All criminal and civil cases in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court have all been stood down for re-listing today. The reason for this was because there were no magistrates available to hear the cases. A notice was pinned up on the notice board just after 10am informing all court users, accuseds, lawyers and prosecutors of the…
CONCERNED citizens group the Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has praised the ministry of health and medical service’s plan to fight cervical cancer. The fight against cervical cancer was announced by the acting Permanent Secretary, of the ministry of health, Dr. Cedric Alependava last Thursday. Dr. Alependava said the vaccination program will target young girls…
FIVE lucky winners of Soltuna monthly competition were awarded with $4000 cash each yesterday. Marketing manager Kenwood Harry handed over the cash prizes to each of them at Soltuna warehouse in Honiara. The winners after receiving their prizes described the competition as worthwhile. “The amount of money is big enough and we don’t expect to…
AUKI Police over the weekend detained two marine shipping vessels for more than three hours for overloading. The two vessels, MV Daystar and MV Maetalau were detained for having been overloaded on Saturday morning, after both Police and the vessels declared that it was unsafe to travel to Honiara, given that the load of both…
FLOOD victims residing at the FOPA village have expressed fear at the increasing presence of police at the vicinity. Committee chairman of Mbokonavera camp said the presence of police at the village is worrying and caused fears amongst them especially women and children. Charles Ketea said since Thursday last week, police continued to present in…
A number of police officers who are sick and no longer working are still drawing salaries from the state and occupying police houses, the Sunday Star can reveal. Two such officers are living in Honiara, while one is in Buala, Isabel. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service Ishmael Avui could not be reached…
PEOPLE of northwest Guadalcanal have acknowledged the New Zealand government for the newly completed Mataniko Bailey bridge. Northwest Guadalcanal chief John Kaoni said his people really appreciated the support by the New Zealand Government in supplying the new bridge after the old bridge was destroyed in the April 3rd flash flooding in Honiara. Mr Kaoni…
Solomon Islands is ready to participate at the upcoming 5th Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture in Papua New Guinea. The festival opening ceremony will begin on June 28th in Port Moresby and will run for two weeks ending on July 11. The Government is sending a contingent of 168 participants who will take part…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed with the Solomon Islands grant and loan agreements to help the Government boost energy access and renewable energy generation in Auki, the capital of Malaita province. Signing the assistance package—which includes a $6 million loan and $6 million grant—was ADB Vice-President Lakshmi Venkatachalam and Solomon Islands Minister of…
“In its current bilateral form, development assistance from Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) allows only little that directly benefits the development of the private sector in Forum Island Countries (FICs) in general and trade and investment in particular. “This will not have significant effects on the development of trade in goods by FICs.” This is…