Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Colin Beck was reappointed to lead the Ministry for a second term. Mr. Beck’s new term was formalized during a swearing in ceremony at Government House today (21st November 2022). Governor General, Sir David Vunagi conducted the ceremony in the presence of government house…
THE heavy rain on Friday last week caused a landslide at Tuvaruhu in Central Honiara which resulted in the collapse of a home at 10:30pm. Speaking to the Solomon star was the owner of the house, Bernard Ngara, said that he was at home sleeping when the landslide occurred and pushed the house down the…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Saturday has assured the visiting Pacific Games 2023 Chiefs of Missions that Solomon Islands is ready to deliver one of the most thrilling and safe chapters of the Pacific Games in 2023. Sogavare made the assurance at a dinner on Saturday in the presence of visiting Chiefs of Missions from…
SEVEN experts from China’s prestigious Central-South Architectural Design Institute [CSADI] have arrived in Honiara to join their Solomon Islands colleagues in finalising the design for the multi-million-dollar National Referral Hospital Comprehensive Medical Centre. The NRH’s Comprehensive Medical Centre, being dubbed China’s Gift to the people of Solomon Islands, is being built on the hospital’s east…
PM Sogavare has praised the 2023 Pacific Games as an economic recovery epicentre for Solomon Islands THE 2023 Pacific Games will become an epicentre for economic recovery, injecting millions of dollars-worth of investment into the country within a short span of time, Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare said. He echoed this sentiment in his pre-recorded message…
The Permanent Secretary for the Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana, and Acting Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Sally Anne Vincent, officially opened the new Australia Solomon Islands Partnership for Governance (ASIP-Gov) Program Office in Honiara on 17 November 2022. The opening marks the commencement of the next phase of partnership…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale says it is disgraceful that the government continues to turn a blind eye on the ongoing ‘flooding’ issue at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). Hon Wale said frequent flooding at the NRH during wet seasons is an issue that has plagued NRH for last 20 years. Yet, he said…
THERE is a need for the urgent review of the Gizo Town Council (GTC) ordinances to properly address issues within the township that have been left unaddressed for the last 30 years. That’s according to the current Gizo Town Clerk, Charles Kelly. In an interview with the Solomon Star, Mr Kelly said to review an…
COP 27 told that Solomon Islands cannot afford nor wish to pass on the struggle with climate change consequences to its next generation “MY country is in a constant mode of recovery from weather extremes that are driven by climate change,” said the head of Solomon Islands delegation to the United Nations Climate Change summit…
Customary land issues have been highlighted as a major hindrance to providing safe and clean water services to many Solomon Islanders. This was highlighted in the list of challenges facing water access and delivery by the Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Hon. Bradley Tovosia at the 6th Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum in…