Honiara city woke up earlier than usual on Tuesday 17 September. It had a good reason: to celebrate the rights of Solomon Islanders to choose their government. This has been happening since the Pacific nation became independent 46 years ago. Before the sun fully rose, crowds donning orange T-shirts emblazoned with this year´s theme – 46…
Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, will travel to Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea this week to further strengthen Australia’s deep and enduring partnerships in the Pacific. Minister Conroy said Australia and Solomon Islands have interconnected futures. “We share a region and an ocean,” Minister Conroy said. …
A JOURNEY OF PERSEVERANCE AMIDST CHALLENGES On Thursday 5 September 2024, Solomon Islands witnessed one of its female citizens graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pacific Studies from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. It was not an easy journey for a full time mother who had to take care of her…
Alfred Sasako’s narrative of the Christian Fellowship Church (CFC), which appeared on Solomon Star No. 8879, dated 7 September, 2024, was a rephrasing/rewriting of an earlier narratives from the Tavuli News titled “Survivors Courages Account Exposes Severe Abuse and Coercion by CFC Group A Leader,” and a much earlier one in “the Burning of houses…
A MAN who confessed to raping a seven-year-old girl on three occasions in Ngella, Central Province, in 2022 has been recently sentenced to a total of 12 years in jail. The now 47- year-old man who could not be named to protect the identity of the child victim was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to…
Tandai Ward in Guadalcanal Province will head to the polls in a by-election scheduled for November to elect a new Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA). In an Extra-Ordinary Gazette of the Provincial Assemblies and Honiara City Council Electoral Act 2023 issued today – Tuesday, 17th September, Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) Wayne…
Qolezavanga community located in North Kolobangara, Western Province has been acknowledged for achieving a ‘No Open Defecation’ (NOD) status. Thus, Government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has congratulated the community during the NOD celebration held at the community on Thursday 12 September 2024, Rural Water Sanitation and Hygiene (RWASH) Programme Manager at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Jack Filomea while expressing his…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele MP is encouraged by the growth of political parties since the inception of the Political Parties Integrity Act. PM Manele acknowledged the growth of political parties when he gave the keynote address during the commemoration of International Democracy Day Tuesday- 17th September 2024- at the Youth Hub at Lawson Tama in…
A male suspect was apprehended for damaging an excavator on Isabel. Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Buala made the arrest on Thursday 12 September 2024, a statement issued by Police Media Unit said. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi said, “The incident of damage to the excavator…
A three-days ‘training of trainers’ workshop on Gender Equality and Violence Against Women concluded on Friday at the Heritage Park Hotel. The workshop was designed to enhance understating and responses to critical issues surrounding gender and violence. Participants of the workshop included representatives from Public Solicitors Office (PSO), Office of Director Public Prosecution (ODPP), Law…