SUVA, (SIG) – Solomon Islands will have to invest more on its human resources to be able to be competitive in the future and the Government will embark on this goal to reduce reliance on natural resources as the country’s main revenue source. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the revelation when he met with…
EIGHT members of the Solomon Islands Artist Association (SIAA) have been confirmed to attend the upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries trade show and fair day in New Caledonia on November. Association President Barney Rooney told the Solomon Star in an interview, Tuesday, saying the eight members comprises of both male and female and they…
TWO Australian teachers who taught at Su’u Secondary about 30 years ago caught up with a former student who is now the director of LASI. These teachers have been coming back to the Solomons for the past nine years as part of the ACT 1:8 Mission to teach English phonics and reading in communities. They…
DIRECT employees of the Ministry Health and Medical Services working at the Kilu’ufi Hospital in Auki, Malaita province has staged a peaceful protest, demanding the hospital management to pay their outstanding allowances. The peaceful protest was based on the demand for payment of dirty allowances, danger allowances and special duties allowances. The protest group included…
TWO people are dead and two others in serious condition following a fatal early morning accident at Doma, West of Honiara, Monday. The dead were the male driver and a 15 year old student who was sitting at the passenger’s seat in front. Reports reaching the paper said, the accident occurred at around 7.30am after…
SOUTH Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has organised a one day cruise ship workshop at Heritage Park Hotel on Monday. Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Inbound tour operators, private sectors and stakeholders attended the workshop. SPTO Marketing Manager, Alisi Lutu who facilitated the workshop said, the aim was to look into…
PORT MORESBY, (AAP) – Seven small island nations are set for a pre-game huddle ahead of taking a do or die message to their big Pacific neighbours on climate change at official talks in Papua New Guinea this week. The issue is set to dominate the agenda at the Pacific Island Forum in Port Moresby.…
A TWO weeks first ever biological survey on the highest mountain in Solomon Islands will begin today. A statement from the Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership said, about 40 national, regional and international biodiversity experts will carry out flora and fauna surveys on Mount Popomanacheu in the hinterland of Central Guadalcanal from September 8-23. The…
GOSPEL sensational Reggae band, Christafari will be touring Honiara next month. Christafari is a Christian reggae band formed in 1990. It is centered on the personality of ordained religious minister Mark “Tansoback” Mohr, an American, born-again Christian. Eventually Mohr shortened the name to “Christafari”, (pronounced Christ-a-far-eye) and pieced together his own band members. According to…
CHIEF Charley Salofafo from Gilbert Camp area East Honiara has called on his people of Malaita to open up their customary land for development. Chief Salofafo said, he is making the call in light of his full knowledge that dispute over land ownership had been the main obstacle to development in Malaita Province. “I want…