Our voters list expected to be completed today

The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission says it will officially receive its completed voter’s registration list today. The Commission’s media unit has confirmed that the country’s first biometric voters list was completed last week. The new system was introduced to try to eliminate multiple registrations and ghost voting as seen in previous elections. The Electoral Commission…

Hit and run accident

A MAN is dead after being hit by a passing vehicle over the weekend. Reports reaching the paper said the hit and run incident occurred on Saturday night around 7pm while the deceased was attempting to cross the main road from the Carpenters Hardware area, Ranadi, East Honiara. The deceased is believed to be from…

Heavy showers expected

HEAVY SHOWERS are expected in parts of the country the weather office has advised yesterday. This is due to a trough that is moving westward. In a weather advise number one (1) the office said heavy rain alert issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service at 5 pm yesterday evening revealed that a heavy rain…

MSG chair congratulates Vanuatu’s new President

The Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group and Spokesperson of the FLNKS of Kanaky New Caledonia, Mr Victor Tutugoro, congratulated the newly elected 8th President of the Republic of Vanuatu, His Excellency Fr. Baldwin Lonsdale of TORBA Province in Vanuatu.             Mr Tutugoro in a congratulatory letter to His Excellency President Baldwin, said President Baldwin’s…

Chair of MSG congratulates Sir Frank

The Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group and Spokesperson of the FLNKS of Kanaky New Caledonia, Mr Victor Tutugoro, congratulated His Excellency Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui, on his reappointment as the Governor General of Solomon Islands. Mr Tutugoro, in a congratulatory letter to His Excellency Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui, said he believes that the reappointment…

Lilo’s Doma development queried

The development and construction of the Caretaker Prime Minister’s new residential area at Doma in North West Guadalcanal has been questioned raising eyebrow surprised amongst people of North West Guadalcanal. Speaking to Solomon Star chief Stephen George of Aruligo said such development does not speak well of a national leader Lilo and his former NCRA…

Election fever heats up

WITH no confirmed date yet set for the National General Elections this year, already intense campaigning have begin by most intending candidates. Unconfirmed reports reaching this paper claimed that already some intending candidates including former Member of Parliaments have begin issuing out building materials, outboard motors to their supporters with the intention of wining their…

Gizo SDA ambassadors in camp out

ABOUT 25ambassadors from Gizo Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church aged between 15-20 years successfully conducted their camp over the weekend at Suvania in Gizo, Western province. Under the leadership of Jenter Wong and her Secretary Miss Navit Michael, the aim to this camp out was to meet their requirement in order to get their master…

Environmental dept introduces program in schools

The Honiara city council (HCC) environmental department is expanding its nature game program in schools around Honiara. This was after they visited a number of primary schools in the city to promote the nature game program. The program currently targets students between grade three and four basically how to keeping the environment clean at all…