IT’S good to hear that the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration is working hard to improve passport services. This comes after the delay in the printing of passports which caused so much frustration amongst Solomon Islanders, especially those wanting to go for seasonal work in Australia and New Zealand.…
THE National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) of Papua New Guinea and its sister public broadcaster, the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) on Tuesday signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the areas of exchange of staff, sharing of news content and technical cooperation. The MoU was signed by the Managing Director of NBC, Mr Kora…
RENOWNED local music artist, Richard Saeni and his brothers’ band, Dezine, will be performing at the Double A Nightclub in Noro, Western Province, next weekend. This will be a Tropical Rhythm Party Show featuring Sean Rii and his Dezine brothers’ band. In a statement, the boys said they are very grateful to be back at…
AS the new terminal at the Honiara International Airport sprung to life this week, Solomon Airlines is slowly relocating from the old terminal to the new terminal. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gus Kraus, in an interview with Solomon Star, said all outward services operated by Solomon Airlines are now being processed at the new terminal…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will mount an operation for the next parliament sitting which commences next Monday. Police Officers will conduct proactive patrols and do road checks in parts of Honiara City. A good number of police officers will be involved in this parliament sitting. This includes Police officers from Honiara, Guadalcanal…
A MAN accused of an armed robbery incident at the Greenland Enterprises Ltd Office at Henderson, Central Guadalcanal, early this year will take his plea next week. Ben Abitalo, 24, will be entering his plea to the charge of armed robbery. It was heard on Tuesday that the prosecution has just received the Closed-circuit Television…
THE Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Leslie Kili, has called on the Malaita public to respect police officers. PPC Killi made the call after a male police officer was assaulted in Auki recently while carrying out his policing duty. According to PPC Kili, two boys who were under the influence of Kwaso attacked and…
SOLOMON Islands very own Black Wine Band has recently released a cover of Christina Anu’s version of the song ‘Sunshine on a Rainy Day.’ Black Wine’s cover version can be viewed on the band’s YouTube channel. Australian singer and songwriter, Christina Anu, released her version of the song in May 2000. The song was originally…
People of Ward 5 in the Fataleka Constituency shocked at the disqualification of their MPA Daniel Suidani from the Malaita Provincial Assembly by the MPGIS Minister THE disqualification of Malaita Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 5, former Premier Daniel Suidani, from the assembly seat does not go down well with the people of the ward.…
SOLOMON Islands national futsal team, Kurukuru maintained their undefeated run, securing their second win in the Melanesian Futsal Cup tournament in Fiji. Kurukuru defeated Vanuatu national futsal team 5-4 in a close encounter at the Vodafone Arena in Suva yesterday. Similar to their opening match of the tournament, Kurukuru once again came from behind to…