THE Phase two of the Kukum Highway project is expected to be completed by October next year, a month before the Pacific Games on November. This was the latest update from the Japanese Embassy when hosting a Press Tour on four Japanese funded projects in Honiara and Guadalcanal recently. Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands His…
Under voluntary arrangement FOUR members of the Malaita for Democracy and Development (M4DD) have voluntarily surrendered to Police in relation to November riots in Honiara in 2021. They surrendered themselves on Monday at Auki police station. They are being transported to Honiara via a police fast craft for questioning. They come forward in respond to…
MORE than 200 Filipinos living and working in Honiara celebrated their country’s 124th Independence Day at Lela Beach, North West Guadalcanal on 12th Sunday, 2022. President of Filipino Community in Solomon Islands (Filcomsi) Ms Myrtle Atienza was honoured to welcome the community members as they join Filipino communities around the world to celebrate their country’s…
GIVEN the fragility of our environment, its important for the country to look after and care for our eco-system. That’s according to the Western Provincial Minister for Environment and Climate Change Isaac Jenty. He was speaking during the event marking the Coral Triangle Day (CTD) and the World Ocean Day (WOD) on Thursday at the…
A GOOD number of female students were forced to abandon their education for the 2022 academic year because they will become mothers. Reports reaching the Solomon Star said some of the high school students only found out they were pregnant after arriving at the school to commence classes. Two weeks into the school year and…
SOLOMON Islands very own Millicent Barty was given the opportunity to meet former president of the United States Barrack Obama. Ms Barty was a recipient of the Obama Foundation Scholars Program – a program that gives rising youth leaders around the world the opportunity to take their work to the next level. She was one…
MA Li Ping, if that is her real name, exudes power and influence in sections in government and commerce and business in Honiara. She wields so much power and influence that those who move in her circle believe and respect her – never mind what others might say. On the surface her side of the…
The Solomon Island’s Democratic Party (SIDP) has opposed DCGA’s proposed plan to extend Parliament. According to the party President Dr Alice Aruhe’eta Pollard, DCGA’s desired move is an unmandated decision that disregards the voices of everyday Solomon Islanders. In a recent campaign to promote the extension, DCGA released an awareness pack that outlined the reasons…
IN an effort to mitigate the negative impact of delays with payment to suppliers, shortages with supplies of both non-medical and medical supplies, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) this week successfully held a half-day workshop with selected departments involved in the internal procurement audit and compliance spot check. These departments included the…
THE Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has thanked the national government for its commitment in delivering the Mini Taro Pack House project in Malaita Province. Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday at Adaliua in Central Kwara’ae, Premier Suidani congratulated the national government for the initiative. “It is a great honor and pleasure for me…