The British High Commission, British Council, SICA and SIFGA are bringing the renowned London Community Gospel Choir to Honiara to promote peace and unity in our Happi Isles through gospel singing. The British High Commission, the British Council (New Zealand and the Pacific) and the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) are supporting a combined choir…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has welcomed the US’ desire to respond more effectively to the needs of Solomon Islanders through cooperation. Hon. Wale said this posture of working together with everyday Solomon Islanders is one that the nation needs. The Opposition Leader and other Opposition MPs met with Dr. Kurt Campbell and…
Public Transport Bus commuters in Henderson have described the bus service from Henderson in Central Guadalcanal to Honiara as a ‘worst case scenario.’ The frustrated commuters said they have to spend long hours waiting to catch a bus to Honiara. Solomon Star has observed that it has been a number of weeks now since the…
AT the closure of the two-week Worker Ready Pool (WRP) recruitment drive launched by the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) on Friday 10th March, more than 15,000 Solomon Islanders have submitted their applications. It is a huge number. It sends a clear message to our leaders, the government and donors that our unemployment rate remains high.…
US Navy Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ will return to our shores come November 19, thanks to the United States’ positive response to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare’s request made in August last year at the inaugural visit of the ship. The US Navy Hospital Ship will provide health services to the 24 countries that will converge…
The National Government enjoys a very cordial working relationship with all churches in the country. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP and an ordained elder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church mentioned this while officially opening a weeklong Ministerial Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church last night. Prime Minister Sogavare said, Christian denominations believe…
THE Government, through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Disaster Management, has warned international researchers to apply for permission before conducting research in the country. The warning came about following reports of tourists conducting research while travelling to Rendova Island in Western province. This is for them to comply with the law of the…
Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hayashi Yoshimasa made a fruitful one day visit in Honiara on Sunday 19th March as part of his Pacific Tour that includes Cook Islands. The trip was historic as Hon Hayashi Yoshimasa is the first Foreign Minister from Japan to visit the Solomon Islands since bilateral relations between the…
WINNERS of the 2022/2023 Telekom S-league (TSL) season were awarded their respective awards in an organized prize presentation night at the Pacific Crown hotel on Sunday. Champions Solomon Warriors were awarded gold medals and SBD$240K along with the TSL trophy, making it their seventh title since the inception of the TSL competition. Runner-up KOSSA FC…
VISA services will still be managed out of the United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea for those wishing to travel to the States. In a press conference at Heritage Park Hotel, United States National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Dr Kurt Campbell said the United States is aware that having the visa services…