Vella Development Company plan for peaceful protest VELLA Development Company [VDC] – a people’s business entity on Vella Lavella – is calling on the Board of the Copra Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) to stop opening a buying centre on the island until the ownership issues of plantations on the island are sorted. A VDC spokesperson…
Young boy in stable condition A 10-year-old from Jejevo Katova district, in Isabel province is lucky to be alive after he was attacked multiple times by a crocodile while floating on a tire tube on Friday. Kingstone Siofi was swimming with his friends on a floating tube when the deadly beast emerged from nowhere and…
Senior citizen, Sir Nathaniel Waena has congratulated Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare’s prudent and tactical approaches and decisions on important national issues. The former Governor General and former member of Parliament for Ulawa Ugi, Sir Waena personally conveyed these remarks to the Prime Minister. “Your politics is not restricted to the might of power but…
MALAITA Deputy Premier, Glen Waneta, has labelled the visit by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to the northern region of the province this week as ‘not by mistake.’ Speaking at the ground breaking-ceremony for the Suafa Bay Economic Growth Centre in Lau-Mbaelelea Constituency on Tuesday, Mr Waneta shared a message about ‘compass.’ The Deputy Premier used…
Canberra announces new aid funding to Solomon Islands as it moves to build a stronger Pacific family AUSTRALIA will provide an estimated AUD$169-Million in Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) to Solomon Islands in 2022-23, including AUD$103-Million bilaterally, the Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Dr Lachlan Strahan announced, Thursday. This announcement comes as Canberra pledges to…
THE man accused of the armed robbery of $4-Million from the former Westpac Bank at Point Cruz, in 2015, is yet to be re-arrested. Amos Otokwai is the remaining accused who is yet to be dealt with for this armed robbery incident. A warrant of arrest was issued for him after he failed to turn…
THE wharf at the Isabel Provincial Headquarters, Buala, is reportedly submerged underwater due to rising sea-levels and the Isabel Provincial Government is seeking immediate assistance from relevant national authorities and aid donors to help build a new wharf at a new site. Speaking to Solomon Star on Wednesday was the Isabel Provincial Secretary, Norman Hiropuhi.…
Provincial Premiers, Provincial Sports Seniors and Provincial Sports Coordinators were briefed on the Governments preparations towards the upcoming Pacific Games in 2023. At a presentation held at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports, SINIS, at Ranadi, on Tuesday this week, Chair of National Hosting Authority, NHA, and Secretary to Prime Minister, Dr Jimmy Rodgers,…
A PUBLIC officer has called on the Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIPF) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) to investigate the ongoing illegal harvesting of beche-de-mer at Luaniua and Pelau in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI). Danny Sale said the illegal harvesting of bech-de-mer is a serious crime and failure to investigate…
RULING on an application the prosecution made to re-open their case in the trial of a man accused of stealing a laptop and mobile phones worth more than $11,000 will be handed down possibly this Friday. The prosecution made the application in order to call some more witnesses based on fresh evidences the accused, Martin…