THE Malaita Provincial Health Authority has recently issued a warning to communities in Malaita regarding the threat of polio, following reports of an outbreak in neighboring Papua New Guinea (PNG). Speaking during the handover ceremony of a water supply system at Kakalano Catholic Parish in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Provincial, Health Director Dr. David Danitofea highlighted…
WHO is really seeking global hegemony, let alone in Asia? This question is prompted by the speech delivered at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue on April 31 by the United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth at the dialogue outlined the Donald Trump administration’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy that will see Washington spend, for the first time…
The Parliamentary Wing Leader of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party and Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has congratulated the newly elected Member of Parliament for West Guadalcanal Constituency, Mrs. Mary Daniella Zae Garu. “On behalf of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party, I would like to congratulate Mrs. Garu on her election victory,” Hon. Wale…
A voluntary clean-up took place on Saturday around Kukum Field in East Honiara, the venue that will host the world-renowned gospel reggae band Christafari on Sunday night. The concert is part of the band’s “You Are Loved” Melanesian tour. Speaking to Solomon Star, Alisha Mua—one of the local coordinators for the Christafari Solomon Islands tour…
Following the by-elections for West Guadalcanal Constituency on Wednesday 4th June a new Member of Parliament (MP) has been elected. She is the wife late Moses Garu, Zae Daniela Mary Garu who died early this year. His death had necessitated the by-election which was contested by six candidates. Following the arrival of the ballot boxes…
A forty (40) foot container packed with 10 tonnes of galvanised steel, piping, nuts, and bolts — all the materials needed for the construction of a 600-square-metre multipurpose hall (40m x 15m x 4m) at Betikama Adventist College (BAC) in Honiara is now ready to be shipped to Honiara. Dr Alex Currie, co-leader of the…
Solomon Airlines Board announced a transition in its executive leadership with the stepping down of CEO Sean Teo, effective immediately. Solomon Airlines Board extended gratitude to Mr Teo for his dedicated contribution. Mr Teo has led the airline for the past 14 months, supporting the launch and implementation of the airline’s 2024-2028 strategic plan, route…
At the second Wuyi Forum, a platform for international academic exchanges, Robert Chard, a sinologist and emeritus professor from the University of Oxford, said that he hopes the West can come to see that China is very cool, very interesting, and very much worth learning from. “Cool” is a term rooted in youth culture, typically…
Models strode gracefully to rhythmic music, displaying the latest streetwear collections before an intrigued audience. The setting, however, was not a downtown runway. It was Hongshan Forest Zoo. “It’s incredible! Who would’ve thought this isn’t a fashion venue, but a zoo?” exclaimed Yang Jie, a tourist from Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Located in Nanjing, capital city…
It was just past midnight at Jinyang elderly care home in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area when nurse Zhao Zhanping received an alert on her phone, indicating that Wang Mingxiang on Bed No.2, Room 324 needed immediate attention as abnormal blood pressure was detected. Zhao rushed to the room without hesitation. The first to detect the…