ONE of the longest serving and highest ranking women in the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is retiring today, after more than 33 years in the force. Assistance Police Commissioner Gwen Ratu, 57, who joined the police force back in October 1984 will be formally retired on Friday. Police Commissioner Matthew Varley said it is…
Marist Futsal club is the champion of the first ever national futsal league, the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) futsal league. Marist claimed the SIPA futsal league title after they narrowly defeated Koloale FC 2-1 in the second to last league match at the Multipurpose Hall yesterday. Winning the title is something Marist has eyed…
The annual Solomon Islands Schools Choral Festival is back. Organisers of the Choral Festival are happy to announce the plans for the upcoming choral festival, scheduled for the 3rd to the 5th of July. The Choral Festival rehearsals begin on Monday 18/06/18 at 2-4pm, Chung-Wah School Hall, the organisers said. Rehearsals will continue at the…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has thanked the Government of Australia for the continuing assistance under the Australian Defence Cooperation Program to the maintenance of security in Solomon Islands. RSIPF Commissioner, Matthew Varley expressed the sentiments when he and members of his Executive met with the Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Marise Payne…
BLOOD donations this year has increased by 20 percent compared to the previous years. That’s according the Director of the Medical Laboratory at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) Alfred Dofai. “The projection this year looks bright with the first quarter registering 1,170 total blood donations which could mean we should achieve 4,680 donors at the…
AUSTRALIA and Solomon Islands have made great headway in recent months to progress the high-speed telecommunications cable from Sydney to Honiara. The Coral Sea Cable System (CS2) will provide an undersea cable linking both Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to Australia, and will deliver faster, more reliable and accessible internet to Solomon Islands, and…
Kwarea community high school (CHS) in West Kwara’ae, Malaita province is gearing up to host its annual school cultural day next week. This will be the forth year in a row that the school will be hosting its annual school cultural day highlighting difference cultural background that the school pupils adopted in their homes. The…
THE newest daughter of the national house is not taking a moment to rest. Following her recent landslide victory in the Gizo Kolombangara constituency, newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) Lanelle Tanangada is making sure her short term counts. “I have so much to read and learn and so much to do, before parliament even…
Solomon Islands futsal sensation, Elliot Ragomo urged all young upcoming futsal players not to give up on their futsal dreams. Ragomo said the key to success is to work hard with a positive mindset and never give up. “For every single player who would like to become a Kurukuru player in the future, never give.…
NORTH West Guadalcanal constituents have expressed appreciation to their Member of Parliament (MP) Bodo Dettke for his recent support to road transport in his constituency. Solomon Star Northwest Guadalcanal Stringer John Toki revealed that during the handover ceremony at the Ginger Beach, a total of 11 two (2) tonne trucks were delivered to the communities.…