PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare is encouraging Guadalcanal Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) to expand its current operations on Guadalcanal Province to provide more employment opportunities. Mr Sogavare made this statement when welcoming senior executive members of GPPOL who made a courtesy call to the Prime Minister, Thursday. The GPPOL executive was led by General Manager Noor…
NEWLY elected Premier for Isabel Province and the country’s first female Premier says her government will work hard to serve its people and the province. Speaking to the Solomon Star in an exclusive interview yesterday Rhoda Sikilabu said there are greater responsibilities ahead and she will work closely with her nine member executive to achieve…
ONE of the country’s State Owned Enterprises (SOE)-the Solomon Water (SW) is scouting for a possible fund to implement its plan to build new water supply infrastructure and rehabilitating some. Chief Operation Officer (COO) for Solomon Water Scraven Tongi said they have done the detailed engineer design for the water infrastructure and rehabilitation for the…
As the Solomon Islands prepares to rejoin the world after more than two years of isolation, results of a recently-conducted Ministry of Culture & Tourism/Tourism Solomons survey show the country’s tourism sector is ready to welcome visitors as soon as the decision to reopen the border has been finalised. According to the resultant ‘COVID Preparedness…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Solomon Island Assistance Force (SIAF) are stepping up their training in riot equipment for the scheduled resumption of Parliament meeting next Monday. Commissioner of RSIPF Mr Mostyn Mangau in a statement issued by Police Media Unit said, “The training happened at the Rove Oval with different scenarios…
THE Government’s controversial proposal to extend Parliament by another year is believed to have dominated Caucus discussions on Tuesday, sources told Solomon Star. “It’s perhaps the only item on the agenda,” one source said. There was no immediate confirmation last night on whether Members of Caucus supported the move. “It would be a surprise if…
MHMS: The National Referral Hospital (NRH) is investigating a fire incident that occurred at the hospital’s post-natal ward staff office late Wednesday afternoon, that forced staff, caregivers, mothers and their babies to evacuate the ward. Fortunately, all occupants including new born babies at the ward were unharmed with no injuries incurred during the incident. From…
HONIARA City Councillor for Vura Ward, Reginald Ngati has urged the government and its agencies to deal honestly with the people of this nation with issues of national interest, to avoid embarrassment. Cr Ngati made the call in light of the proposed plan to extend the life of parliament to five years and the issue…
THE Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG) has welcomed and congratulated the new Premier for Isabel Provincial Government Rhonda Sikilabu. In a letter, the GPG Premier Francis Sade has congratulated the new premier “It is my sincere honour to, on behalf of my Executive Government, congratulate you on your new noble role as the Honorable Premier for…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force at the Sexual Assault Unit at the Rove Police Headquarters have arrested and charged a Foreign National for sexual intercourse with a girl under 18-years at an unknown date on month of July 2021. An initial report says that there were two incidents in the month of…