THE Governor General, Sir David Vunagi, has highlighted the country’s high unemployment rate as the central issue that needs to be addressed if social peace and economic independence is to be achieved by all Solomon Islanders. Sir David said employment opportunities in both the Public Service and the Private Sector have been saturated that school…
The current road upgrade in Auki, Malaita Province, is received with negativity by the public who are now criticising the work as being ‘poorly done. ‘ In December of 2022 when gravel was poured along the road to fix deteriorating sections of the road, hopes were high that the new contractor will finally deliver to…
TEINIU South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) Community in Ward 29 in Central Kwara’ae Constituency, Malaita Province, has celebrated the Christmas and New Year’s festive season with the dedication of a newly completed community Guest House project. The new guest house was consecrated by Reverend Eric Takila together with members of South Sea Evangelical Church pastors…
KWASO brewers in Malaita have made huge earnings during the Christmas and New Year period from this illegal product. Reports reaching Solomon Star said kwaso brewers made a lot of money from the sale of their home-brewed alcohol during the festive season. The report said as most villagers could not afford to buy beer, they…
THE Opposition has renounced a proposal by the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) to grant Members of Parliament a 10 per cent increase across the board in basic salaries and entitlements, saying the proposed increases are “unjustified.” In a statement on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Matthew Wale, called on the PEC to refrain from giving further increases…
Former Nusa Roviana MPA wins election as Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly, vows to perform to his best THE newly elected Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) is Ramrahka Aquila Talasasa. The former Western Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 16 – Nusa Roviana- was elected during the election of a new Speaker yesterday.…
THE Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) will be hosting its Open Day on January 27th at the SINIS High Performance Center in East Honiara. The program is scheduled to start from 9am to 2pm. “We are welcoming the community to SINIS to explore the facility, the programs and services we offer including those…
ALL good people of Solomon Islands, at midnight tonight, this year 2022, will come to an end. And we thank God for what the year has been to all of us. We must acknowledge, however, that the year was full of health issues, economic challenges, struggles and difficulties. But through the love and goodness of…
A commentary By MOFFAT MAMU THE 2022 festive season and the arrival of 2023 have been celebrated with much excitement. December is always a time when many working people and students look forward to having a well-deserved break after 11 months of stress and hard work. Most often head to their villages to be united…
SOLOMON Airlines has promoted one of its female pilots to Captain of the national carrier’s largest domestic aircraft – Dash 8. Lyndah Tito Owen was Dash 8 First Officer before officially receiving her Captain’s epaulettes yesterday (3rd January 2023) with a water cannon salute to mark the occasion. A statement from Solomon Airlines said her…