THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) released the 2024 National Exam results and students’ placement for the 2025 academic year, which saw hundreds of students being left out from the formal education system. The examination results and student placements were received with a mixture of excitement and sadness by parents – excitement…
THREE senior high schools located on Guadalcanal have received a motor bikes on Monday. Betikama Adventist College, St. Joseph Tenaru, and Selwyn College, under the Guadalcanal Provincial Education Department were the lucky recipients. During the handover ceremony on Monday afternoon, the Minister for Education and Human Resources, Hon. John Bosti, encouraged the recipients to take…
St. Peters Cathedral in Gizo, Western Province welcomes Holy Jubilee 2025 on Sunday 19th January. A Global celebration, in which the Pope asked all the Catholic Diocese worldwide to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of going through the Holy Door. Purposely, to invite pilgrims to cross this sacred threshold and renew their faith. This ritual is…
Asphalt paving on Noro Roads in Western Province is now underway, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has announced. The commencement of placing asphalt began on January 9, 2025. This development marks an important milestone in the ongoing efforts to improve the transportation infrastructure in the Western Province. The Noro Roads improvement work is funded…
A legal team comprising local and international lawyers is preparing to file a compensation claim against the insurer Korea Protection and Indemnity Club (KP&I) for the 2019 oil spill in Kangava Bay, Rennell. The team includes William Kadi, former head of the Public Solicitor Office’s (PSO’s) Landowner Advocacy and Legal Support Unit, now with Primo…
The Mines and Mineral Board has granted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to Far East Resources Company Ltd last month, allowing the company to negotiate with landowners to secure Surface Access Rights (SAR) for mining activities on the tenement in San Jorge, Isabel Province. Wilson Tohidi, Chairman of the San Jorge Island Resources Owners Association…
MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services is implementing series of measures to protect people following an outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) in its Disease Outbreak News dated 7 January 2025 provided information and advice to the public about trends of acute respiratory infection including human metapneumovirus (HMPV), in the Northern Hemisphere. The WHO…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has yet to confirm two new cases of HIV/AIDS in the Honiara, following preliminary test results. If confirmed, these cases would add to the increasing number of reported HIV cases in the country this year. Currently, there 47 cases since the country recorded the first HIV case…
IN rural communities, local and passionate artists are struggling to shine out with their talents and sell their products compare to those in urban centres like Honiara. In the recent Christmas and New Year festive season last year, Solomon Star met a passionate fine artist who has honed his pencil and paint art skills at…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has acknowledged the Honiara City Council (HCC) for reducing fees and charges for 2025. SICCI made their acknowledgement following the Honiara City Council’s (HCC) announcement of its reduction of fees and charges for 2025 as part of the HCC (2025 Fees, Rates and Charges) Ordinance 2024. …