The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Honorable Peter Shanel Agovaka has met with a United States Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Congressman Mr. Amarish Babulal Bera on the 28th May 2024 in Honiara. The delegation is in the country to hold discussions with the Prime Minister and also made a courtesy call to…
GLOBAL cocoa prices are soaring to record levels, attracting more Solomon Islands farmers to revive their abandoned cocoa plantations. The rise in cocoa prices is largely due to a global cocoa shortage. Climate change-induced drought has ravaged crops in West Africa, which contributes around 80 percent of the world’s cocoa output. According to the International…
WESTERN Provincial Premier Billy Veo has formally received the report on the review of the Provincial Government Act 1997 last week from a Special Standing Committee appointed by the province. The report titled ‘The Report of the Special Standing Committee (SSC) for the Review of the Provincial Government Act 1997,’ was produced after a month-long…
REPORTERS who participated in a five-day Mobile Journalism (MoJo) training course at the King Solomon Hotel last week commended the training as a timely for this digital era where people access news stories via their mobile phone devices. The training which commenced on Monday and concluded on Friday with the presentation of certificates to the…
The Cabinet has agreed to appoint a candidate from either the Central Islands Province or Rennell and Bellona Province as the next Governor General. This decision is part of the Government for National Unity and Transformation’s (GNUT) initiative to rotate the Governor General’s post among provinces that have not previously held the position. A reliable…
Member of Parliament for East Are Are, Peter Kenilorea Junior, has been appointed as the new Leader of the Independent Group. Government House Private Secretary Rawcliff Ziza confirmed that Governor General Sir David Vunagi signed the appointment following a recommendation from the Speaker of Parliament on Thursday. Speaker of Parliament John Patterson Oti made the…
SIMBO Island in the Western Province through its Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) has proposed the set up of a fisheries project to support income-generating efforts of villagers. This was announced by Gideon Tuke, the MPA for Ward 3 (Simbo-Mandegugusu). MPA Tuke said the proposal is a response to the problem of limited economic activities…
THE Mala I Tolo Indigenous Guardianship Trust (MITIGT) Mentorship Program has officially launched and rolled out to a number of schools in Malaita Province. The launching of the mentorship program provided opportunity for students to prepare themselves for further studies after completing their secondary education. According to Mala I Tolo, the mentorship program is currently…
FORMER Prime Minister Sir Francis Billy Hilly has expressed disappointment in regional leaders keeping silent over what is happening in Noumea, New Caledonia. “Every day you turn on the TV, the rioting, burning and unrest there is worse than the day before,” Sir Francis told Solomon Star. A state of emergency with a nationwide 6am-6pm…
TEN more petitions have been filed at the High Court at the close of the petition period on Thursday, bringing the total number of petitions to 25. Two of the 10 petitions filed are against newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Northwest Guadalcanal and Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Francis Sade and the re-elected Member…