MP Gina maintains support

The South New Georgia Rendova & Tetepare (SNGRT) Constituency in Western province continues to see progress under the leadership of newly elected Member of Parliament, David Lani Gina. With just ten months into his tenure, a third shipment of essential materials has arrived, bringing renewed confidence and optimism among the people of Roviana Lagoon and…

Redevelopment of Malu’u market

The Australian-funded Malu’u Market redevelopment has commenced, with UXO clearance completed and local contractor Alrico Construction mobilising to the site to last week. Australia has worked closely with the Malaita Provincial Government, North Malaita community and landowners to prepare the site for construction, with the contractor to first build a temporary market for vendors and…

Request for BNBM to open branch in Auki

THE affordable prices of hardware materials offered by BNBM, a Chinese-owned company that recently established itself in Honiara, has drawn interest in Malaita. The company gained attention and praise from communities, including those in Malaita, for the high quality of hardware materials it offers at just low prices. In response to this great news in…

‘Short bus route illegal’

A FORMER Director of Traffic has accused the Road Transport Board [RTB] of knowingly allowing public buses to illegally operate short bus routes in Honiara. William Foufaka who retired last year told Solomon Star on Thursday the impact of the illegal operations is pronounced on ordinary citizens because of the costs involved. “This is happening…

New SIM card registration rules

OUR Telekom has announced some changes on mobile phone usage as part of new rules on SIM card activation that comes into effect on Saturday 1st February. Under the new rules, all new SIM cards purchased at Our Telekom’s Agent Points will require full registration with a valid form of identification at the time of…