Seven suspects have been arrested and charged by officers at Maka Police Station in Malaita Province in connection to the burning of a permanent house at Wahi village in Small Malaita. Initial reports revealed a mother and her children were asleep inside the house when the incident occurred, Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Superintendent…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has called on the Minister of Mines & Energy Bradley Tovosia to halt the proposed granting of a mining license to Far East Resources Company Ltd for nickel mining on San Jorge. MP Wale made the call following serious concerns raised by tribal leaders and landowners, who reported that the…
THE Choiseul Local Court is currently in its second week of hearings in Taro, with all appeal and referral cases now before it. However, concerns have been raised regarding the outdated Local Court Act, Cap 19 and the deteriorating state of judicial infrastructure in the province. Speaking to Solomon Star last week in an interview,…
THE Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) convened a one-day national stakeholder workshop on Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) last Wednesday in Honiara. MICS is a standardised household survey tool which has become the largest source of statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of indicators for…
THE Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai has acknowledged the 3rd Chinese Medical Team (CMT), who departed the country back to China last Wednesday after completing their 12-month term, for the ‘exceptional’ clinical services they provided and their keenness to transfer their knowledge and skills to Solomon Islands doctors and nurses.…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Permanent Secretary Pauline McNeil has appealed to all Solomon Islanders to look after their oral health. She made the call during the World Oral Health Day celebrated in Honiara on Thursday. The theme for this year’s World Oral Health Day, “A Happy Mouth is a Happy Mind.”…
Ifira Blackbird Football Club (IBBFC) members are now in Honiara ahead of next week’s Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League (OCL) 2025. The team arrived on Sunday ahead of the competition which starts next Sunday. On Monday members of the team were spotted taking a stroll around the city. The team is the reigning champions…
THE first consignment of project supplies worth $2.1 million made possible through Constituency Development Funds (CDF) allocation for 2024 was successfully delivered by the North Malaita Constituency (NMC) recently. Its part of the NMC’s ongoing commitment towards improving social and economic livelihood in the region as aligned with its strategic development plan. This support aims…
Former Prime Minister (PM) and Senior Statesman Sir Francis Billy Hilly was laid to rest at his home village of Koriovuku on Ranongga Island, Western Province, on Friday, March 21. This followed a special handover service to Chiefs and his fellow tribesmen and women earlier on Thursday, March 20. The body of the late Sir…
New Zealand have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 26™ following a hard-fought 3-0 victory over New Caledonia in the final of the Oceania Qualifiers at Eden Park in Auckland, Monday evening. A loud and raucous crowd of over 25,000 greeted the sides in New Zealand’s biggest city, with a direct qualification slot to a…