RNZI: The Prime Minister of Tonga has pulled out of a number of high-level meetings due to health reasons. ‘Akilisi Pohiva has spent the last few weeks in Auckland, undergoing medical tests. The Prime Minister’s Office announced at the beginning of the month that Mr Pohiva would travel to Auckland for what was described as…
WHITE River community high school (CHS) in West Honiara on Friday successfully held its annual prizing giving day and graduation ceremony. About five hundred students from grade six (46 students), forms three (116 students) , five (139 students), six (201) and seven (45) marked the event in style. During the event they were awarded their…
PRIME MINISTER, Manasseh Sogavare has described as laughable, allegations that he had promised $387 million for the development of a new hospital in Malaita Province. Prime Minister Sogavare was responding to claims made by the National Parliamentary Opposition Group alleging that along with Nazar group of companies have promised to spend $387 million on a…
STUDENTS studying in various Universities in Fiji and other Pacific Island countries are returning home via chartered flights starting last Saturday. Reports received by the Solomon Star confirmed that so far, two chartered flights have already arrived over the weekend. The third chartered flight is expected to arrive this Wednesday. According to the Solomon Islands…
A LOCAL priest from Malaita Outer Island will attend the 2015 Paris Climate Conference in France from November 30 to December 11. Fr Nigel Francis Kelaepa is travelling with another priest, Keith Joseph from Australia. According to Fr Joseph, they were invited due their work on Climate Change Adaptation Projects with the Anglican Church of…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says women are equal partners in whatever undertaken in any levels of work and lives. He said in his message as guest of honor when opening the 2015 Miss Solomon Pageant Show on Saturday night. “Let’s take a brief look at the theme of this year’s pageant, ‘Women, Our Equal Partners.’…
Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare was the guest of honour during Saturday night’s Miss Solomon Islands 2015 crowning night where he pledged the support of the government to send the new pageant queen to the regional competition next month to be held in Cook Islands. This year’s Miss Solomon Islands pageant event goes with the…
VILLAGERS of east Makira are calling on the telecommunication companies in the country to seriously consider establishing of more towers in their communities. They said that, they have seen the importance of communicating through mobile phones in rural Makira so they need more cellular phone coverage. The Solomon Star understands that the only towers that…
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) for the four constituencies of Makira/Ulawa Province are being told to work together in developing the capital, Kirakira. This was raised by a local Kirakira resident Simon Waki. “Today, Kirakira is lacking what other provincial capitals in the country are having in terms of development. “There are no proper wharf, market…
PEOPLE of Star Habour in the far eastern end of Makira Province are in great need of sea transportation services to their side of the province. Their concern was made known to the Solomon Star during a visit to the region last week. In an interview with a village chief of Tawaroga village, he said…