Woman who embezzled more than SBD1.3 M while serving as a teacher handed a four- year jail term, has 14 days to appeal sentence The teacher who stole more than $1.3 million in public funds has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. Principal Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa handed down the sentence on Monday…
All examination and placement results will be released mid next week. That’s according to the Ministry of Education, Human Resources, and Development (MEHRD). In a statement it has announced that all Forms 3, 5, and 6 examination and placement results are expected to be officially released on 14 January 2026. Thus, students are advised to…
The Melanesia Law Ministers will present their collective issues during the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLMM) to be held in Fiji from 9 to 12 February. Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Hon. Clezy Rore, confirmed this to Solomon Star following a talanoa session held during the Justice Agencies Dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel on November. Minister Rore said Fiji…
Avuavu Airport in South Guadalcanal is set for a major upgrade and rehabilitating work which will commence this month. The project valued at SBD$8, 767, 031.00 is funded by the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) as part of its ongoing commitment to upgrade all provincial airports nation-wide. The contract will be implemented by Sustainable Resources Management…
The Road Transport Board (RTB) task force, comprising members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Traffic Division, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s (MID) Land Transport Management Service Division (LTMSD), and the Honiara City Council (HCC) Law Enforcement department, successfully conducted their inaugural joint operation on New Year’s Eve (30th and 31st December 2025),…
Following completion of Mostyn Mangau as Police Commissioner over the past six years, Mathias Lenialu was sworn-in on Wednesday – 7 January 2026 as the Acting Police Commissioner. He took his Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office before the Governor-General, Sir David Tiva Kapu, formalizing his appointment as Acting Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police…
A project support in material supplies valued at SBD$1.5 million was delivered to the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) Constituency by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) last month. This was facilitated in partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) on 22 December 2025. Project supplies included; 13 boats, 13 outboard motor engines (OBMs), and six fibreglass canoes, aimed at improving livelihoods in communities…
A concerned Lambete resident has appealed to the Western Provincial Government (WPG) to strengthen land administration and long-term spatial planning to support sustainable development in the rapidly growing townships of Lambete and Munda. Speaking to Solomon Star in an interview, a concern citizen Biku Edward said, the resurveying of land boundaries in Lambete Township must be treated as a priority to…
The Honiara Magistrates Court has delivered a landmark sentencing where a former school teacher from Malaita Province was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after mistakenly receiving $3.8 million of public funds that was deposited into her account. The sentencing was made on Monday on 5 January 2026. The incident occurred in December 2017. Eight months later, the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) detected the mistake and successfully recovered $2.4 million, leaving $1.3 million…
A 32-year-old male suspect has been arrested for murdering a 15-year-old boy at Kuava village in Vela La Vela, Western Province (WP) on 3 January 2026. Supervising Assistant Commissioner (AC) Provincial Mr. Tex Tafoa said the deceased was a key police witness to a murder incident that occurred back in December 2024. Supervising AC Tafoa…