Honiara resident Jacob Ratu says the Honiara City Council (HCC) must fully carry out its responsibility to monitor the underground walkway at the central market. Speaking to Sunday Star, Ratu said responsible employees of the HCC must always be present to monitor the movement of people using the walkway. He said betel nut stains are…
AN event to acknowledge graduation students under West Guadalcanal Students Association (WGCSA) and the funder was held at Marara community high school hall at Tanagai in West Honiara last Thursday. The gathering was organized by the president and the student body. About 41 students sponsored under West Guadalcanal have graduated last week from the Solomon…
FOREIGNERS are taking over businesses reserved for locals. And the trend is going from bad to worse. That’s according to Aoke Langalanga MP Matthew Wale when speaking in parliament recently. “The issue of foreigners taking over businesses in the country is going out of control and the government has allowed this to happen,” Mr Wale…
THE New Zealand (NZ) Government will tar seal four domestic airports this year. They are; Taro, Seghe, Suavanao and Lata. This was revealed by the Minister for Communication and Aviation Peter Shanel Angovaka last week in Parliament. He said this funding for the domestic airport comes in the development budget which the New Zealand government…
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Choiseul Province, Superintendent Cedor Nevol says the Media Awareness Training conducted at the Taro Police Station 9 – 13 April 2018 will enable her officers to make more use of the power of the media to spread information to the people in the Province and rest of the country about the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) patrol boat RSIPV Lata is currently in the Shortland Islands in the Western Province after it left Honiara on 13 April 2018 on border patrol duties. Deputy Commissioner (DC) of RSIPF for Operations, Gabriel Manelusi says, “The RSIPV Lata left Honiara on an operation to monitor movement of…
THE first international commercial flight from Brisbane into Munda is proposed for June this year. Minister for Communication and Aviation Peter Shanel Angovaka revealed this in Parliament during the committee of supply in parliament last Monday. “The first flight from Brisbane to Munda is being targeted for June.” Parliament resolved into committee of supply to…
TWO anti-corruption experts from overseas are in the country as part of their visit to the Pacific region. They are Nikola Sandoval and Alejandro Salas, who are based in Berlin, Germany. “They are visiting Solomon Islands with the aim of recognizing the notable efforts developed by local partner Transparency Solomon Islands, and to better inform…
Graduates handed empty envelops, no certificates SOME students who graduated from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) last Thursday have expressed disappointment after being handed empty envelopes without their certificates. One of the students, George Gwamani, told the Solomon Star that he was disappointed with this practice. “I opened that envelop after receiving it but…
PRIME Minister Rick Hou has met with the Team Solomon at the Commonwealth Games Village in Gold Coast, Friday. The Prime Minister was also accompanied by his Minister for Home Affairs Commins Mewa and Permanent Secretary George Palua. In welcoming the Prime Minister, the National Olympic Committee Solomon Islands (NOCSI) President Martin Rara said Team…