THE newly opened Inland Revenue Division (IRD) office in Noro, Western Province, will also serve as the home for the National SIG-ICT Data Centre Backup infrastructure — a development hailed as a vital step in strengthening the nation’s digital resilience and information security. The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) officially opened the modern, digitally…
Premier of Western Province, Hon. Billy Veo, has hailed Noro as the Solomon Islands’ emerging second industrial hub, calling for more government investment and decentralization of services to the provinces. Speaking on Friday 8th August at the official opening of the new Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) office in Noro valued at SBD25 million,…
Both the Skyriders Floorball Club men’s and women’s teams were crowned champions of the Floorball 3×3 competition hosted by the SINU Panthers Floorball Club, which concluded on Monday at the Pavilion Hall, SINU Panatina Campus. The two-day tournament, which kicked off on Sunday, saw both Skyriders teams top their respective categories before facing off against…
Cook Islands, Tahiti, New Caledonia, and New Zealand touched down in Honiara on Wednesday ahead of the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, which kicks off this Sunday at Lawson Tama Stadium and the National Stadium. With the latest arrivals, only Fiji is yet to arrive on Thursday as excitement builds among local football fans eager to…
The Fiji U-16 Boys national team led by the rising football star Maikah Lomax Dau as the captain for the OFC U-16 Championship 2025 will arrive in Honiara on Thursday. The competition will be held in Honiara starting Sunday August 17 to Saturday 30th August at the Lawson Tama stadium. A statement issued by Fiji FA…
The Solomon Islands Taekwondo Federation (SITF) has confirmed its participation in the 27th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, scheduled for October 24–30 in Wuxi, China. SITF President Joses Duddley told Star Sports that World Taekwondo has recently approved the Federation’s request to send one athlete and one coach to the prestigious event on the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) appeals to liquor license holders to operate strictly under their license conditions. As part of the ongoing Zero Tolerance operations that have been conducted over the recent weekends, police have visited liquor license holders in Honiara. During these visits, some businesses were found to be in breach of…
When war came to Australia’s doorstep in 1942, a quiet group of Solomon Islanders found themselves deep in the bushland of Arnhem Land — armed, alert, and far from home. They weren’t Coastwatchers, and they weren’t on Guadalcanal. These six men — all from different parts of the Protectorate — had been recruited into a…
As of Tuesday this week August 12th, the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) will enter ‘Emergency Mode’ due to ongoing renovations in the Labour Ward. The ceiling in the Labour Ward is at immediate risk of collapse, posing significant safety concerns for both patients and staff. As a result, Emergency Mode has been implemented,…
The Police Academy of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) conducted a three-day training for Security Officers (SO) of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) at the Rove Police Headquarters on Tuesday 12 August 2025. The training is purposely to strengthen the work of SO currently providing security services at MFMR headquarters…