PREPARATIONS for the 8th Premiers’ conference are progressing well, says the co-chairman of the local organising committee (LOC) Charles Sisimia. He made the statement when speaking during a press conference with members of the media at the Honiara City Council (HCC) headquarters, Thursday. “Preparations for the 8th Premiers conference are progressing well and I can…
SOLOMON Islands’ first book on environment and land law has been published. Several years in the making, the book, published by the Public Solicitor’s Office, brings together national and provincial laws and court cases on hot topics including logging, mining, and land disputes. For lawyers and others working on land and environment issues, the free…
ABOUT 210 students studying at the University of South Pacific (USP) will be graduating today at Maranatha Hall Burnscreek area, east Honiara. This was confirmed by USPSI Coordinator Admin yesterday. Layson Leve said, the graduation ceremony will start 10am. Most of the students are from Laucala Campus in Fiji who have decided to graduate in…
THE Police, National Security & Correctional Service Commission (PNSCSC) will soon visit the nation’s border with Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the Western province. This was revealed by secretary to PNSCSC Wilson Orisi on Thursday. PNSCSC is one of the Parliamentary standing committees. He said, PNSCSC has realised that it has been a long time…
VULNERABILITY of the country to natural disasters make it the business of everyone living in the country to have evacuation plans says the meteorological service director David Hiriasia. Mr.Hariasia made the plea in view of past experiences, during which the country is always caught off guard by natural disaster phenomenon such as earthquakes, tsunami, cyclones…
CENTRAL Malaita students studying at the University of South Pacific (USP) Laucala campus in Fiji are planning to conduct education awareness talks for schools back in their villages during their Christmas holiday. A member of the Central Malaita Students Association (CMSA) at USP, Feto Fiumae disclosed this to the Solomon Star. “We are planning these…
THE country will be in a better position to access early warning predictions of volcanic activities with the help of five new seismometers to be installed soon. Director of Meteorological Services, David Hiriasia said, the project of installing the machines and equipment will be funded by the World Bank. Mr Hiriasia however, could not disclose…
The entire country can be rest assured the future of the Solomon Islands tourism future is in very safe hands. That is the key message emanating from Wednesday night’s ‘Inter Secondary Schools Oratory Contest’ taking place at the National Museum when six local students went head to head delivering their thoughts on the main theme…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Participating Police Force (PPF) will be commemorating Blue Ribbon day today. This is to remember fallen comrades who lost their lives in the line of duty around the world, and those who placed their lives for the course of freedom and peace for all. “This important occasion…
THE verdict of three men accused of the brutal murder of a young diplomat outside of the Honiara Central Market in 2012 has been further deferred. Justice Francis Mwanesalua said he will hand down the verdict, Tuesday next week. The adjournment was made because one of the lawyers representing an accused who faces an additional…