Koriovuku community in Central Ranogga, Western Province, marked another milestone last week as it hosted Save the Children’s “Safe Families” program. The event was held from Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 October 2025. The four-day event was organised in partnership with Save the Children Project Officer, Mr. Alban Tara, community leaders, women, men, children, and persons with disabilities. According to…
The Solomon Islands’ top-tier football competition, the S-League, concluded on Saturday with Central Coast FC being crowned as the 2025 champions after what was a thrilling and competitive season. Speaking during Saturday’s league presentation, Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) President Donald Marahare described the S-League as a cornerstone of football development in the country. “This afternoon [Saturday],…
Couple of shops in Honiara have started displaying Christmas paraphernalia as the festive season fever is fast approaching. Paraphernalia refers to a collection of equipment and items related to a certain activity. In this case, the upcoming activity is the Christmas. A visit by the Solomon Star around Honiara city last week revealed few shops are not wasting their time…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has raised with concern the recent statement by Principal Magistrate Beneteti regarding the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force’s (RSIPF) ongoing excuse of a shortage of vehicles to execute arrest warrants. This highlights a long-standing operational challenge that continues to affect the justice system, despite significant logistical and vehicle support provided to the RSIPF…
HONIARA – Labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather in Honiara from 3-6 November 2025 for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025, hosted under the theme “Sustainable Reintegration Begins with Fair and Effective Recruitment”. The meeting, organised by the PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU), which also serves as the Labour…
The critical role of international and regional trade in driving Solomon Islands’ economic growth, creating jobs, and enhancing national resilience has been highlighted during the 18th National Trade Development Council (NTDC) Meeting on Wednesday 29th October in Honiara. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka made these remarks while officially opening the NTDC workshop at the Heritage Park…
A foreign local registered vessel has been detained by Police Maritime of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). This was for breaching its license condition at Indispensable Reef out of Renbel province recently. The arrest was made during the Royal Solomon Island Police Vessel (RSIPV) Gizo deployment under Operation Kurukuru 2025 to patrol our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) through the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has acknowledged eight senior final-year medical students from Bond University, Australia, who successfully completed a six-week clinical internship at Gizo Provincial Hospital and Helena Goldie Hospital in Munda, Western Province from 25 August to 3 October 2025. The internship was made…
The Honiara Council of Women (HCW) has successfully completed the Safeguarding in Communities Sporting Events (SCSE) and Children’s Reporting and Referrals Workshop earlier last week at the Multipurpose Hall, Central Honiara. The Honiara Table Tennis Association (HTTA) confirmed the successful hosting of the event, stating that a total of 84 participants, including chair ladies, executive…
The Honiara Table Tennis Association (HTTA) has launched its first-ever Business House Table Tennis Competition (BHTTC) 2025, held on Thursday 30th October at the Multipurpose Hall in Honiara. The BHTTC 2025 is the first competition of its kind organized by HTTA outside of youth and disability championships. HTTA President Kevin Olea told Solomon Star Sport…