JAPAN has reportedly expressed Tokyo’s readiness to cooperate with Solomon Islands in the field of maritime security. But Honiara has reportedly rejected the overtures, pointing out that the dumping of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant is our number one concern, not maritime security cooperation. Solomon Star was unable to get a comment…
Sexual Assault Squad (SAS) under the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has arrested a 50-year-old male person for sexual abuse in Honiara. Director National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) Superintendent Michael Bole said the incident occurred at the beginning of this year 2023. NCID Director said the suspect…
FOR the first time in the history of Gizo Market Vendors Association (GMVA) in Western Province, members of the association will be hosting a one-day program to mark Mother’s Day this coming Friday. Mothers’ day normally falls on every second Sunday during May to honour mothers and grandmothers for their contributions to many families, communities…
THE two killer cancers for women are cervical and breast cancers. That’s according to Dr Jimmy Rodgers, secretary to the Prime Minister. He revealed this in one of the press conferences recently. “Two cancers for women that are worrying are breast cancer and cervical cancer and they are killing our women,” he said. These cancers,…
THE ngali nut tree, which is scientifically known as Canarium nut, is native to the Melanesian states of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It is one of the highly sought after commodities and one of the highly valued traditional foods in Solomon Islands Western Province. Visit any island in the province and…
THE Malaita New Government for Fundamental Redirection (MNGFR) has reiterated that it is open for engagement with the National Government and international development partners to achieve the goals in its newly launched policy document. Premier Martin Fini made the reiteration at the launching of the MNGFR Policy Translation Document in Auki last Friday. He said…
ACCESSING clean water is always a challenge for many of the country’s rural communities. And Ranoggah in the Western Province is no exception. And because of that, a number of communities have taken the initiative of seeking ways to access funds from the country’s development partners and other aid donors for water supply projects. One…
THE ocean is very important to the livelihood of all islanders because that’s where they get their food, income and a place to have fun and relax. Visit any of our islands and you will see many black and white sandy beaches which offers a space for recreational activities such as picnicking. But human activities,…
Malaita Province’s Fini Gov’t launches 11th hour policy road map outlining a number fundamental policy reforms it wants implemented to ensure a better future for the province PREMIER Martin Fini yesterday launched Malaita’s New Government for Fundamental Redirection Policy – exactly 78 days after he took office on February 10 this year. The Policy is…
POLICE are working closely with health authorities to deal with the matter of the cognitive impaired woman who hit another woman with a rock in Gizo, Western Province, early this month. At his weekly conference on Thursday, Police Commissioner, Mostyn Mangau said the matter has been reported to the Gizo Police. “Police in Gizo are…