The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has welcomed UNDP’s new Country Manager, Ms Azusa Kubota who was just recently appointed as the head of the UN Joint Present for the Solomon Islands. Ms Kubota previously served as UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Laos and Maldives and has previously worked in the UNDP Headquarters. At the meeting…
A DRIVER on Wednesday narrowly escapes death after a two-tonne dump truck he was driving hit a tree near the SIFF academy in East Honiara. The driver lost control of the truck when its cabin in which he was sitting inside and driving tilted forward after its pin and lock under the cabin lost grip.…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group is calling on the Minister of Health & Medical Services, Dr. Tautai Angikimua, Kaitu’u to rectify the many issues affecting our National Referral Hospital (NRH). In a statement, the Opposition Group said the Minister and his responsible officers are obliged to inform the nation on how they are addressing serious issues…
A TRIAL date for the Member of Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and former Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke will be fixed soon. Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi on Tuesday said when the matter came before her said she will speak with her superiors first. This is so that a particular magistrate will be…
The case of two men accused of growing marijuana at Tulagi, Central Province will return to the court this Friday. This is to give time for prosecution to sort out the sanction of a charge against one of the accused. One of the accused Ben Gome has already entered a guilty plea to the charge…
MORE women from the government ministries, non-government organizations and stakeholders in Honiara have celebrated international women’s day yesterday in Honiara. Despite the mid-morning heat the women kicked off their celebration with a a paraded from Honiara City Council which ended up at the SMI compound. “Today, international women’s day had drawn women from all corners…
Newly elected Councilor for Vuhokesa ward in Honiara Greg Malefo has given his affirmation of allegiance on Tuesday. After been declared the winner, Malefo now has officially taken up the full responsibility to perform and participate as an elected Councilor in the Honiara City Council and his ward. City Clerk Charles Kelly said this now…
Ship’s find are products of no value SUSPECTED “gold bars” salvaged from a sunken ship in the Malaita Outer Islands were found not to be gold. Experts from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, who physically checked the consignment, confirmed this to the Solomon Star yesterday. “They’re not gold, just a mixture of iron and…
THE country has lost one of its long-serving diplomats and public servants on Monday this week. Beraki Jino, who hailed from Marovo in Western Province, died at the National Referral Hospital after a long illness. As a career diplomat who had worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for many years, Mr Jino had served…
BURNS Creek community chairman John Seti Iromea is now filing a court case to sue the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lau/Mbaelelea Augustine Auga and the Island Sun newspaper for Defamation of character. Speaking to the Solomon Star last week, Mr Iromea said this was in relation to an article published by the paper on…