Kukum Market delay clarified

CONSTRUCTION of the new Kukum Market is expected to complete early next year. Honiara City clerk Rence Sore confirmed this to Solomon Star, Tuesday. “We were actually expected to complete the building by the end of this year but that was not possible.   “We are likely to complete the Market Project in the first quarter…

RTC graduates benefit from support

One of the many challenges Rural Training Centre (RTC) graduates face is the sustainability of skills and knowledge they have after the completion of their two-year skills training. This was echoed by the Director of the Solomon Islands Association of Vocational Rural Training Centres ( SIAVRTC ) Billy Mae when he handed over a small…

QBE donates to Red Cross

Solomon Islands Red Cross Society has received a donation of SBD$60,000.00 from QBE Insurance.  This is during the National Society’s Annual Fundraising Dinner held at the Cowboys Grill Bar and Restaurant recently. Speaking in response to the donation, Solomon Islands Red Cross Society President Mr. Mockson Aáron thanked QBE Insurance for considering making the donation…

Tomoko gets heroic welcome in Gizo

WESTERN Provincial capital Gizo came alive on Monday in a mass celebration by soccer fans and supporters to welcome back the 2020 Solomon Cup champions – Western Tomoko. The team left Honiara on Sunday morning and had a series of celebrations through all the Western ports from Marovo Lagoon on Sunday night until their arrival…

PM REMINDS INVESTORS

‘Respect our laws’     PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare has reminded the investors to comply with the business laws of the country. He made the call in his COVID-19 weekly nationwide address yesterday. The call came after the ‘Business Monitoring Joint Agencies Committee’ of Foreign Investment Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour…

RSIPF arrests 40-year-old suspect in relation to alleged robbery in Central Guadalcanal 

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province this morning (14 December 2020) arrested a male suspect in relation to an alleged robbery incident at the Winwin mining company operating in Central Guadalcanal last week. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Chief Superintended Alfred Uiga says,…