IN rural communities, local and passionate artists are struggling to shine out with their talents and sell their products compare to those in urban centres like Honiara. In the recent Christmas and New Year festive season last year, Solomon Star met a passionate fine artist who has honed his pencil and paint art skills at…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has acknowledged the Honiara City Council (HCC) for reducing fees and charges for 2025. SICCI made their acknowledgement following the Honiara City Council’s (HCC) announcement of its reduction of fees and charges for 2025 as part of the HCC (2025 Fees, Rates and Charges) Ordinance 2024. …
A FATHER accused of sexually abusing his 11-year-old daughter on a number of occasions in 2021 and 2022 has been committed to stand trial in the High Court. This followed the committal of his matter to the High Court by the Honiara Magistrate Court on Monday, 13th January. This was after a Short Form Preliminary…
THE Naha Birthing Facility, a flagship project of both the Australian government and Solomon Islands government, is expected be completed in July 2026. This was highlighted by the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai when speaking in Parliament last month on the Sine Die Motion moved by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele…
Authorities at wits end to deal with health crisis whilst Parliamentarians enjoy millions in health insurance covers that enable them to travel overseas for top-notch treatment . AUTHORITIES are at their wits end to deal with the worsening health crisis that has engulfed the nation. And while the nation suffers, elected representatives are enjoying millions of…
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP visited Solomon Islands over the weekend on Saturday, 18 January 2025. While in Honiara, Deputy Prime Minister Marles met with Hon Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, and the Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Hon Trevor Mahaga. This was…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has responded to a 10-point Memorandum of Demands (MoD), demanding among other things reshuffling of Cabinet Minister holding key positions in the eight-month-old GNUT coalition. The Solomon Star has gained exclusive access to the confidential document, which carries the Prime Minister’s answers to each of the demands. And, like any…
THE World Bank-funded Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Projects (SIRAP) in Malaita Province will be officially handed over to the province next month. The completed projects include the North Corridor Road, Bio 1 Bridge, Bio 2 Bridge and Koa Bridge. The announcement was made by Malaita Premier Elijah Asilaua at the Revised 2024/2025 Budget Meeting…
THE sentencing of the man who pleaded guilty to spreading false rumours about an attempted kidnapping at Kola Ridge cemetery in Honiara last October has been deferred to Monday, 20th January. The deferral is to give time for Magistrate Ishmael Kekou, who has taken over the matter from Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison, to review the…
TRIAL dates for the Malaita Provincial Assembly Member for West Baegu-Fataleka Ward and former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani along with his political adviser Celsius Talifilu have yet to be set by the Honiara Magistrate Court. The trial dates were scheduled to be fixed last week, but the magistrate assigned to the case was not available…