023 graduands of Technical Institute of Malaita (TIM) for having chosen the institution to undertake their studies. Speaking at the TIM 8th graduation ceremony last Friday, the SSEC Education Authority representative, Javin Rukia, congratulated the 64 graduands for their decision to study at…
A LOGGING company – Sun Way – is under scrutiny after its recent tree-cutting activities near Beulah Provincial School (PSS) in the Western Province contaminated the Ziata water source. The incident left the school with muddy tap water, rendering it unsafe for consumption and forcing students to be sent home since last week. Despite ongoing…
The national stock availability level for medical drugs is 78 percent and 98 percent for consumables. This was the latest update from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in response to concerns raised over shortages of some medical drugs and delay of released of medical containers at the Solomon Ports. In a statement the…
The National Government of Solomon Islands formally appreciates and acknowledge the more than SBD $58 Million dollars in grant assistance from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia towards the 2023 Pacific Games preparations. The Prime Minister, Honourable Manasseh Damukana Sogavare MP, formally convey the appreciation of the government and people of Solomon Islands to the Kingdom…
Solomon Islands Electoral Commission calls on candidates contesting the recent West Kwara’ae By-Election to submit their election campaign expenses. Disclosure of national election campaign-related expenses is one of the requirements of the Electoral Act. The Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Jasper Highwood Anisi said that section 69 of the Electoral Act 2018 requires all candidates contesting…
THE National Government is planning to build sport and social infrastructures in provinces. That’s according to Deputy Prime Minister Honourable, Manasseh Maelanga when speaking during the Isabel 2nd Appointed Day three weeks ago at Panatina SINU Cultural Village east Honiara. “The national government would like to see such sporting infrastructures and other social infrastructure to…