POLICE in Guadalcanal Province are investigating an incident at Aola in East Central Guadalcanal, believed to be linked to sorcery, which resulted in the burning of five residential houses and a death of an elderly man. The burning incident took place on Tuesday night when some men appeared at the village in revenge of a death…
IT has been revealed by the Malaita Provincial Government that the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) permanent secretary is the person instrumental in efforts to remove Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani from power. Solomon Star was informed that before the second motion of no confidence against Mr Suidani, the MPGIS permanent secretary…
Secretary to Cabinet (STC) Mr. James Remobatu of the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet welcomed Permanent Secretaries to a one day dialogue and discussion Friday last week at the Honiara Hotel regarding the ongoing work status of current proposed Legislative Bills within each respective government ministries. STC Mr. Remobatu in his welcome remarks…
THE Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) has provided support to two rural training centres of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. A donation of tools, equipment and building materials were donated to the Seventh Day Adventist Education Authority on Friday. Associate education director Janelle Erick said the two rural training centres that will benefit from the…
THE Government should consider providing school fee subsidy for rural-based schools in light of the financial struggle and economic situation facing the country. A concerned businessman in Gizo, Western Province who declined to be named, said the notice to start classes at the end of this month is now causing a lot of challenge for…
THE Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) made sure rugby players understand the functions and importance of the High Performance program at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) A statement from SINIS confirmed rugby athletes were briefed on the importance of individual contribution to the union’s goals and objectives at the elite/international level…
SEVEN Schools selected to accommodate visiting athletes and officials during the 2023 Pacific Games has pledged their full support in making sure all accommodations are well prepared before the Games kick off. The schools assured their support towards the development in the recent signing ceremony between the seven schools, the National Hosting Authority and the…
BURNSCREEK Adventist Primary School (BAPS) in East Honiara has officially launched its Electronic Learning (e-learning) Program on Tuesday. The launching event was witnessed by representatives of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) Education Authority Janelle Erick, Transpacific Union Mission (TPU) Education representative in Solomon Islands Joseph Pitakia, Director of Ministry of Education and Human Resource…
SAMO Tagini, 45, never dreamt of becoming a nurse. This is because of the notion that nurses are only for females. Not only that but during his childhood days he saw that most nurses are females. However, growing up and attaining his education, the lad from Malaita and Western Provinces was inspired by his late…
A FIVE day intensive tour guide training was conducted for locals at Tetepare Island, Western Province recently. The training was led by Bjorn Svensson – a tourism technical advisor. Mr Svensson said the aim of the training is to teach participants how to plan and manage guided tours and activities for tourists. About 13 trainees…