Government through the ministry of foreign affairs and external trade is seeking to fill three head of mission posts overseas. The ministry’s permanent secretary Beraki Jino said the government needs to fill the Ambassador to Taiwan in Taipei, as the former holder, Laurie Chan, has resigned to contest the 2014national elections later this year. He…
INCREASES in school fees has raised grave concerns for parents who have been struggling to foot their children’s fees every year despite the government’s fee free education policy. The policy, which was implemented back in 2004 and carried on by the caretaker NCRA government, was part of the MDG (Millennium Development Goals), which stated that…
Kirakira hospital has revealed 12 suspected cases of measles as of Wednesday in the province. Doctor Arnold Nguduamae told the Solomon Star those cases are from nearby villages around Kirakira. “The results of those cases are yet to be confirmed due to lack of testing facilities,” Mr Nguduamae said. He added that only the signs…
THE public has once again been reminded to be responsible over their behaviour and respect laws that govern the city. City Clerk Charles Kelly uttered these sentiments in an interview with the Solomon Star on Wednesday. My Kelly admitted it is quite difficult to implement city council by laws when people from many different backgrounds…
QUARANTINE is planning to conduct checks on all goods bound for the provinces at the Honiara wharves. Director of Quarantine at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Francis Tsatsia told the Solomon Star on Tuesday following the discovery of giant African snails in Auki, Malaita province, recently. He said that plans are underway to put…
COUNCIL will soon receive the two public toilets from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID). City Clerk Charles Kelly said he had received the green light from the ministry’s permanent secretary to handover the public toilets to council to administer and look after. The two toilets at King George and Lawson Tama are funded by…
Honiara city council has been urged to improve the condition of its public toilets as they have become a health risk to the public. John Regis a concerned citizen has appealed to city council to upgrade and improve the condition of the Honiara central market toilets which are beyond usable state. “The state of the…
FRUSTRATED community members of Fishing village have expressed disappointment over the ongoing row between vendors and businessman James Fang over the closure of an area along the road used as a market for vendors. Speaking to the Solomon Star, community members have called on the vendors to stop claiming they are of Fishing village or…
Alota’a community high school near Auki, Malaita is currently experiencing water shortage following lack of rain over the past two weeks and it had affected students. The shortage affected both the secondary and primary students. The school’s deputy school principal Godfrey Salo said even the water supply from the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) has…
MANY Temotu communities affected by the February 2013 tsunami are on their way back to normalcy, thanks to the resilience of communities and some assistance from various organisations. Restored food gardens, temporary shelters, and some new livelihood opportunities are among the signs of recovery, one year and a half on from the disaster. “It’s the…