WESTERN Province Premier Billy Veo has highlighted the progress of several national projects aimed at improving infrastructure facilities across the province at the Western Provincial Assembly Meeting last week. One of the projects highlighted was the Seghe Market Project, a collaboration between the Australia Government-funded Solomon Islands Infrastructure Project (SIIP) and the Western Provincial Government…
In a gesture of cooperation and goodwill, the newly appointed New Zealand High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency (HE), Jonathan Curr, paid his first courtesy visit to the Lord Mayor of Honiara City Council, Councillor (Cr) Eddie Kasuteé Siapu, on Monday 24 March 2025 at the Honiara City Council (HCC) office. This meeting…
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has issued a formal response to the allegations raised by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, regarding the proposed granting of a mining license to Far East Resources Company Ltd for nickel mining operations on San Jorge. The Opposition Leader alleged, tribal leaders and landowners raised concerns…
Gela IIau Community High School (CHS) in Central Province was established in 2006. At that time, the school did not have safe accommodation for its female students. Fast forward 17 years, thanks to a new girls’ dormitory and ablution block constructed in 2022 under the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP), the school is experiencing a…
Australia is partnering with government and industry to increase awareness of safe handling and removal of asbestos. Over 60 industry representatives attended a workshop held by Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program, with presentations led by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) and Honiara City Council. MID’s Deputy Director of Architecture and Building, Mr Paul Chris,…
THE Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) has passed a motion for Western Province’s adoption of the Federal Constitution, as contained in the Federal Draft Constitution 2017, on 10 October 2027. Further to setting down a specific date for the Federal Constitution adoption, the motion called for the establishment of a Transitional Management Unit (TMU) to prepare…
IN a significant step towards the adoption of the Federal State Government by the Western Province, a team from the Draft Federal Constitution Eminent Persons Group met with all 26 members of the Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) during a special session. The special session was held at the margins of the Western Assembly Meeting on…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and the Papua New Guinea (PNG) University of Goroka (UoG) have discussed deepening their ties through STEM Education collaboration. According to the SINU facebook page, a delegation from UoG led by its Vice-Chancellor Dr Teng Waninga met with the SINU Vice-Chancellor Transform Aqorau about the prospect of the two…
Seven suspects have been arrested and charged by officers at Maka Police Station in Malaita Province in connection to the burning of a permanent house at Wahi village in Small Malaita. Initial reports revealed a mother and her children were asleep inside the house when the incident occurred, Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Superintendent…
THE Choiseul Local Court is currently in its second week of hearings in Taro, with all appeal and referral cases now before it. However, concerns have been raised regarding the outdated Local Court Act, Cap 19 and the deteriorating state of judicial infrastructure in the province. Speaking to Solomon Star last week in an interview,…