SOLOMON Airlines will not ground any of its aircraft despite the negative impact of COVID-19 on the industry. That’s according to the Solomon Airlines newly appointed Chairman Frank Wickham when speaking to local journalists for the first time, Tuesday this week in Honiara. “We will not ground any of our aircraft,” he said. The reason…
MEMBERS of Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) yesterday paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday. The MASI delegation was led by president Georgina Kekea, a statement by Prime Minister Secretariat said, Ms. Kekea at the brief meeting thanked the prime minister for availing his time to meet with MASI. Ms.…
Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare will be the guest of honour at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Mamara New City project this Friday 30 April 2020. His presence demonstrates the government’s commitment to the project to achieve its intended purpose, a statement issued by the Government Communication Unit (GCU). Since the start of the project…
PRIME Minister Manasseh says the country’s western border is the weakest link in our fight against COVID-19. The Prime Minister highlighted this during his nationwide address on Monday as close neighbor Papua New Guinea (PNG) recorded 2,066 cases of which about 58 cases were from Bougainville, a statement issued by Prime Minister Press Secretariat said. He…
RURAL farmers on Guadalcanal and Malaita Provinces will be the recipients of agricultural equipment valued at about USD100, 000 being provided by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This was announced at last week’s signing ceremony attended by His Excellency, Ambassador Li Ming, Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele and the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Senley…
THE Government through the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has announced an increase in budget support to the country’s national university by providing $48 million this year. This is an increase of $4 million from $44 million last year. This was announced in Parliament last week by the Minister responsible Lanelle Tanangada…
THE first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines will expire on 18th July this year and the government wants the vaccines to be used up before its expiry date. That’s according to Dr. Ibrahuim Dadari from UNICEF- Solomon Islands when speaking during Sunday’s talk-back-show at the national broadcaster. And the government also wants all 24,000 vaccines to be used…
The absence of Guadalcanal Premier, Francis Sade on yesterday’s ‘Chupu’ reconciliation ceremony between the Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) and downstream communities of the Tailings dam facility has angered Samson Maneka. Saturday’s ceremony was between Gold Ridge Mine Limited, Kolobisi Tailings Dam Association, Metapona Downstream Association and Kuara Downstream Community at Pitukoli, North Guadalcanal. At…
Waimapuru National Secondary School (NSS) in the Makira province does not have enough spaces to accommodate form six and seven students. Reporter s reaching the paper yesterday stated due to limited spaces in the dormitory, some form six and seven students were forced to sleep in the school’s poultry, laboratory, and the classroom. “This is…
The rise of thieving incidents in Gizo has raised serious concerns by residents, the Sunday Star was told. Reports reaching this newspaper’s office in Gizo last week claimed, Gizo residents are now stepping up on precautionary measures as the thieving incidents continue to increase. Some residents have also reported that the stealing of valuable properties…