CONCERNS have been raised over education providers in Western Province for failing to adequately support students who have been misplaced by the education system recently. Community members and parents have voiced frustrations, pointing out that some students are not receiving the necessary assistance they need to thrive academically. This concern arose following the release of the Grade 6 (Year 7) results, which saw some…
ONE of the communities in Ward 2 of Central Kwara’ae Constituency in Malaita Province received assistance from the Provincial Assembly Member (MPA) for Aimela (Ward 2), Benjamin Baetalua this week. The Chairman of the Ward 2 Development Committee, Paul Patrick Suakini officially handed a 150-metre roll of polypipe worth $6,000 to the Chairman of Mt…
IN a joint effort to foster stronger connections with local residents and promote public safety during the festive season, a vibrant community outreach activity was conducted by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) at Adaliua Community in East Honiara recently. The event brought together officers, local leaders, and…
IT WAS in May 1568 that Spanish Explorer Álvaro de Mendaña made the first sighting Malaulalo in Makira/Ulawa Province, according to published reports. More precisely the sighting of Malaulalo was due to a local voyage that set out from Guadalcanal in a small boat, In the accounts the brigantine Santiago, commanded by Alférez Hernando Énriquez…
THE Governor-General (GG) Reverend David Tiva Kapu has highlighted that Solomon Islands needs peace to achieve its goals for 2025. The Governor-General emphasised the necessity national peace to the achievement of the national goals for this year in his New Year’s Address on the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC). Governor-General Kapu said the country’s successful…
Robert Manu, a 50-year-old former procurement officer of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), has been handed a two-year suspended sentence for corruptly receiving $195,000 in exchange for facilitating payments to a shipping company. Manu was convicted of three counts of Official Corruption after a trial. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa imposed a…
A TWENTY-NINE old man who allegedly possessed a police VHF radio inside his vehicle in Honiara last October, will now plead to the allegation on Monday January 6. The court was informed that Darren Maelaua has acquired a new lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office, replacing his previous lawyer from L & L Lawyers who…
PROVINCIAL Premiers are taking a backseat following the defeat of the Constituency Assembly Meeting Amendment Bill 2024 in Parliament recently. The Bill, which required a majority of 37 votes in Parliament, narrowly failed with only 36 of the 50 MPs voted. Among GNUT members, 31 supported the Bill, two were abstained, and three voted against…
LIKE many rural communities in Choiseul that successfully welcomed 2025 on Wednesday, 1st January the small community of Koa in South Choiseul also had a bit of fun on to welcome the day. Reports reaching the Solomon Star revealed that after much planning a new year celebration was organised on Wednesday. Because of the festive…
BICKERING and disunity within the ruling Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) is far from over, according to a confidential document obtained by the Solomon Star. It is threatening to tear the nine-month-old coalition apart, unless Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele acts to defuse the situation. The explosive situation stemmed from a confidential document known…