THE future of the newly built Manaoba Airfield in north Malaita now lies in the hands of landowners. If they want Solomon Airlines to service their airfield, they have to sort out the on-going land dispute between them so that the national carrier can fly its aircrafts there. Already, the government has done its part.…
Dear Editor – Thank you in advance for the space in your column for me to voice out my disappointment and sadness at leaders of Renbel province who are behaving like kids. I’m mostly unhappy with MPA for Ward 10 Kusol Puagogo Tepuku for physically assaulting our MPA Alfred Noapai on Friday night at Tahanuku…
Dear Editor – In the past few days, Solomon’s Fashion Week was officially opened in Honiara with an exhibition of beautiful clothes and accessories designed by local tailors, women’s group and artists. Officially opening the occasion, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Youths, Children and Family Affairs, Ethel Sigimanu, said the fashion week…
Dear Editor – First and foremost let me take this opportunity to thank Dennis Marite (interim President) and his executive to have seen the importance and recognised the need to have the Solomon Island Music Federation revived, restructured and back to business again. Congratulation boys for standing up for our musicians and music industry, you…
Dear Editor – First, I wish to congratulate the SISE English Examiner and his/her moderator for a job professionally done. On the same note, credit to the General Paper Examiner and his/her moderator for a job well done. Second, May I highly condemn the poor state of the Mathematics paper for its irrelevance, biasness and…
RAPID Employment Project (REP) staff have completed a one-day Gender Equality workshop led by the World Bank Gender Consultant Kathy Cusack. The workshop, which was held on Wednesday, came as a second part following the first workshop held last April 1-2 this year. Honiara City Council City Clerk Charles Kelly in his opening remarks at…
DEPUTY Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga had warned the Member of Parliament for Aoke Langalanga, Mathew Wale to refrain from using God’s name in his speeches during debates on the floor of Parliament. Mr Maelanga said the use of God’s name during debates amounts to abuse of the divine ruler in the form of a joke…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has dismissed accusations he had vested interests in the contractual jobs at Henderson Airport. Former Aviation and Communication minister Commins Mewa claimed Mr Sogavare removed him from the ministry because of vested personal interest. But Mr Sogavare told the Solomon Star in an exclusive interview yesterday he has no vested interest…
THE Anglican Church of Melanesia has a new bishop for the Diocese of Isabel. The Diocesan Electoral Board of the Anglican Church of Melanesia elected the Reverend Ellison Quity as the sixth bishop for the Diocese of Ysabel. The meeting, which was preceded by a retreat yesterday,took place at Tete Ni Kolivutu, East of Honiara.…
CHAIRMAN of Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) board, Nollen Leni has defended his re-appointment. This came after insider sources claimed newly appointed Minister for Infrastructure Development, Jimmy Lusibaea plans to appoint new board members due to some allegation leveled against Leni. The former SIPA board under the leadership of Mr Leni had finished their term…