Importance of tourism in SI highlighted

THE Australian High Commission Counsellor for Economic Andrew Scholoeffel says tourism is a really an important sector to the development of Solomon Islands. Mr Scholoeffel made the statement during the recent launch of the Tourism Trail by the Strongem Bisnis together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Tuesday. He said the Australian High…

GVB workshop ends

A THREE-DAY Gender Based Violence (GVB)workshop that started on Monday ended on Wednesday in Honiara. Participants at the workshop include youth agents of change from the Side by Side program, members of the Kurukuru national futsal team and members of White River Rookies basketball team. The key objectives of the workshop are to help young people…

Nauru Airlines stops Solomons flights

NAURU Airlines has announced it will stop flying to Pohnpei and Honiara at the end of the month. The carrier said the destinations have been withdrawn because of low passenger numbers, making the flights commercially non-viable. It said ceasing the Honiara stop will create a quicker, direct service between Nauru and Brisbane. The airline said…

DVD launch to support church

MIRACLE Singing Ministry of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church will be hosting a public concert and DVD launching on Sunday 06 October 2019 at the Kukum SDA car park in Honiara. Reports reaching Solomon Star said the public concert will be staged to help support Aboru SDA church in Makira/Ulawa province who will also…

Nieng clarifies reports on NHA

CHRISTIAN Nieng has confirmed the National Hosting Authority (NHA) is yet to have an Executive Director. He was responding to some claims that he was appointed few weeks ago as the Executive Director without going through the proper recruitment process. It’s understood that out of the four applicants interviewed, no appointment has yet been made.…

UAE keen to support SI

MINISTER for Health and Medical Services Dickson Mua has met with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister for State & International Cooperation Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashimi at the margins of UNGA, Wednesday. Both ministers during the bilateral meeting acknowledged the friendly relations and recent active engagements through visa waiver arrangements and World Expo 2020…

USP top officials meet PM

TOP officials from the University of the South Pacific (USP) on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Prime Manasseh Sogavare. The USP delegation included the Vice- Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia and Pro- Chancellor Winston Thompson and the USP Solomon Islands Campus director. Its the first time for Vice- Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia to meet Mr Sogavare…