Traveling to Kiluβufi Hospital and National Referral Hospital (NRH) Dental Clinics to treat toothaches will now be a thing of the past for the people of East Kwaio in Malaita Province, following the official handover and opening of a new Australian-standard Dental Clinic at Atoifi Adventist Hospital (AAH) on Tuesday, 1st of July 2025. The…
The Lauru Kuvojos, Choiseulβs senior menβs football team preparing for the 2025 Solomon Cup, has received a timely morale boost with the donation of a new set of soccer uniforms, thanks to the heartfelt generosity of Mr. Martin Circuit Polosokere and his family. The new uniforms were officially received by the team manager on behalf…
Honiara High School is the Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG) Rugby 7s Menβs champions. This was after their unbeaten run in the competition until the finals where they triumphed over the debutants Aligegeo PSS with a score line of 26-7 in the grand final. The score line showed Honiara high schoolβs dominance in the…
It was all drama as hosts Fiji battled their way to a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the Solomon Islands on Saturday evening. The match described as a tightly contested Group B encounter at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji is part of the OFC Womenβs Nations Cup 2025. Solomon Islands opened the scoresheet in the…
St. Josephβs School Tenaru has been crowned the overall champion of the 2025 Solomon Islands Secondary School Games (SISSG25), finishing the competition with an impressive 33 medals over five days of action. Tenaru was officially announced as the overall winner during the closing ceremony held on Friday, July 4, at the National Stadium in East…
A cabinet reshuffle under the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) was formalized on Saturday afternoon at Government House, where one ministerial reassignment was officially confirmed and sworn in by the Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Reverend David Tiva Kapu. As part of the reshuffle, Honourable Polycarp Paea, MP for Malaita Outer Islands and former…
HONIARA, (WORLD BANK) — Bernard Harborne becomes the World Bank Group resident representative for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu starting from 01 July. This position brings together the World Bank Groupβs country-level leadership to better support the development priorities of the governments and help create an enabling environment for private sector growth. Harborne will lead…
Hatanga Limited has officially signed up as the exclusive platinum sponsor for the Tinakula Festival, enhancing its commitment to cultural preservation and community empowerment in the country. The signing ceremony, which took place ahead of the two-day celebration on July 25-26 at the Solomon Islands National University Park Village in East Honiara, is a significant…
About eight people die daily in the Solomons as a result of the increasing prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) related sickness. The alarming statistics was issued by one of the countryβs top surgeon Dr Chester Kuma in an interview with the Solomon Star on Thursday. He is currently the Director of Adventist Health Initiative in…
INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd, Sinopharm, welcomed a group of journalists from the Asia-Pacific region for a visit to its headquarters in Beijing on Thursday 3 July. The Chinese State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) is a global leader in the healthcare sector due to its βscale, performance and comprehensive strength.β βSinopharm has actively participated in…