SOLOMON Water is blaming sabotage for a sudden drop in water level at Kongulai – the water source which supplies up to 40 per cent of the city’s residences. Residents in West and Central Honiara and parts of East Honiara will be most affected. “The sudden drop in water levels at Kongulai may be due…
SOLOMON Islands Electoral Office (SIEO) has welcomed two IT Experts from the Electoral Services International Inc (ESI) who will join its team to commence on-site upgrades to the Biometric Voter Registration System (BVRS). Work on the upgrade of the BVRS had earlier commenced with the off-site component which has been successfully completed. The arrival of…
THE National Government has appointed Dr Claudia Seutter von Lötzen as Solomon Islands Honorary Consul to Germany. Dr Seutter von Lötzen’s formal appointment was facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade through the Embassy of Solomon Islands in Brussels, Belgium, with the consent of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Dr Seutter…
BROTHERS Lonsdale Lenny and Sterry Lenny Junior have returned home, having successfully completed a seven-week intensive training at the World’s International Mines Action Standards (IMAS) Institute in Kosovo, Eastern Europe. Lonsdale and Sterry Jnr have become our first civilian nationals to complete the training outside Solomon Islands. Lonsdale and Sterry Jnr arrived back earlier this…
MORE than 30 people, including children, are the latest victims of the gruesome act of some arsonists who burnt down their houses at Kakalu village in West Guadalcanal. More than 20 suspects have been arrested so far for the arson that occurred on Wednesday last week. The suspects are a male and a female along with some…
Our very own ‘Megapode’ Dash-8 aircraft has finally touched down in Honiara this afternoon (Saturday) after months of repair works and maintenance. The aircraft was supposed to arrive early this month and started operating on Monday 10th October. However, there were further delay due to a number of technical issues to be sorted out and…
Win Win boss charged for intimidation THE National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have charged the General Manager of Win Win Mining Company with two counts of intimidation, a statement from the RSIPF Media said. The charges were laid after a search warrant was conducted for a replica…
THE recently completed Western Province Inter-Island Champion had raked in more than $31, 000 in cash through gate takings during the two weeks competition at JFK stadium in Gizo, Western Province. This was revealed by the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) Kalwin Aquillah in an interview with Star Sports in Gizo this on…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is committed to support families in the country to grow enough food to provide themselves with a daily balanced diet. This statement was uttered by the Minister for MAL, Augustine Auga, when delivering his keynote address to open of the World Food Day celebration and a two-day ‘Agriculture…
THE delayed Western Provincial elections is causing economic hardships to people in the province who deem the delay an act of gross injustice by the National Government. This is the view of one of the prominent leaders in the Western Provincial capital, Gizo. Speaking to Solomon Star Gizo yesterday, Freedom Tozaka, a former Principal Education…