Australia has provided AUD 2.7million (approximately SBD18 million) to the Solomon Island’s Government as part of its ongoing commitment to improving access to quality basic health care for all Solomon Islanders. Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne said Australia is proud to be working with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to improve access to…
CATECHISTS from the Dala Catholic Ministry in West Kwara’ae have mapped out their five-year plan. It took the catechists two days during which they discuss issues and mapped out their plans to guide them for the next five years. Facilitator of the discussion Casper Fa’asala reported that it is vital for catechists to have their…
PREPARATORY work for the Tina Hydro Project is progressing well according to landowners. Landowners have been working closely with the project coordinators which resulted in one tribe already receiving their cooperative society certificate this week. Roha tribe is the first of the five resource owner tribes to receive the certificate after successfully registering their society…
ONE of the greatest needs of Rufoki communities in west Fataleka, Malaita Province is for a Community Learning Centre. Community women, youth and leaders have identified this after undergoing a one day training organized and facilitated by Casper Fa’asala, advocator for Women in Leadership with Solomon Islands National Council of Women, with the help of…
The international television channel ‘Australia Plus’ recently launched Cinema Pasifika, a new series of five half hour programmes, showcasing short films from the Pacific Islands region. Steve Menzies, Director Flinch Marketing Limited which produced the project said the new series celebrates a range of diverse and unique cinematic voices and each of the short films…
The efforts of Solomon Islands Scouts and Coastwatchers have been recognised at an official function to mark Australia Day earlier this week. Mr James Tungi from East Guadalcanal received a prestigious Solomon Islands Scouts and Coastwatchers medallion on behalf of his late uncle, Tungi Vilia who served as a Solomon Scout during the Second World…
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) Honiara Campus was flooded with a high number of school dropouts, a USP officer confirmed to the Solomon Star. Since last week the USP campus near Multi-Purpose Hall was flooded daily with students collecting admission forms and making enquiries about the academic entry system of the university, the…
MALAITA Province should not expect the national government to deliver any of the big projects it promised the province, this year. That’s according to Malaita Provincial Assembly ward seven member Leslie Kwaiga. “The budgetary provisions under the national budget did not make any remarkable changes at all,” Mr Kwaiga said. “The provisions remained the same…
HONIARA City Council will conduct a by-election for Vohukesa Ward on February 29. This is to elect a new councilor to replace Jack IgiMaeli, who passed away late last year. City clerk Charles Kelly confirmed the date. I would like to publicly announce that the date for the Vohukesa ward by-election He said the Ministry…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare and the Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration Elijah Doromuala were on Friday shown samples of Solomon Islands electronic passports and given a demo on how electronic passports are produced by the IRIS Group contracted to produce electronic passports for the country. The IRIS Group is a Malaysian company, which…