THE Australian Government is providing a further $2 million to help the country rebuild key infrastructure following the devastating floods that hit Honiara in April this year. The funding comes on top of the Australian Government’s $3 million emergency flood assistance package to provide immediate humanitarian relief to the people affected by the disaster. The…
Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne has announced that week two of the “G’Day Solomon Islands Film Festival” will feature one of Australia’s most popular movies, “Babe.” “Babe is a wonderful movie about a pig on an Australian farm, who wants to be a sheepdog!” said Mr Byrne. “Babe is one of Australia’s most successful films.…
THE Honiara City KidsGames is on again and will run for two weeks. It was officially opened yesterday at the Lawson Tama field with the theme, “Go for Goal, Go for Gold.” The event will involve competitive sporting = and fun activities for the kids. Director of Scripture Union Solomon Islands Nathan Mautai said that…
WILSON Ne’e is the new chairman of the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) board. Tourism minister Samuel Manetoali announced this yesterday. He replaces Moses Tepai, whose term has ended. Mr Ne’e is no stranger to the tourism industry. A former Solomon Airlines executive, who is now a private businessman, he was deputy chair of the…
THE Member of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga and the Malaita Provincial Government have been called on to improve the deteriorating state of the roads in provincial capital Auki. Drivers and vehicle owners are again calling on these responsible authorities to quickly improve the state of the roads, which they said lowered the image of the provincial…
THE soon to be published “Taki Abu I Kwara’ae” book will this week have its final evaluation and assessment before it goes to print. President of the Central Kwara’ae Chiefs Association, Francis To’otalau called a meeting for all Central Kwara’ae chiefs to do final evaluation and assessment on the book before its publication. Speaking to…
MOST newly established community and primary schools in Malaita risk closing their doors early this year due to delays to release their annual school grants. According to reports received by the Solomon Star in Auki, up to 20 primary and community high schools are at the risk of closing after the June mid-year exams. This…
The office of the Director General of the MSG Secretariat today congratulated the MSG members through their Brussels-based Embassies for the breaking news regarding the decision by the German Federal Administrative Court which overturned the ban on Kava. “This is a second breakthrough for the MSG and the Pacific region as a whole – a…
AUSTRALIAN Marine researcher John Fairfax said Solomon Islanders are suffering from fish depletion therefore something needs to be done. “Traditionally, people could previously go to an island and live on fish. “Now with fish numbers devastated, it takes three months for a garden to grow alternative food. Then a cyclone can wipe that out,” Mr…
CHIEF of Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) in Honiara Douglas Moh led agricultural specialists last month to Western and Isable provinces to promote agricultural cooperation extension work. In Western, the team visited the Training Centre Reclamation & Cultivation in Vavanitita Community, Paradise Community, and Goldie College School. The visits allowed the team to conduct and guide…