DCGA remains solid, intact denies report The coalition of political parties that formed the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) remains solid and united. The DCGA issued the statement following reports that claims 28 Members of Parliament (MP) from the government are deserting DCGA. The government statement said the government under the leadership of Prime…
A concerned resident of Gizo, Western Province says youths need more empowerment and support to stop them from engaging in bad behaviour. He raised this following increasing numbers of young people engaging in anti-social activities by causing a nuisance in the communities. Speaking to this paper, Benjandro Piko, who is a resident at Babylon Heights…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and the Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP) have thanked a local contractor for a successful completion of the new Avu Avu Police Station in Guadalcanal Province. Officers from the Police Infrastructure Department (PID), Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) and SIPDP Infrastructure and logistics Advisor attended the program to thank the contractor…
Passengers on a fully loaded truck traveling along the South Road in Malaita Province narrowly escaped death after the vehicle was involved in an accident. The three-tonne vehicle left Auki town on Saturday afternoon loaded with passengers when it ran off the road at Faubaba in West Kwaio. Reports reaching Solomon Star Auki claimed passengers…
SI will record more deaths if theres community transmission SOLOMON Islands will record more death compared to Fiji if there is Covid-19 community transmission in the country. Secretary to the Prime Minister (SPM) Jimmy Rodgers echoed this warning during a radio talk-back show yesterday over the national broadcaster. Dr Rodgers said the only way…
A MAN is counting his lucky stars after narrowly missing a bomb explosion over the weekend in a valley at Tasahe, West Honiara. The incident occurred after the man lit a fire to clear a new site for his new garden. According to residents nearby, the shell exploded on Saturday afternoon, fortunately, nobody was hurt. They…
THE proposed Taeloa to Ataa road by the Member of Parliament for Baegu Asifola and Member of Parliament for Fataleka has come under spotlight for lack of proper consultation. The proposed road development which was planned to run from West Fataleka to Baegu Asifola and East Fataleka in Malaita Province has reached a Memorandum of…
• ‘Armed Group’ claims 23 Ministers and 5 backbenchers ready to desert PM Sogavare• Our Party: DCGA is rock solid with 39 MPs’ AS public reactions begin to filter through on reports an armed group is allegedly plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s government, the group has released a list of ministers and…
MALAITANS living and working in Gatton, Queensland, Australia has donated medical materials to Kilu’ufi hospital. In a statement on Friday, the group’s spokesperson, George Anisi Maefiti said they are humbled and willing to assist the province’s biggest Hospital with the medical supplies. “We the Malaitans here at Gatton, QLD, Australia are humbled with willing hearts…
PREMIER of Malaita Province, Daniel Suidani, has called on Alfred Sasako and the Solomon Star to be responsible for their reporting. Speaking from Brisbane Australia in his quarantine hotel, Premier Suidani said he is concerned that Sasako continues to refer to the premier on his speculative stories. A case in point is this latest front-page…