GP police warn, remove illegal miners

GUADALCANAL Province police have warned and removed more than 40 illegal miners from Gold Ridge, Central Guadalcanal yesterday. This followed their unauthorized gold panning activities on the Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) tenement. Shift supervisor Chris Porawa confirmed to Solomon Star that the miners were arrested and questioned at Henderson station before being issued warnings.  Mr…

Inflation hits hard on rural dwellers

THE precarious economic situation along with inflation currently experienced by the country is hitting hard on rural dwellers. In the Western Province, people have raised complaints over hiked prices of goods, services and questioned the direction which the government is taking the country.  In an interview with Solomon Star Tuesday, a Baniata Seventh-Day Adventist Minister,…

Gov’t’s dream for Bina Habor still alive

GOVERNMENT will continue to pursue its aspiration to develop Bina Harbour Processing Plant to ensure employment opportunities for the people of Malaita. Governor General (GG) Reverend David Tiva Kapu highlighted this when delivering his traditional speech from the throne to open the 2nd Meeting of the 12th Parliament on Monday. It is understood that the Bina Harbour…

SI, Vanuatu sign air service deal 

THE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka  has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade, Matai Seremaiah Nawalu on a timebound Air Services between the two Melanesian states. The signing was executed at the margins of the Forum Foreign…

MAL to support farmers

THE Minister for Agriculture & Livestock (MAL) and Member of Parliament (MP) for East Makira, Franklyn Derek Wasi says the ministry is looking at supporting farmers to expand agricultural productions of spices and root crops to export directly to China.  The minister highlighted this in his keynote address to the people of Makira-Ulawa Province living…

FFA marks 45 years of regional cooperation

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) marked its 45th anniversary on Friday, celebrating decades of successful regional cooperation dedicated to the sustainable management of tuna fisheries in the Pacific.  Founded on 9th August 1979, the FFA has grown to become the premier fisheries advisory body in the Pacific region with a mission to strengthen…

Pathway to fiscal sustainability

The economic outlook is challenging the fiscal position A CONSULTANT to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) working in Solomon Islands at the request of Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Dr Kirdan Lees says a wedge is opening between declining revenue and spending that continues to grow. He said fiscal consolidation is needed now to arrest…

Airlines expresses regret over disruption

AN unexpected technical issue with the Solomon Airlines Dash-8 aircraft (H4-SOL) has disrupted the national carrier’s domestic schedule over the past days. And this forced the airlines to express its regret over the inconveniences caused. “We at Solomon Airlines deeply regret the inconvenience caused by the recent disruptions to our domestic schedule. “This has been…

SICCI brings traffic issue to responsible authorities

The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has expressed serious concerns on the current traffic issues from East, Central and Western end of Honiara City. In recent months, SICCI members have expressed dissatisfactions on the ineffective communication mechanisms concerning construction timelines and updates on periodical road maintenances which contributes to traffic issues. As…