A LOCAL artist, Lloyd Newton, has been awarded a prestigious DEEP Fund award to undertake Our Ocean, Our Identity, a seven-month project that is being co-led by Newton in Solomon Islands, Alvaro Sumaki Kuautonga in Vanuatu and Pax Jakupa in Papua New Guinea. Each artist is holding workshops with women to explore emotional bonds…
POLICE Chief Mostyn Mangau said they are awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) on the next step they will take on the matter of the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Robson Djokovic. Mangau told reporters that this was after the recent declaration made by the High Court that Djokovic is not a…
A refurbished integrated safe space was officially unveiled at the Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) in Guadalcanal Plains this week. The Safe Space is to treat and care for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Officials from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and the Guadalcanal Provincial (GP) Health Authority, together with the World Health…
WOMEN from various institutions and organizations that comprise and contribute towards the justice system in the country had for the first time gathered together to mark International Women’s Day, Thursday. The ‘Women in Law’ breakfast event was held yesterday morning at the Heritage Park Hotel. Guest speaker at the event, our first female local Judge,…
RESIGNED OUR Party Interim President and Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s nephew, Robson Djokovic still remains the Chief of Staff at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC), the office has revealed. This was despite the recent High Court decision concerning the citizenship status of Mr. Djokovic. A government statement on Thursday said the…
Premier Sade welcomes ‘motion of no confidence’ GUADALCANAL Provincial Premier, Francis Sade says he welcomes the motion of no confidence against him with confidence. The Solomon Star was informed of the proposed no-confidence motion this week. In an interview with the media on Thursday, Premier Sade said the motion was put forward by the…
“People found illegally harvesting and buying beche-de-mer in view of the current ban on the marine product will be prosecuted,” warns the Director of Fisheries, Mr. Edward Honiwala. Mr. Honiwala issued the warning yesterday in a statement from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) following reports that illegal harvesting and buying continues regardless…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has today received three (3) sets of centrifuge technology and 358 blood pressure manometer provided by Japan. Centrifuge technology is very important for use in medical laboratories for the separation of liquid and solid components. For instance, when donating blood and conducting biochemistry tests to detect a…
OWNERS of large and small plantations, among other resource owners on Kolombangara say they are in the dark about the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) and the big picture that everyone was so hyped up about in the last 12 months. A local by the name of Rodney Muse spoke about a shared confusion by many…
WESTERN Province Women’s Division is now working towards establishing two women’s resource centres and two safe houses for women in Western Province. The Provincial Minister for Women, Youth and Sports, Adrian Chriswell Minu confirmed this during the International Women’s Day celebration in Gizo on Monday. Mr Minu said the proposed women’s resource centres will be…