ACTING Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare yesterday was paid a courtesy visit by the Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet in Honiara. Mr Sogavare welcomed Senator Payne and her delegation who are currently on a pacific tour to increase its engagement with its Pacific partners. The Acting &…
AUSTRALIA’S Minister for Defence, Senator Marise Payne is visiting the country on Thursday. She was in Tonga on Wednesday. Minister Payne’s visit to Tonga and Solomon Islands coincides with a period of high engagement with Australia’s Pacific partners through Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018 (IPE18). In Tonga yesterday, Minister Payne participated in a number of activities as…
OELYN Muala is the only female candidate to have won a seat in the Western Provincial Assembly elections held on Wednesday. She is the new provincial member for Ward 6 on Rannogga Island. Mrs Muala is the wife of South Choiseul MP Elijah Doro Muala. “I am looking forward to serving and working closely with…
As part of its vision for a vibrant private sector, leading to better lives for the people of Solomon Islands, the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) foresees the importance of encouraging young people to take up entrepreneurship and be part of this vision going forward into the future. To engage with young…
MALAITA provincial government has maintained its support and stand for a free West Papua. This was highlighted during a dialogue held in Auki last month between representatives from the national government, civil society, Indonesian government and Malaita provincial government. The visiting team was led by Rence Sore of the Prime Minister’s office to discuss matters…
A MAN accused of the death of another man at Fulisango, Honiara, in July last year has been sentenced to six years in jail, Wednesday. John Sangolafa, who was initially charged with murder, was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of manslaughter. He was supposed to stand trial starting Monday last week. However, following…
Sir Kabui: Prepare to deal with it By ANDREW FANASIA SOLOMON Islands Governor General Sir Frank Kabui has made a remarkable and bold statement about the position of the country on the issue of ‘same sex marriage’, which is now a talk of the globe. This was when he addressed the leaders, diplomatic corps and…
Western, Choiseul set to elect new members By ANDREW FANASIA VOTERS in Western and Choiseul province will go to the polls today to elect their new provincial assembly members. The polls open at 7am and close at 5pm. Western Province Returning Officer (RO) Hopeful Piosasa told the Solomon Star from Gizo yesterday that all the…
Her Majesty The Queen will present Millicent Barty from the Solomon Islands with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, on Tuesday 26th June. The Awards recognise the work that young people from across the Commonwealth are doing to transform lives in their community and beyond. Millicent, 27, from…
THE country cannot continue to rely on the generosity of our donors to continue to offer development aid into the future. That’s according to Prime Minister Rick Hou when speaking at the New Zealand Pacific Business Council in Auckland recently. “It is politically and economically prudent that Solomon Islands gradually replace aid with trade, which…