LOCAL journalist Alfred Sasako has denied any involvement with Chinese firms in the country. Rather, he said he was simply doing his work as a journalist to report on issues affecting the country. Sasako was responding to accusations levelled against him by local activist Lawrence Makili. Makili earlier accused Sasako of misleading the nation with…
National Sports Federations (NSF) have demanded Naoyuki Fujiyama to step down from the post as the Chair of finance commission of National Olympic Committee Solomon Islands (NOCSI). In letter cited by Star Sports on Tuesday, the federations wrote to the Japanese Embassy demanding Fujiyama to step down, claiming he has breached the NOCSI Constitution as…
PRE-TRIAL hearings are continuing to be conducted into the election petition cases against Members of Parliament (MP) in the High Court. The total number of the petitions related to the recent National General Elections (NGE) in April currently before the High Court is 26. Twenty-five cases are in pre-trial hearings and direction hearings stages while…
THE Weightlifting Oceania Talent Identification Program (OTIP) scheduled to start on Tuesday was canceled due to the heavy downpour experienced in Honiara recently. According to the supervisor, the country’s top female weightlifter Jenly Wini Tegu the program should start on Tuesday but had to be canceled. She said they will start tomorrow at White River community high…
SOLOMON Islands young football player Clenty Lamupio has returned to England to continue with his scholarship with Star Football Academy. The young player left over the weekend and has teamed up with the rest of the three Solomon Islands players who are currently at the academy. Lamupio is a Royals Football Academy player who is…
Three Members of Parliament (MP) were sworn-in before the Governor General His Excellency, the Rt Reverend David Vunagi on Tuesday morning to serve as ministers’ of the crown. A statement from the Prime MInister Press Secretariat The swearing-in ceremony formalises the appointment of Nestor Ghiro as the new Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, John Moffat…
Solympics take on Vanuatu in Semi By CROFTON UTUKANA Solomon Islands national U-23 men’s football team ultimate hope of reaching the grand final of the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier competition will be known today as they take on Vanuatu in the second semis set for Lautoka, Fiji this afternoon. Despite Vanuatu national side had an…
PRIVATE Secretary to the Governor-General (GG) Nigel Zagiri Maezama says the front page article in the Island Sun on Tuesday was misleading and contain errors. He stated it in an email sent to Solomon Star last night. “Government House (GH) did not refuse to hold a credential presentation ceremony for the new Ambassador of the Peoples’…
CSOs call on PM to step down within 14 days By ANDREW FANASIA SPECIAL Secretary to the Prime Minister (SSPM) Albert Kabui has received the petition from the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Tuesday. The petition was submitted calling on Manasseh Sogavare to step down as the prime minister…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has blasted the Government for the statements issued recently to justify the switching of diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China. He statement comes after the Government hastily sealed the switch to China and made the announcement at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York last week. “The statements…