Australian miner Pacific Bauxite Limited announced late last week that it has identified three pockets potentially containing high-grade bauxite ore at its South West New Georgia Bauxite Project in the Solomon Islands. The firm said that, of over two hundred samples taken on the site, over half showed soil totalling at least a forty-percent concentration…
PARENTS and guardians of Perch Community High School in east Honiara yesterday signed a petition against a seven-day demolition notice issued to them by the Honiara City Council on 7th September and will expire on 14th September 5:30pm tomorrow. A similar notice, which demanded the demolition of part of the school’s fence and library building,…
CSOs collect signatures to petition PM THE country’s Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have combined forces in seeking signatures of Solomon Islanders nationwide and abroad for their three-point petition on the withdrawn Anti-Corruption Bill. The petition demands that Prime Manasseh Sogavare re-tables the Bill when Parliament resumes next month as he had declared, that all 50…
A NEW Men’s Fellowship Hall at Verahue Community of West Guadalcanal was officially opened last Sunday, Solomon Star Stringer John Toki confirmed after attending the programme. Toki revealed that the opening of the Men’s Fellowship Hall is a milestone achievement of the community since they had been longing for the completion of the centre for…
Thought for the Week By Rev. Eric D. Maefonea (SWIM) I again invite you to our continuing discussion on the topic “Attitudes.” One of the biggest challenges facing us today is attitude. If we want to see change happening, then we must first have a change of attitude as individual Solomon Islanders. Many think that…
NATIONAL Women Ministry of Christ (NWMC) of the Assembly of God (AOG) church successfully ended its four-day conference on Monday in Honiara. The Secretary of NWMC Rebecca Gilbert she said more than 300 women from local churches in Honiara and the provinces participated in this ‘very important event.’ She said the conference was hosted every…
THE City Mission Vocational Centre has welcomed its first intake of students for this year. The student enrollment has reached 80 after four weeks into studies. Speaking to the Solomon Star, Reverend Titus Luther of the Foursquare Gospel Church thanked the students for their interest to pursue studies at his newly established vocational training centre.…
RNZI: Authorities in Vanuatu say four out of six volcanoes throughout the island group have increased recorded activity. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department is warning tourists and aviation centres of the drastic change in activity. Meteorologist Esline Bule said the background noise and gas levels on the volcanic island of Ambrym were very significant.…
The Solomon Islands national futsal team has departed for the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The team of 15 departed yesterday where they will transit through Port Villa, Nadi and then to Turkmenistan. The Kurukuru team is accompanied by the head coach, Jerry Sam, assistant coach Francis Lafai and team…
SUSTAINABLE use and conservation of natural resources, protection of the environment, and combating the adverse effects of climate change are underpinning policy objectives of the national government. That’s according to the Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Samuel Manetoali. He was speaking at the opening of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit that was…