New security treaty signed

AUSTRALIA and Solomon Islands have signed a new security treaty – one the Solomons’ prime minister hopes will “collect dust” and never be used. In Australia for a week-long visit, the Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, said the bilateral security agreement he signed on Monday with the Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, would provide…

Automatic Hydrometric Weather station in Tingoa

An Automatic hydrometric weather station was installed in Tingoa, West Rennell, UNDP officer in Rennell-Bellona Province confirmed to the Solomon Star. The officer revealed that the Automatic hydrometric weather station is purposely to enhance Climate early warning system and disaster preparedness at the provincial level. “The Automatic hydrometric weather station measures wind speed and wind…

LUSIBAEA: WHY I WAS SACKED

Axed minister speaks out NORTH Malaita MP Jimmy Lusibaea says he believes his strong objection to a government move to privatise Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) was the “real” reason for his recent termination as the Minister for Infrastructure Development. Mr Lusibaea, who was one of the two ministers terminated in the recent cabinet shakeup,…

PS MURRAY ARRESTED

Faces multiple charges of official corruption POLICE Task Force Janus yesterday arrested and charged the suspended Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Henry Murray with multiple counts of official corruption. Murray’s wife was also arrested and charged with multiple counts of false pretences. The couple will appear in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court…

Scholars urged to respect people

MINISTER for the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (EHRD) John Deane Kuku is calling on the 16 students who were awarded with scholarships to study in Taiwan to respect the law and customs of their host country. He was speaking during a short ceremony to officially hand over the scholarships to the recipients…

Swiss volunteer doctors start work in Munda

Two volunteer medical doctors from Switzerland began work at Helena Goldie Hospital in July. With the support of SolTuna and National Fisheries Developments Ltd (NFD), Dr. Chantal Ruckstuhl-Dekumbis and Dr. Erhard Ruckstuhl brought with them much needed medical equipment and technology, which they solicited from Switzerland. Chantal Ruckstuhl-Dekumbis is a paediatric physician who worked at…