The Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has questioned Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his pro-China advocates over the Chinese grants they are preaching about prior to the switch that China will provide to the country. Premier Suidani raised the question after the Finance Minister Harry Kuma was involved in a negotiation deal with a private…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Tigoa Police Station in West Rennell, in the Rennell Bellona Province have uprooted marijuana plants at Kanava village in central Rennell on 27 February 2020. Supervising Provincial Police Commander Rennell Bellona Province Staff Sergeant Eddie Peseika says, “After receiving information from members of the…
CONCERNS have been raised by community members living around the Takwa Clinic, North Malaita over how the Nurse In-charge at the clinic continues to sell drugs to patients. Information received by the concerned public last Friday said the issue has forced patients to question the legality of the nurse’s actions. A patient Wilson Renge told…
The recent three days visit by Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape has further uplifted the relations between the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Marape brought with him a delegation of over 50 businessmen and women from PNG to explore and establish business relations with local…
Suidani wants 9 Malaitan MPs to leave DCGA By WILSON SAENI In Auki Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani is appealing to the nine (9) members of Parliament (MPs) from Malaita who are with the current ruling DCGA government to leave the regime. Premier Suidani made the call in an exclusive interview with Solomon Star Auki…
Suidani govt passes resolution to keep Provincial Secretary SOLOMON LOFANA In Auki A suspected secret move to reshuffle the current Malaita provincial secretary to Makira/Ulawa Province has forced the Suidani government to pass a resolution last Friday. The Malaita provincial government executive came up with the resolution for the Provincial Secretary Fredrick Fa’abasua to remain in…
Since Kilu’ufi is one of the business location in Malaita provincial capital town, BSP customers in Malaita are calling on the Bank management to install an ATM machine at the Kilu’ufi Hospital. Kilu’ufi is the only major Hospital in Malaita, a populated province in the country. The Hospital serves a huge number of people who…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has urged the PNG Prime Minister, James Marape for a collective approach to address the current issues with climate change and health issues which are becoming regional and global threats. Sogavare made the statement at a welcome dinner, hosted in the honour of the Prime Minister of the Independent State of…
The weekend concert of legendary Jamaican reggae artist Anthony B has been rescheduled for today. This was after the artist was refused to board the Fiji Airways flight from Nadi to Honiara on Saturday. In a statement released by organizers on Saturday, the reason for the refusal in boarding the flight is due to the…
THE Solomon Islands Government is operating a robust and resilient debt management system and there is no cause for alarm in view of recent media reports claiming the government is attempting to obtain a US$100 billion loan from a Chinese individual. A statement from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury on Thursday said the government’s…