Landowning tribes of the Bina Harbour water source in Malaita have been urged to take good care of the Bina Harbour Project equipment that have been installed within their communities. A representative owners, Frank Ba’egeni speaking during a recent water source meeting held at Busi’i Community, emphasized that the equipment installed under the project is very expensive and must…
THE Melanesia Law Ministers will present their collective issues during the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLMM) to be held in Fiji from 9 to 12 February 2026. Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Hon. Clezy Rore, confirmed this to Solomon Star following a talanoa session held during the Justice Agencies Dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel on…
Preparations are well underway for the West Are’Are Christmas Sports Tournament 2025. The competition will kick off on December 26 at the Kiu Masina Ruru Playing Field in the Kiu community. The annual festive tournament will feature a variety of sports, including soccer, netball, and volleyball, bringing together teams and supporters from across the West Are’Are…
The Corporate Futsal Championship (CFC) 2025 has officially kicked off on Wednesday at the Friendship hall in Honiara. The CFC 2025 is a Business houses championship for teams from various business houses in Honiara in aid for the Junior Futsal Kurukuru U16 to the Australian state Futsal championshsip. A total of 17 teams has been…
SOLOMON Islands has further strengthened its partnership with Fiji in the justice sector. This follows a talanoa session between Fiji’s Minister of Justice and Acting Attorney General, Hon. Siromi Turaga, and his Solomon Islands counterpart, Hon. Clezy Rore, during the Justice Agencies Dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel on Thursday. Both ministers had earlier signed a…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate change has been hailed as a historic victory for Pacific youth and Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), providing new legal and moral grounds to hold major polluting nations accountable for their climate inaction. Speaking at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion during COP30 in Belém, Brazil,…
A YOUNG man accused of trespassing into a house and carrying an eight-year-old girl to the seaside in Ngella, Central Islands Province, where he allegedly raped her, has denied the allegations. The defendant who could not be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim is facing one count of Rape and one count…
The spirit of the Pacific — its mana, unity and resilience — resonated through the halls of the Thirtieth Conference of Parties (COP30) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil early this week. The ceremony began with a powerful karanga (ceremonial call) from Aotearoa, New Zealand, welcoming Pacific leaders,…