The Ranongga-Simbo Constituency (RSC) on Tuesday (May 27) submits its 2024 CDF Expenditure Report to the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), a reassuring step toward the compliance with the reporting obligation under Section 29 of the CDF Act 2023. The report submitted comprised of the records of the total CDF allocation of about $3.8m disbursed…
A shoreline protection wall, safeguarding Malaita’s largest building infrastructure against the increasing threats of sea level rise and coastal erosion is being proposed. Community Access and Urban Service Enhancement (CAUSE) II Project will undertake the task to enhance the resilience of Auki Market. This project aligns with the province’s broader climate adaptation strategy, aiming to…
GENEVA, (WHO) — Solomon Islands has now officially become a member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation following the official adoption and announcement made at the 78th World Health Assembly’s plenary session last Friday. At the General Committee Meeting held on the 21 May 2025, the list of the 12 new member…
THE third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is set to commence in China’s south east coast city of Xiamen on Wednesday 28 May, ushering in a new era of collaboration based on the four fundamental principles underpinning China’s diplomacy. Solomon Islands Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel and the Foreign Ministers…
A POWERFUL new drug which can turn users into a potential killer is believed to have been introduced in Solomon Islands. The drug or substance is called ‘Power.’ Except for those using it, very little is known about the substance, where it comes from and so on. Sources told Solomon Star last week that among…
The Shortland Islands Constituency in Western Province has successfully secured approval for its Maleai Market House project. This following the announcement of selected projects under the Solomon Islands Australia Community Partnership program in Honiara last week. The Maleai project is among 50 community development initiatives chosen nationwide for funding and support through the partnership, which…
The Western Border Outpost, Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in the Shortland Islands, Western Province is progressing fast in its first stage of development. The IOC, delivered by Australia under the Defence Cooperation Program, provides whole-of-government office facilities where the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), Customs, Immigration and Biosecurity, and other border security agencies can…
AN eighteen (18) year old male person has been arrested by police in connection to the alleged murder of a 29-year-old woman from Malaita in the cocoa area (old CDC4) close to GPPOL II area in North Guadalcanal. The arrest was conducted on Sunday 25 May 2025 by Tetere Police. The murder suspect is from…
EVERYONE … Government Ministers, Members of Parliament, businessmen, companies, foreigners and ordinary citizens – whether a Malaitan or any Solomon Islander for that matter – will lose their title to the land they had bought on the outskirts of east Honiara, a High Court ruling has revealed. All the land between the Lunga River through…
A DELEGATION from the Japanese Grassroots Grant Assistance Program based in Honiara recently visited a number of their funded projects in Malaita. The visit was part of their ongoing efforts to assess development needs in the Malaita region. The delegation was accompanied by Daniel Suidani, Member for Ward 5 in West fataleka and former Premier…