Youth for Change launching

The Solomon Islands Youth for Change Team will be launching the Youth Mainstreaming as National Goal Campaign today at Ashley Street, Point Cruz from 12:00-13:00pm. The event will also be promoting free and fair general election 2014, crime free general election 2014 and the launching of the Solomon Islands Youth for Change Team East Honiara…

SICCI facilitates business training

The Pacific Business Mentoring Programme (PBMP) trainers have returned to Honiara for a 4-days long training to existing and new clients. The training started on Monday at Heritage Park Hotel that saw 19 small and medium size businesses from the agriculture, tourism, professional services, events management, floral arts and manufacturing sectors undertaking this business training.…

SINU environmental students to Bizi river

More than seventy Solomon Islands National University (SINU) environmental science students from the School of Natural Resources and Applied Science (SNRAS), took a ten hour biodiversity field trip along the Bizi River at Vatukoula village in the West side of Honiara last week. The practical provided an opportunity for student’s to apply the knowledge and…

Fritch meets French president

RNZI: French Polynesia’s president, Edouard Fritch, has revealed that he met the French president Francois Hollande during his recent Paris visit, which was his first since succeeding Gaston Flosse in the top job. Last week’s meeting had not been disclosed earlier. Mr Fritch says he has been invited to accompany Mr Hollande during his tour…

Cruise ship visit acknowledged

People of Marovo Lagoon in Western Province have acknowledged Destination Solomon in organising a cruise ship that made a brief stopover in Marovo on Tuesday. Choda Vevo of Telina village, told the Solomon Star on Tuesday, people in Marovo were thankful for the visit by Silver Discoverer. “We were very happy to have a cruise…

Kira Kira airport reopens

Flights into Kira Kira airport, Makira/Ulawa Province, has reopened as of Tuesday after a brief closure of the airport on Monday. This was over a land dispute by the landowners. As a result no services occurred on Monday. Reports from Kira Kira said it was a minor problem between the landowners and one person decided…

Arupa airport to open on December

The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister ,Peter O’Neill,  will open the Arupa international airport in Bougainville in December. Regional events and protocol officer of Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), Joe Maineke confirmed this to the Solomon Star last Friday at Madang airport. He said the establishment of the airport will boost the tourism industry in Bougainville…