MARKET vendors at Busurata and the surrounding communities are very happy as maintenance work on their road commences this week. The 14-kilometer road access connects the people of Busurata, Okwala, and others more to Auki market. A few vendors traveled to Auki yesterday morning smile and enjoyed their ride down the road. “We are happy…
Police officers in Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 40-year-old male following a fatal traffic accident which claimed the life of a four-year-old male child at Komabulu village, in the Reko area of North East Guadalcanal on Monday. Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Tetere Police Station, Inspector Hughes Nevol said it’s alleged that the 4-year-old was walking…
TEACHERS representing Western province are looking forward to join the 2018 World Teachers Day celebration in Auki, Malaita Province. Around 82 of them including other provincial teachers have left Honiara on Monday on board the MV Fair Chief to participate in the celebration. Speaking to the Solomon Star at the wharf, one of the young…
PREMIER for Guadalcanal Province Anthony Veke says he is unmoved by some constituents critics of West Guadalcanal who verbally attacked him on during this awareness period towards the National General Election (NGE). Veke was responding to some of the criticisms being labelled against him as an intending candidate for West Guadalcanal. The critics came from…
Varley: SI not an easy target for organised crime By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN POLICE Commissioner, Matthew Varley says Solomon Islands isinsulated from organised crime around the world. Mr Varley made this sentiment at his weekly conference last Thursday, following the recent seizure of the 500 kilograms of cocaine from a yacht in Honiara the same…
HONIARA City Mayor Andrew Mua has hit back at the Deputy Commissioner of Lands Babby Waitara for blaming the the Honiara City Council (HCC) for not requesting in time to reserve the car park area at Lawson Tama. As a result the plot of land was sold to a private business man recently this year.…
Officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have successfully worked with Australian authorities on a joint investigation which has resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine on a yacht in Honiara. Although forensic work is currently ongoing, it is assessed this is a large commercial shipment of cocaine of several hundred kilograms. The…
THE ongoing plan to revitalise the Russell Islands Plantation Estate Limited (RIPEL) is gaining positive outcome as the Government and Russell Islands stakeholders engaged in a two day round-table for re-investment in Russell Island in Honiara. “It is not a riddle anymore not even a puzzle because we understand our problems and we are determine…
ACTING Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has received a courtesy visit from the Commander of the visiting Japanese Navy Vessel JS Sazanami, Shoji Ishikawa this week. He was accompanied by the Japanese Ambassador Extraordinarily and Plenipotentiary to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Shigeru Toyama on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking during the meeting, Commander Shoji Ishikawa expressed his gratitude…
THE Biometric Voter’s Registration deadline which was supposed to lapse on Thursday has been extended until 12 noon this Sunday. Chief Electoral Officer, Mose Saitala made the announcement with the assistance of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers just before 4pm on Thursday. The announcement was welcomed by a huge number of voters…