SOLOMON Islands and China are now looking into establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership on mutual respect and common development following the fruitful results yielded since the two countries established diplomatic ties some four years. Speaking during a meeting with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday in Beijing, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said standing at a…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has described the Prime Minister’s statement when arriving in China that ‘he is back home’ as outrageous. A video posted on twitter has showed that upon arrival in Beijing, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told Chinese government officials ‘I am back home’. The video has triggered a lot of criticisms…
FIVE people charged in connection to the $10 million scandal within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services are now waiting for their trial dates. The matter of former health workers, Stephen Dalipanda, Randy Hatigeva, Dalcy Maena, Robert Manu and a local contractor, Tigi Sikele, was mentioned yesterday in the High Court. Justice Leonard Maina,…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP had a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council (Head of Government of China). Solomon Islands and China affirm that their cooperation becomes increasingly wider and have been at the forefront in the Pacific region. It is based on the principles of equality, mutual…
New Asian Mining faces tough times with land owners in East Malaita with its mineral prospecting activity as land owners demand compensation and threaten workers with knives. Sources on the ground told this paper that some of the real land-owning tribes have just woken up to the reality surrounding the New Asian Mining prospecting…
A family is living in fear following a weekend incident at Tuvaruhu in which a man, armed with a brush knife, allegedly went on a rampage, destroying banana and other plants around the family house. Kennedy Kwailobae – a crew member on the East Kwaio Constituency Landing Craft, Gulatatae 1, told Solomon Star yesterday the…
CHAIR of the National Hosting Authority (NHA) of the Sol2023 South Pacific Games, Dr. Jimmie Rodgers clarified that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) stadium funded project is a grant, not a loan. He made the clarification in response to social media claiming that the stadium is not a gift but it’s a concessional loan…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has confirmed that $10 million from the recently passed supplementary budget has been for the Auki Town Road. Prime Minister Sogavare made the confirmation to Malaita Province Premier, Martin Fini in a meeting in the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday. The meeting saw the discussion of a wide-range of governance issues and…
Today marks 45 years since our attainment of nationhood from Great Britian. 45 years back, Solomon Islands joined the international community as a sovereign state. 45 years back, the Union Jack flag was lowered for the final time and our Solomon Islands national flag of blue, green colours with a white diagonal and five stars…
PM Sogavare speaks of Solomon Islands nationhood journey as one taken by faith from Great Britian on the part of the country’s pioneers PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has described the journey taken by the country’s nationhood pioneers to be granted sovereign statehood as a journey of faith. He highlighted this in his national reflection during…