DESPITE facing social and economic challenges, Malaita Province continues to benefit from its strong partnership with the national government and its development partners in its pursuit of economic development. Malaita Elijah Asilaua highlighted this ongoing collaboration at the 2024/2025 Revised Budget Meeting in Auki last week. He said these benefits are the result of a…
THE country’s legal fraternity yesterday celebrated the opening of the 2025 Legal year at the High Court premises after having had an ‘eventful’ 2024 Legal Year. The event started off with the mounting of a Guard of Honour by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in front of the High Court. The Guard of…
MORE medical students who had secured admission to study at the School of Medicine in Samoa and Papua New Guinea have been left out of the 2025 Solomon Islands Government (SIG) scholarship awards administered by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD). MEHRD has highlighted to the students that there are no scholarships…
THE high failure rate of students in schools right across the country have raised concerns amongst educators, parents, and community leaders and they attribute this to the erosion of teacher commitment, erosion of the education system and erosion of cultural values. Speaking to Solomon Star, many parents highlighted issues within the teaching profession, including under-qualified…
Officials from the Ministry of Health (MHMS) and the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) successfully conducted a joint visit to the eastern end of the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara to explore opportunities for possible joint Private Public Partnership (PPP) deal to improve health care services. The visit was conducted Monday this week.…
A TWENTY-ONE (21) man is dead after he was punched on the forehead following a heated argument on an island near Wagina, Choiseul Province. They were drinking beer together when the fight broke out. Police Media in a press release reported that a 24-year-old male suspect was arrested after he punched the 21-year-old male victim…
The Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has blasted the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its insistence on awarding the Kongulai water treatment plant contract to Rean/PCS, despite evidence of non-performance raised by Solomon Water officials. Hon. Wale stated that the failure of the Kongulai water treatment plant project is a direct consequence of ADB’s irresponsible…
MAJOR policy changes have been foreshadowed in the wake of the recent revolt by politicians within the ruling GNUT coalition, insiders have revealed. As well, sources have revealed that the Solomon Islands People First Party is engaged in secret talks through a third party for a reconciliation with the Opposition over the Motion of No…
THE Keohoto Landowners Association (KLA) has declared its firm opposition to allowing Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) to conduct future prospecting activities over Mount Vunusa. This announcement follows the decision by the Mines and Minerals Board to cancel GRML’s Prospecting License (PL) for operations at Mt Vunusa in Central Guadalcanal. The cancellation decision was communicated…
THE man who spread false rumours of a kidnapping incident at the Kolaridge cemetery in Honiara last October has been sentenced to one month in prison. Junior Harry Gereniu, 24, pleaded guilty to Spreading False rumours and was sentenced on Monday by Principal Magistrate Ishmael Kekou. The maximum penalty for this offence is one year…