The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior legal experts to discuss recent developments in recent developments in international fisheries law. The symposium, co-hosted by Foreign Fisheries Agency…
WOMEN’s participation in the formal job sector is literally very low in Solomon Islands. This was highlighted by the World Bank Pacific Economic Update report launched on Tuesday in Honiara. The report highlighted that female labour force participation remains stubbornly low and stagnant. The report recommended that by increasing women’s participation into the formal labour…
THE ongoing illegal sales of drugs and alcohol has reportedly become a growing concern at Afio Sub-Station in the southern region of Malaita Province. Locals have raised alarms over the increasing use of marijuana and homebrew (commonly known as kwaso) which have been linked to domestic violence and criminal activities in communities in that region.…
Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) Charity Fund this week paid out a total of $120, 000 in direct cash to 30 selected recipients. Most of the lucky recipients included; the elderly, widows, other vulnerable people, and others facing hardship. They all each receive a direct cash support of $4,000.00 each. The payment which was conducted…
Three officers from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) have successfully completing a seminar on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) development and trade and investment promotion for “Belt and Road” countries. The training was held in Tianjin, China, from May 21st to June 3rd, 2025. This seminar marks a significant milestone, as it is the first-time…
Vienna, Austria – Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has met with the Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), Mr. Waleed S. Al-Bahar, to re-establish development cooperation and explore new areas of partnership. The bilateral meeting took place on the margins of the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna this…
Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) has imposed an SBD $25,000 non-compliance penalty on a company that unlawfully imported 23 bottles of honey (500g each) and 17 boxes of salted eggs from China, breaching national biosecurity laws. The illegal consignment was intercepted and confiscated by BSI’s Compliance Team during a routine inspection. The import was found to…
VILLAGERS in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) are raising concerns over the low buying prices being offered by four foreign buyers at Pelau and Luaniua. Reports reaching the Solomon Star indicated that about four foreign buyers are operating in Pelau, purchasing beche-de-mer at prices significantly lower than those set by the Ministry of Fisheries and…
Vienna, Austria — Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele met with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, during bilateral discussions in Vienna, Austria, Monday. The meeting focused on receiving updates regarding the processes and requirements to access development funding from the Saudi Fund for Development. This…
A joint site visit to assess on-site traffic management and evaluate the impact of ongoing construction activities on surrounding properties was conducted on Thursday, 12th June. The tour was conducted along the Tandai Highway (White River to Town Ground) road construction project under the Land and Maritime Connectivity Project (LMCP). The inspection team comprised representatives…