A TOTAL of 70 houses built under the housing scheme of Malaita Outer Island (MOI) constituency have been completed, says Member of Parliament (MP) Martin Kealoe. In an exclusive interview on Thursday, Kealoe said these 70 houses were from the island of Sikaiana alone. Mr Kealoe described the completion of the family homes as ‘a…
People with Disability will have special booths at every polling station during the upcoming national general election. This was confirmed by the Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala during a press conference to mark the partnership between Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), Strengthening the Electoral Cycle in Solomon Islands Phase II (SECSIP), Solrice and People with…
Papua New Guinea government has stepped into support the country with medical supplies. The office of the prime minister & cabinet (OPMC) received the consignments of medical supplies. The medical supplies were handed over by the PNG government through its high commission office in Honiara on Thursday. The five cartons of medical supplies contained 23…
WESTERN Province’s Agriculture office has confirmed that a local Coconut Rhinoceros beetle species is present in the western end of Gizo town. Chief Field Officer Allen Takanunu said, the beetle in Gizo is a local species common in the Pacific Islands. However, it is easy to control by biological means, and is different from the…
SIX Youth groups within the Gizo Township will commence a thorough clean-up campaign in the Western Provincial capital this week. This is ahead of the tour date for the famous cruise ship, Pacific Eden, this month. Western Province Environmental Health Inspector Merilyn Vana, told the Solomon Star Gizo that her office has engaged youth groups…
The national security division of the Ministry of Police National Security and Correctional Services met on Wednesday at Parliament with the Parliamentary Committee on Police & Security to brief them on the progress work in formulating and development the national security strategy. Attending the meeting were the chairman of the committee Member of Parliament for…
THE Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) 13th Ministerial Meeting ended in Nauru on Thursday, with Solomon Islands coming away satisfied following Kiribati’s decision to join the longline vessel day scheme (LL VDS) which the former had implemented since 2016. Minister of Fisheries, John Maneniaru welcomes Kiribati’s decision to finally align itself with Solomon Islands and…
A TEAM from the Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) from DFAT in Canberra is currently here, to strategically evaluate Australia’s development assistance towards Ending Violence Against Women And Girls (EVAWG). The team arrived last week, and will be in Solomon Islands until the end of this week. A statement from DFAT office revealed the team…
PRIME Minister Rick Hou has warmly welcomed the increased funding by the New Zealand Government under the Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme. The New Zealand high commissioner to Solomon Islands Don Higgins this week presented a letter from the acting New Zealand prime minister Rt Hon Winston Peters, to prime minister Hou, on the details…
Police Commissioner Matthew Varley says the conviction of two police officers recently in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court indicates that there is no room for corruption in the police force. Mr Varley made this sentiment at his weekly conference on Thursday at the Rove Police Headquarters. “The point I would want to make in terms of…