A LEADING clergyman on Isabel has challenged landowners in the Province to open up their land for development. “Isabel Province is one of the least developed provinces in the country and I want people to open up their lands to the National Government, provincial government and investors to develop,” Anglican priest, Fr Wilson Mapuru told…
WHAT is known today as the National Development Fund (NDF) is essentially a discretionary fund controlled by the Prime Minister. It began in the 80s. Every government budget up to 1996 contained a discretionary vote in the Prime Minister’s Office. At the time it was just a million dollar a year. The discretionary fund, as…
A SIGNIFICANT decline in international arrivals continues to be recorded since restrictions were imposed on International flights by the Solomon Islands Government towards the end of March 2020. The latest Visitor Arrivals bulletin released by National Statistician Douglas Kimi on Tuesday 31st August 2021 confirmed this. The report showed the total arrivals for fourth quarter…
AS more and more people become eager to hear and study God’s word through the Bible, the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church has decided to train some of their members to become missionaries by being a preacher and to be able to conduct Bible studies. This is because of the shortage of ordained Adventist pastors in…
A COURT Sentence for a man who breached the lockdown after walking to King George Sixth market area, East Honiara on Monday will be handed down this afternoon. This followed the sentencing submissions and mitigation on the matter of the 25-year-old man yesterday before Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea. The accused had pleaded guilty to…
Our National Futsal team Kurukuru will miss the services of our youngest futsal player Raphael Lea’i after he fractured his right arm in their last game against Italy. Solomon Kurukuru updated on their Facebook page that Raphael will be sidelined for up to three weeks for recovery. This means he will not be playing for…
CHAIRMAN of the National Disaster Operations Committee Loti Yates said in the event that COVID-19 breakout happens in the Western Border they can manage the situation. “But it will be a huge challenge logistically and financially for the government,” he revealed this in response to a question on how the government will respond with a…
Confidential report paints a grim future of SINU A CONFIDENTIAL report on the on-going saga at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has painted a grim future for the nation’s first tertiary institution if the government does not intervene. The Solomon Star has obtained a copy of the seven-page report, which among other things…
A WOMEN’s council had been formed in ward 15, eastern region of Malaita Province last week. The establishment of the women’s body was hailed as a history for women in that region to finally register its own council and become a member of Malaita Provincial Council of Women. The new set up was also described…
Dear Editor – This is in response to contention on your paper, issue No.7926 (Tuesday 31st August) subject “Acting IRD chief under spotlight”, written by Alfred Sasako. First, I would like to welcome any criticism in the media as an individual person, or any other person who have credible matters to talk about. At the…