Flood victims call for intervention

A MEMBER of the displaced victim of April flood has appealed to responsible leaders to intervene and sort out the ongoing land dispute at April Hill in East Honiara. Speaking to the Solomon Star, a 63 year old man who wants to remain anonymous due to security reasons claimed the conflict over landownership at April…

Community helpers end training

BE confident because you are a very important asset of the governments’ structure in the Rural Development Programme to support our rural communities. This was highlighted by the Under Secretary Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination Roy Mae. He was speaking during the closing of the second training for Technical Community Helper (TCH) yesterday…

Law enforcement officers to take oath

ABOUT 50 law enforcement officers from Honiara City Council (HCC) will take their oath of allegiance next week. The ceremony will be the first ever for the division and would take place at the Honiara City Council chamber on Monday, 10am. Robert Madeo, head of law enforcement division within the Honiara City Council (HCC) confirmed…

Wogasia festival kicks off weekend

THE Wogasia festival on Santa Catalina in Makira/Ulawa Province will kick off this Sunday. George Ipileni, coordinator for Catalina Cultural Centre told the Solomon Star from  SantaCatalina yesterday that the two days event will be staged on a small coral island in Santa Catalina. Mr Ipileni said the preparation towards the annual festival is underway…

Australia awards scholarship application closing

The 2016 Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships (AAPS) which is currently accepting applications from Solomon Islanders and who are interested in studying abroad at selected Pacific universities will soon close. A statement from the Australian Government yesterday said, the scholarships will provide successful applicants with the skills and knowledge to drive change and influence economic and…

Choral festival returns

Pasifika Events in collaboration with Solomon Voices is underway with preparations for the upcoming “Our Telekom Solomon Island Choral Festival 2015” an event launched last year aimed at bringing together students from around Honiara and across the country to form an immense choir that performs inspirational songs and dances for three nights. This is an…

Manele questions gov’t over budget

THE Leader of Opposition Jeremiah Manele has questioned the Government as to why the implementation of the ‘People’s Budget’ has been very slow. With only five months left before the end of the 2015 financial year, MrManele said people are waiting for the much needed services to be delivered. “After all it is called the…