A prominent Chief of East Are’Are Constituency was pleased to hear about some of the major development projects for East Are’Are Constituency being proposed by the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) highlighted in its policy statement. Chief Michael Aitoreain a statement thankedthe Prime Ministership of ManassehSogavare for registering their development projects in the government development…
ABC: Indonesia has effectively ruled out any chance of two Australians being able to save themselves from facing a firing squad, despite lawyers for the men launching a last–ditch legal appeal. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been on death row since 2006 for organising to smuggle heroin out of Bali with seven other Australians.…
MALAITA Premier Peter Ramohia is calling on the Democratic Coalition for Change government (DCCG) to start with the Suafa cannery before implementing any other projects on Malaita this year. His call came following assurances by the DCC government to implement national projects earmarked by the last government in the province. While thanking the Sogavare led…
PRINCIPAL of Aligegeo provincial scondary school (APSS) Robert Lafisi on Tuesday congratulated his form six students for a very good performance last year. The high performance has seen 16 students made it through to form seven this year compared to the previous years. He described the result as a breakthrough for the school since the…
THE Makira Ulawa Province will be hosting its annual Makira Banana Festival celebration in Kirakira, Makira Province in June. Preparation for the event has already kicked off according to the organizing chairman of the Banana Festival Noel Mamau on Tuesday. He said, this year’s festival will be bigger than the inaugural festival last year. Mr.…
The People’s Alliance Party (PAP) says it renders its full support for the Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare and his Democratic Coalition for Change Government. The party discussed its official stand in its first meeting this year at the weekend in Honiara after the formation of the Sogavare-led DCC Government on December 19. And its official…
The People’s Alliance Party (PAP) has congratulated its Parliamentary Wing Leader and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Milner Tozaka for resolving the five months long aviation impasse between Solomon Islands and Fiji. Party President, Sir Nathaniel Waena told the party’s first meeting this year over the weekend in Honiara after the parliamentary elections…
FOLLOWING much publicity about Simbo Islands, Western Province over the past weeks, a delegation from the Ministry of Culture& Tourism (MCT) and Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) will conduct a short visit to the island this weekend. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary (PS) John Wasi told the Solomon Star on Tuesday that the visit is part…
Hundreds of Solomon Islands first year students took part in University of the South Pacific(USP) weeklong orientation at Laucala campus on Monday in Fiji. Solomon Islands sponsored students who have arrived early in Fiji on charter flights attended event along with other regional first year students. The orientation week was designed to provide new students…
RNZI: Tongan authorities say fresh volcanic activity at the Home Reef volcano, near the northern islands of Vava’u, is creating a steam cloud two kilometres high. Government geologist Rennie Vaiomounga says a local pilot first reported the activity on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Vaiomounga says that report has since been confirmed by a boat in the…