AT the Honiara Summit 2025, President of the Republic of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr highlighted that unlocking the Blue Pacific Prosperity Plan (UBPP), the most ambitious initiative, is crucial to ensure healthy oceans regionally and globally. Whipps Jr said Pacific leaders at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the UBPP, signifying their commitment…
The Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) and the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Survey (MLHS) are alleged to have collaborated in fraudulently registering customary land encompassing the shoreline and Malu’u Market in North Malaita. Landowners who took the matter to court in recent years have discovered that their boundary with the Commissioner of Lands has been…
An officer from the Environment and Conservation Division, Luke Mae, has urged individuals to take personal responsibility in protecting ecosystems. Mae made the call during a talk-back show in Honiara last Monday, 3rd March marking World Wildlife Day. This year’s theme was “Wildlife Conservation, Financing: Investing in People and the Planet.” He emphasized the need…
TWO police officers accused of bribing a leading investigator in a stolen ashes case with $30,000, will appear in their pre-trial conference in Magistrate on March 11. Allen Noni and Gravis Afuga had previously pleaded not guilty to one count of bribery. Noni has also pleaded not guilty to a separate bribery charge. The pre-trial…
A woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $12,000 inside a car when the driver was sleeping at Point Cruz in Honiara earlier this year. Alice Kini pleaded guilty to one count of ‘Larceny from the Person.’ The sentence was handed down recently by Principal Magistrate Ishmael Kekou at the Honiara…
MINISTER of Infrastructure Development (MID) Manasseh Maelanga has re-emphasied the government’s priority to re-establish the Public Works Department (PWD). Minister Maelanga stated this during the road upgrade project launching in Auki this week. He said this is one of the top priorities for the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT). In addition, Prime Minister…
The newly appointed British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and Nauru, Paul Robert Turner, has described the media in Solomon Islands as both “free” and ” inquisitive.” High Commissioner Turner made this observation during a press conference in Honiara on Tuesday. “I worked in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, where the…
Residents of coastal villages in Gizo, Western Province, including Nusabaruku, Fishing Village, Lire, and other nearby areas, are grappling with increasing challenges in constructing proper toilet facilities due to rising sea levels. An assessment report conducted by Ward Development Committee (WDC) Team of Gizo Ward 11confirmed this alarming situation. Speaking to the Solomon Star, Sintau…
The 26 Ward Development Committees (WDCs) in Western Province have gathered crucial information to enhance sanitation at the provincial, ward, and village levels, particularly in rural areas. This follows a training workshop held in Gizo last week, organized by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) Rural Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (RWASH), and the…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has successfully completed the validation workshop on the National Education Action Plan (NEAP) 2022-2026 mid-term review report. The workshop, held at Mendana Hotel on Friday, 7th March 2025, brought together key stakeholders, including government officials, provincial government, education providers, private and church education providers, institutions, school…