PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his delegation currently on a state visit to Taiwan attended the 20th Anniversary of Taiwan’s International Cooperation Development Fund (ICDF) at Taichung City. The Prime Minister was the guest of honour at the event hosted by the Taichung Municipal Authority. The event saw the exhibition of the stories of Taiwan’s…
YOUNG Solomon Islanders will have the opportunity to share their views and ideas today in a partnership and peace building workshop being held in Honiara. The UN Peacebuilding Programme, ‘Supporting Peaceful and Inclusive Transition in Solomon Islands’, is organising the workshop in cooperation with the Solomon Islands National University, Ministry of Women, Youths, Children and…
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands campus has been busy with late registration this week. And a technical fault with the registration system has also forced the university to register late students manually this week, said the campus’ acting director Dr Patricia Rodie. She made the clarification following complains and concerns raised…
THE Sagalu ward house of chiefs in North West Guadalcanal has elected their new paramount chief this week to look after the communities. He was Raymond Kapini who replaces Anthony Limanisara who finished his term. Newly elected chief Kapini said that he is happy with the result and hope to carry on from where the…
A chief from Fox Bay in South Guadalcanal has called on the responsible leaders of the province and the national government to address transport difficulties facing the people of Isunavutu and Tangarare. He revealed this in an interview with the Northwest Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki, during a short visit to the weather coast…
SUVA, (FIJIAN GOVT) – Fijian Minister for Foreign Affairs RatuInoke Kubuabola opened the new Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Office in Suva Tuesday. Fiji has been a valued SPREP member since it’s formation as an independent regional organisation. This office hosts the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project which focusses…
We lead the Pacific in reforms SOLOMON Islands is one of the leading reformers in the Pacific. Paul Holden, Lead Economist & Team Leader of Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI), highlighted this in Honiara, Tuesday. Dr Holden said this has resulted in growth for a period of 10 years of more than 3 percent.…
POLICE commissioner Frank Prendergast has told Radio New Zealand he is not aware of any talks for a longer term Australian police presence in the country. Mr Prendergast was responding to media reports that a permanent Australian Federal Police presence was being planned for after the departure of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands…
RESIDENTS of Lau Valley community in east Honiara are supporting other nearby communities on the call for more active police participation in their community. Speaking to the Solomon Star on Tuesday, community elder Peter Wale said there is a serious need for police to step up its operations within the communities on the outskirts of…
PEOPLE living in Gizo, Western Province have been warned of the danger of inhaling asbestos from the burnt old Gizo hospital complex. In a statement from the health authority in Gizo this week, the call was made following the burning of the facility on Friday last week. Asbestos is a highly toxic chemical that can…