The SIFF Super League (S-League) returned over the weekend with three entertaining catch-up matches, bringing the first round to an action-packed close. The country’s top-flight league had been on hold since late June due to a busy football calendar, including domestic and regional competitions staged in Honiara in recent months. Despite the pause, local fans…
Dear Editor – I am writing to express significant concern and seek urgent public clarification regarding the deployment and flight of a military Hercules aircraft over Loloko village in South Choiseul on the 15th of August, 2025 at about 10 to 11 am. This unusual incident has generated considerable anxiety and uncertainty within the community…
The Police Response Department (PRD) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) over the weekend conducted a route march as part of preparations for the Pacific Island Forum Leaders (PIFL) meeting. The route march started at Ranandi roundabout in East Honiara all the way to Honiara City Council (HCC), and the teams break up…
THE official handover of the Faefae Custom House at Lilisiana in Aoke-Langalanga Constituency has opened a new chapter for both local and international visitors, fostering greater engagement with Malaita’s rich cultural heritage. This milestone was announced by the Malaita Provincial Secretary Erick George during the opening ceremony of the Faefae Kastom Haos last week in…
AUSTRALIA has officially handed over several life-changing community projects to local communities in Malaita last week. These initiatives include a solar lighting system at Talakali, the FaeFae Kastom Haos project at Lilisiana, and an Arabala water supply scheme. The projects were co-funded through the Solomon Islands-Australia Partnership, aiming to enhance local infrastructure and economic opportunities…
A two-day intensive workshop on the new Education Act 2023, held at Voza Village in Northwest Choiseul successfully concluded last week with organizers and participants declaring it a major success. The workshop brought together school principals, teachers, and members of the school boards from across Tepazaka Ward 6. Organized by the Choiseul Provincial Government (CPG)…
On Wednesday evening 27th August 2025 we posted online a brief video clip via our Youtube Channel highlighting the Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) being imported and used by George Wu Company Ltd. The clip was supposed not be uploaded. However, due to miscommunication between members of the online team, the video appeared online. The information…
The Western Provincial Government (WPG) under the leadership of Premier Billy Veo has hit back at reports of instability, insisting that Alliance for Change, Alignment and Rural Economic Advancement (ACAREA)- led government remains rock solid and fully intact until 2028. This follows a Solomon Star front-page article on Saturday 31 August titled “Motion Looms: Premier…
The Board of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) during its meeting on August 21, 2025 adopted an expansionary monetary policy stance for the next six months to support growth while containing inflation within the desired range. The decision reflects a careful assessment of both the global and domestic economic conditions and prospects. Global…
Double Power Logging Company has stood firm on its position that it did not breach High Court injunction orders over vasa logs harvested in Mono, Shortland Islands. This follows a letter from Patricia Maike to the Commissioner of Police requesting that logs transported by barge be halted upon arrival in Honiara last week. In response,…