TRIAL of 11 men accused of murdering a man at Malaisu Village in south Guadalcanal in 2020 will commence today in the High Court. Dudley Garebola, 22, Joshua Garebola, 36, John Mare, 22, Peter Rangia, 22, Patrick Ngelea Vasihara, 22, Patterson Sora, 24, Risi Sirovimate 23, Gray Rai, 23, Devenold Tagobola, 19, Jamin Saroa 20…
A FORMER public officer and his wife were disappointed about the behaviour by the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Culwick Togamana, when they approached him after their car was nearly hit by the minister’s vehicle. The former public officer and his wife told Solomon Star that their car was nearly hit by Minister…
TEARS rolled down his cheeks as his name was called to receive his certificate of completion as a form six arts student of Kukudu Adventist College (KAC). This year 2022, is his final year as a student at the Adventist operated school that is situated on Kolombangara, Western Province. Ryan Badenogo, is the only student…
From Nov 16thto 17th, the first China Medical Team (CMT) in Solomon Islands hosted their second free clinic service for the community in Solomon Islands and first one in Santa Isabel. This time, CMT travelled across to the beautiful sea to Santa Isabel and acted as envoy symbolising the friendship between People’s Republic of China…
SOLOMON Islands nationals and nationals of other Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries can now get their visa on arrival when traveling to Papua New Guinea (PNG). This came after the PNG government formally declared the re-activation of Visa on Arrival (VOA) procedure. The announcement on Tuesday in Port Moresby was made by PNG’s Deputy Prime…
PARLIAMENT will resume today to look into the 2023 National Budget – 2023 Appropriation Bill 2022- after a special adjournment was made by the Prime Minister on the 7th of this month. Prime Minister Sogavare has moved a special adjournment motion to allow ample time for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to carry out its…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has called on the police to investigate reports of potential political interferences to witnesses of the Win Win manager’s case. In a statement today, Hon Wale said media reports by witnesses that ‘some prominent leaders, politicians and lawyers’ are persuading witnesses to withdraw the case against Win Win are disturbing and…
SHOWING love, support, being fair and listening to our children is very important for the future of each child. These were the message highlighted yesterday at the celebration to mark the World International Children’s Day at the Western Provincial capital in Gizo. The celebration brought together hundreds of young children from various schools in Gizo…
Uta and its surrounding communities in Tikopia were delighted after receiving development assistance to help build a 3-metre wall along the banks of Lake Vaeroto in response to continuous soil erosion caused by Lake Vaeroto and impact of climate change. The materials for their project arrived in Tikopia on the 8th November 2022 by MV…
A total number of six female candidates are contesting in the upcoming provincial election in Western Province. This came after the closure of nomination last week and the announcement of the total number of candidates in Western Province have been made public by the Solomon Island Electoral Commission (SIEC). It is said that in Western…