Families, friends and church members from across Guadalcanal gathered on Sunday, 18 January 2026, at St John the Baptist Duidui Local Church in Sahalu Parish, North West Guadalcanal to witness the consecration of Deacon Godfrey Mola to the priesthood. Duidui Local Church comes under the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM). Congregations in attendance included members…
Leeroy Port in Ranadi, East Honiara will operate under Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA). While sufferance wharves throughout the country will be closed, as the government moves to review the Ports Act and all related legislation governing international ports. The Cabinet has approved a comprehensive suite of reforms following its meeting last month. The decisions…
An eight-year-old grade three student from the remote Shortland Islands in Western Province is urgently seeking overseas medical treatment following a referral from the National Referral Hospital (NRH). Herma Darren, from Aleang Village in the far western Shortland Islands, was born with an abnormal growth on his nose, located between his eyes. Medical records identify the condition…
The Minister for Home Affairs says civil registration and public services are beginning to reach more citizens, but vowed that the government must do more to extend access to the country’s most remote communities. Addressing the Motion of Sine‑Die, Isikeli Vave reflected on his one year of progress within the Ministry of Home Affairs. He said, birth and…
More than 800 Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers have already received their payments under a new salary structure as part of a wider re‑levelling programme backdated to January 2024. This is part of government’s commitment to recognising and improving teachers working condition and welfare, the Education Minister and South Choiseul Member of Parliament (MP) Tozen Leokana has declared. Speaking during the Motion of Sine Die in December 2025…
The Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Ward Munda 15 in Western Province, Hon. Palin Veo, has formally acknowledged and congratulated the people of Kekehe and Kindu for the successful hosting of their Christmas and New Year celebrations program. Speaking to the Solomon Star in an interview Hon. Veo expressed his appreciation to the chief,…
Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jnr, Chairman of Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee has called on the Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) to adopt a restricted approach to international partnerships in the country’s maritime space, citing growing regional security concerns. He issued the call during Parliament’s Motion of Sine Die, warning that Solomon Islands must remain vigilant as…
The Chairman of Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee has called for an urgent increase in the number of maritime officers, warning that the country’s vast ocean territory remains under protected. Member of Parliament for East Areare, Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jnr, raised the issue during the recent Motion of Sine Die in Parliament, stressing that Solomon Islands must strengthen…
Communities along the proposed Areo–Gwaiako feeder road in Ward 3 of West Kwara’ae Constituency in Malaita province are looking forward with big hope for the implementation of the road project this year. The project is expected to be funded by the government through the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID). For more than 40 years, communities along the route have dreamed of…
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. 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 November. Minister Rore said Fiji…