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…
A judicial symposium to tighten awareness on international fisheries law at the national, regional and international levels will commence in Honiara on Wednesday. The three symposium will be held at the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Conference Centre in Honiara from Wednesday 18th June to Friday 20 June 2025. The overarching theme of the Judicial Symposium…
It was just past midnight at Jinyang elderly care home in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area when nurse Zhao Zhanping received an alert on her phone, indicating that Wang Mingxiang on Bed No.2, Room 324 needed immediate attention as abnormal blood pressure was detected. Zhao rushed to the room without hesitation.The first to detect the issue…
HONIARA — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released on Tuesday in Honiara, projects regional growth to fall to 2.6 percent in 2025, down from 5.5 percent in 2023. This comes as post-COVID recovery fades,…
The Solomon Islands Rural Transformation (SIART) project under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), has successfully handover vital agricultural equipment to several Agribusiness Producer Organizations (ABPOs) from three provinces of Malaita, Makira, and Guadalcanal last week. The handing over ceremony was held Wednesday 11th June 2025 at the SIART project Office, MAL Headquarter at…
Nice, France — The Solomon Islands has reaffirmed its dedication to promoting sustainable food from the ocean as a vital pathway for poverty eradication and food security. Speaking over the weekend at the Ocean Action Panel on “Promoting the role of sustainable food from the ocean for poverty eradication and food security,” Hon. Bradley Tovosia,…
CHINESE President Xi Jinping will attend the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, from Monday 16 June to Wednesday 18 June, Beijing has announced. China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday 13 June that President Xi will attend the summit at the invitation of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The establishment of the China-Central…