Men in custody for armed robbery THREE men have been arrested and charged for allegedly robbing over $100,000 including Chinese currencies at the Holiday Resort Motel at Henderson, Guadalcanal on January 20. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau, at his first weekly media conference for this year, said the trio are currently remanded in custody. He said…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has failed to shut-down illegal markets by the lapse of the deadline it had given and illegal markets remain operational. Mayor Eddie Siapu last week warned vendors operating in illegal market venues within the Honiara City Council jurisdiction last week that January 31 was the deadline for them to relocate…
NOT many people on Malaita are convinced, let alone accept the rationale for the No Confidence motion being moved against Premier Daniel Suidani. For one thing, timing to the next election is far too short. Only five more months to the next provincial government election. The protagonists argue there’s little time to do anything if…
The Solomon Islands Government today congratulates Solomon Water together with its partners – the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and members of the Kongulai Community in a ground-breaking ceremony which marked the beginning of the project’s construction phase. The project will provide better access to safe water and improve sanitation in urban areas…
LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale, has slammed plans by the Government to restrict local nurses from seeking job opportunities overseas. The Opposition Office is aware that nurses are planning a mass departure to work at Aged Care Centres in Australia with offers also in Vanuatu. Mr Wale said the Government through the Health Ministry and…
By Tess Newton Cain* Kiribati to return to the Pacific Islands Forum Prime Minister Rabuka’s recent visit to Kiribati looks to have paid off. President Maamau of Kiribati has advised Rabuka (in his capacity as chair of the Pacific Islands Forum) that his country is ready to rejoin the regional organisation. The regional leadership is…
Eight more organisations in Malaita Province will today receive grants under the Winrock Forest Development Fund (FDF) in Auki. This was confirmed by Winrock Office in Auki. These eight organisations will be the second lot that will be benefiting under the FDF. The first four groups received following their grants under FDF in December last…
MALAITA Premier, Daniel Suidani, has accused veteran journalist, Alfred Sasako, as a journalist with an agenda against the MARA government. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki, Premier Suidani said since the emergence of the MARA government in 2019, Mr Sasako has published all sorts of ‘rubbish’ aimed at tannishing the MARA government in the mainstream media.…
Matavale Women’s Association Project Manager, Ellen Paieke, has been awarded the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, WPHF and Women Have Wings winners of the 2022 Civil Society Organisations Peer Learning Awards. The announcement was made this week after a competitive selection among WPHF CSOs globally. This initiative aims to recognise the efforts of ten women leaders engaged in peace and humanitarian…
THE United States has opened its 164th diplomatic mission here in Honiara today. The technical opening of the Embassy of the United States in Honiara was welcomed by the Solomon Islands Government through a statement relayed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Colin Beck. Permanent Secretary Beck said…