THE young civilian who pleaded guilty to possessing a VHF radio belonging to the Close Personal Protection (CPP) Department of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara last October has been fined $2,000. Darren Maelaua was sentenced last Friday in the Honiara Magistrate Court on one count of Possessing Police Property contrary to…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has bid farewell to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) advisor, Colonel Justin Bywater. Senior members of the RSIPF executive and the RSIPF & AFP Policing Partnership Programme (RAPPP) gathered at a brief ceremony at the Rove RSIPF headquarter on 9 January 2025 to farewell Colonel Bywater. Colonel Bywater…
PARTS of the Malaita Province’s Auki-Atori Road remains in atrocious conditions after emergency repair funding of $6 million was reportedly approved for the task last month. Up to last year, this section of the road was contracted to the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Malaita. Transport fare rose to $300 per passenger each way.…
THE Member of Parliament for North West (NW) Guadalcanal, Francis Sade has taken the initiative to address the longstanding issue of road maintenance in the region, which has plagued constituents for over eight years. The poorly maintained roads have significantly impacted local farmers and vehicle owners, making transportation and access to markets exceedingly difficult. Recently,…
MANY families are raising serious concerns about delays in medical examinations for critically ill patients, which they say sometimes results in patients being sent home and eventually succumb to their condition, whilst patients held up by doctors for further examinations ended up dying in the wait. This situation not only causes grief, but places a…
THE country’s fourth Governor General (GG), a former Premier of Temotu Province and ordained Anglican priest Sir Father John Inilapli has passed on. The demise of Sir John was announced in a death notice from the Governor-General Reverend David Tiva Kapu over the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC). “From the Office of the Governor-General to…
PARENTS have been busy last week preparing their children for the 2025 academic year. In Honiara, parents were seen shopping for their children’s return to school. Last weekend, the Solomon Star visited one of the busiest shops in Honiara, Talon, which was flooded with parents who led their children to purchase school uniforms, bags and…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) released the 2024 National Exam results and students’ placement for the 2025 academic year, which saw hundreds of students being left out from the formal education system. The examination results and student placements were received with a mixture of excitement and sadness by parents – excitement…
THREE senior high schools located on Guadalcanal have received a motor bikes on Monday. Betikama Adventist College, St. Joseph Tenaru, and Selwyn College, under the Guadalcanal Provincial Education Department were the lucky recipients. During the handover ceremony on Monday afternoon, the Minister for Education and Human Resources, Hon. John Bosti, encouraged the recipients to take…
The Mines and Mineral Board has granted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to Far East Resources Company Ltd last month, allowing the company to negotiate with landowners to secure Surface Access Rights (SAR) for mining activities on the tenement in San Jorge, Isabel Province. Wilson Tohidi, Chairman of the San Jorge Island Resources Owners Association…