Soaki pays farewell call to Bainimarama

Outgoing Solomon Islands High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji, William McDonald Soaki has thanked the Government of Fiji for the waiver granted to Solomon Islands’ tertiary students studying in Fiji in extending their visas. Mr. Soaki conveyed this when he paid a farewell courtesy call on Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister of the Republic…

Local models complete remote Photoshoot 

LOCAL models Blake Lee and Mynisha Boso have completed their engagement in a remote Photoshoot with London’s professional fashion photographer and LPEW lead photographer Tim Copsey, at Heritage Park (HP) in Honiara, Thursday.  The photoshoot was purposely for the London Pacific Fashion Week (LPFW) and to further build Blake and Mynisha’s portfolio as models which…

Concealed goods intercepted, confiscated

BIOSECURITY officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) have impounded dozens of concealed goods from a shipment at the Ports International wharf in Honiara, Thursday.  The goods were seized after officers found that the importer, My Solo LTD, breached the country’s biosecurity regulations by importing the products without a valid import permit.  “Importing…

Sergeant to man Namuga Police Post

THE Makira Ulawa RSIPF Headquarters in Kira Kira, the Provincial Capital of Makira Ulawa Province is posting its experienced Sergeant, Charles Alisi to man Namuga Police Post in the Star Harbour area of East Makira.  The RSIPF Provincial Police Commander, Peter Sitai says Mr. Alisi is being posted to Namuga Police Post to replace the…

A BANKER HEADS SOLOMON POWER 

Former Banker, Kiriau is new SOE Chief    A CENTRAL banker of more than 14 years’ experience is the new Chief Executive Officer [CEO] of the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA), the nation’s second-oldest State-Owned Enterprise. Donald John Kiriau’s appointment was announced by the Board Chairman of SIEA, trading as Solomon Power, David Quan, in…

PM: thank you Choiseul province

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has joined hundreds of people around Choiseul Province to celebrate the province’s 2nd Appointed Day in Taro, Thursday. The Prime Minister when delivering his speech yesterday morning said Choiseul Province is an important province to the country.  Prime Minister Sogavare said Choiseul Province is geo-strategically and economically significant in terms of…

Student’s suspicious death’ probed

Police are investigating the death of a high school student from a school in Guadalcanal said the death looked “suspicious”. The body of the boy was found floating in a river near the school on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner National Security and Operation Support, Ian Vaevaso told reporters, Thursday. Vaevaso said that an initial report he…

A ‘NEW CITY’ COMING

A well-planned city named ‘Mamara New Capital City’ is now taking shape at Mamara, Northwest Guadalcanal. The Mamara- Tasivarongo- Mavo Development (MTMD) project is coined as a transformational development and is executed under the Private- Public Partnership (PPP) business module. The lead coordinating ministry is the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, Ministry of…

POLICE THREATENED AT BORDER

Police drone ‘captured by Boungainvilleans’ at the border   About 30 armed Bougainvilleans who allegedly threatened and intimidated Solomon Islands police officers at the Western Border two days ago also captured a police drone and then took off with it to Bougainville, police have revealed. Deputy Commissioner National Security and Operation Support Ian Vaevaso revealed…

HCC Deputy Mayor refutes claims

THE Honiara City Council’s (HCC’s) Deputy Mayor Charles Aiwosuga has refuted claims of conflict of interest levelled against him in the media. Aiwosuga exclusively told the Solomon Star yesterday that he thanked the person who brought the matter up through the media and hope to clarify the claims. A writer by the name of Roy…