PRIME Minister Rick Hou has attended the ‘Partnering with the Pacific’ gathering at the Commonwealth House in Gold Coast, Australia on Saturday. The gathering was organized to promote businesses in the Pacific and attended by other dignitaries, Pacific Island businesses including the Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk and Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey.…
The Kukum Police Traffic Centre in Honiara has recorded an increase of13 cases for the period 6 -12 April 2018 compared to the period 30 March – 5 April 2018 for Honiara City alone. Acting Director of Police Traffic Department, Inspector Brian Surimalefo says, “For the period 6 -12 April 2018, Kukum Traffic Centre recorded…
Police at Taro in the Choiseul Province are investigating the alleged firing of a firearm at the Luti Logging Camp in South Choiseul on 28 March 2018. “It is alleged that at around 9 am on 28 March three security officers from a local security company went up to a logging concession area. When the…
How Barnabas formed a group to help the deaf By LESLEY SANGA It started some years ago with Ali Barnabas’ passion to form an association to look after young people with a hearing disability. Barnabas, 38, is now the president of the newly formed Solomon Islands Deaf Association (SIDA). Last week, the Solomon Star caught…
Honiara resident Jacob Ratu says the Honiara City Council (HCC) must fully carry out its responsibility to monitor the underground walkway at the central market. Speaking to Sunday Star, Ratu said responsible employees of the HCC must always be present to monitor the movement of people using the walkway. He said betel nut stains are…
AN event to acknowledge graduation students under West Guadalcanal Students Association (WGCSA) and the funder was held at Marara community high school hall at Tanagai in West Honiara last Thursday. The gathering was organized by the president and the student body. About 41 students sponsored under West Guadalcanal have graduated last week from the Solomon…
FOREIGNERS are taking over businesses reserved for locals. And the trend is going from bad to worse. That’s according to Aoke Langalanga MP Matthew Wale when speaking in parliament recently. “The issue of foreigners taking over businesses in the country is going out of control and the government has allowed this to happen,” Mr Wale…
THE New Zealand (NZ) Government will tar seal four domestic airports this year. They are; Taro, Seghe, Suavanao and Lata. This was revealed by the Minister for Communication and Aviation Peter Shanel Angovaka last week in Parliament. He said this funding for the domestic airport comes in the development budget which the New Zealand government…
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Choiseul Province, Superintendent Cedor Nevol says the Media Awareness Training conducted at the Taro Police Station 9 – 13 April 2018 will enable her officers to make more use of the power of the media to spread information to the people in the Province and rest of the country about the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) patrol boat RSIPV Lata is currently in the Shortland Islands in the Western Province after it left Honiara on 13 April 2018 on border patrol duties. Deputy Commissioner (DC) of RSIPF for Operations, Gabriel Manelusi says, “The RSIPV Lata left Honiara on an operation to monitor movement of…