Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) on Tuesday hosted Year 11 Chemistry students from Woodford International School as part of their excursion to learn about the mining sector. The students were accompanied by two of their teachers, Mrs. Josephine Lotikena and Mr. Vincent Kuma. Upon their arrival the students were warmly welcomed by GRML’s Government and…
AUSTRALIA has withdrawn funding from the Buala Wharf Redevelopment project just seven months after signing the MOU for the $20 million, project. And more could follow, as Canberra brings geopolitics full on, sources familiar with the decision told Solomon Star. Premier Hon. Lawrence Hayward said, he was aware of the decision, describing it as “very…
A Commission of Inquiry (COI) will be established to investigate the unpaid $8.6 million in royalties from 33 bauxite shipments extracted in West Rennell between November 2017 and January 2019. The company at the center of the issue, Asia Pacific Investment Development (APID) Limited, subcontracted Bintang Mining Solomon Islands (BMSI). The royalties were not paid…
THE trial of a 59-year-old man charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in a water well at Tulagi in 2022, has resumed in the High Court. Dickson Sina faces trial for one count of Murder before Deputy Chief Justice Rex Faukona. This is a re-trial, promoted by the death of…
SOLOMON Islands’ economy has experienced a growth of 2.7 percent in 2024. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon Harry Kuma (MP) confirmed this when speaking on the motion of Speech from the throne in Parliament on Monday. This growth rate represents a slight decrease from the 2.9 percent recorded in 2023, but remains well above…
POLITICAL instability have significantly hindered Solomon Islands’ development path since gaining independence in 1978. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma stated this during his contribution on the motion of Speech to the Throne in Parliament on Monday. Hon Kuma the nation has experienced political changes in seven out of twelve parliaments, resulting in approximately…
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department on Friday 9th received Mother’s Day gifts from the Solomon Islands Ports Authority and a group of female officers working at the National Parliament, Hansard Department. The Solomon Islands Ports Authority donated 10-wheel chairs as their community outreach program and the National Parliament Hansard Department…
BUDDHA’S Light International Association of Solomon Islands has come to the aid of the Good Samaritan Hospital on Guadalcanal, providing life-saving equipment to detect early onset of anaemia. Anemia or anaemia is a problem of not having enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. Hemoglobin is a protein…
The cost of caring for a patient diagnosed with a Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) can range between $3,000 and $7,000 per week. This is posing a major burden on both the health system and affected families. Western Provincial Health and Medical Services (WPHMS) Director, Dr. Dickson Boara, confirmed this during an interview with the Solomon Star.…
The former Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID), Henry Murray has been rearrested and is now back at the Rove Correctional Facility to serve his 4-year imprisonment. Police officers from Taskforce Janus carried out the rearrest on Wednesday, 14th May. Mr. Murray was arrested in 2018 by police officers from…