Melbourne based Australian Solomon Islander filmmaker Amie Batalibasi has embarked on a journey to tell a story that has so often been left out of mainstream Australian history dialogue. The Australian South Sea Islanders (ASSI) are the descendants of some estimated 55,000 to 62,500 Pacific Islanders who were brought to Australia between 1863 and 1904…
FORMER Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Kola has denied the traffic charges laid against him on Tuesday at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Kola entered not guilty pleas to the charges of careless & inconsiderate driving and failing to stop and report. Police charged Kola following the incident on 11 April 2014, at Point Cruz, when he…
THE price of fuel commodity namely diesel and petrol for the month of June has recorded a slightly rise. A check at some of the refuelling station in Honiara saw the price of petrol at now $8.94 per litre compared to $8.54 last month. For diesel its $8.58 per litre this month compared to $8.34…
AN Australian couple became the first to take up the holiday package promoted and sold by the Ignite Travel Group (ITG) from Australia. Peter Erskine and Susan Trotman on Tuesday arrived in the country and will spend about a week in the country. They were both welcomed by officials from the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau…
The Central Provincial Government (CPG) in conjunction with the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) has proposed that another Ports hub will be built in Tulagi. This which will act as a tranship port for international cargo liners for cargo distribution to the smaller South Pacific countries such as Tuvalu, Kiribati and other Micronesian countries. The…
Four early childhood teachers of the Anglican church of Melanesia Education authority will be travelling to London this coming Thursday for a four weeks literacy attachment in England. The teachers were selected from Saint Nicholas Primary school, Norman Palmer School, Saint Francis Vaturanga, and Taroniara. While in the UK the teachers will have the chance…
TWO MEN facing the murder of a young man found floating at Lungga Creek, East Honiara did not take their pleas as anticipated on Monday. Yesterday’s appearance was for pleas to be entered and for the indication of the type of preliminary inquiry to be conducted the accused’s case. However, since the prosecution had just…
The dance competition that was hosted by the Youth @ Work team last Friday has ended successfully. This was confirmed to the Solomon Star by the Youth Market Entertainment officer, Losana Ghukuna yesterday. “The competition coincides with the World Environment Day with the theme ‘Best Solution, No Pollution’. “It was very successful and the winner…
A trial has started on Monday into the case of the High Court officer who allegedly used $20,000 of High Court funds for his own use. Patterson Pou, who is the office manager at the time of the alleged offending, is standing trial for one count of embezzlement before Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Kouhota. First prosecution…
The court will tomorrow sentence a man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife on two occasions last year. This followed the sentencing submission and mitigation yesterday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. The court heard on one occasion Emmanuel Fakaia threw a sandal at his wife resulting in her receiving injury on her face. Police…