THE Pacific Regional Advanced Trade in Goods Workshop, a key event aimed at strengthening trade capacity in the Pacific, has successfully concluded. The three-day workshop, held from August 12 to 14, was organized through a partnership between the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU). The…
A CONCERNED citizen, who wants his name withheld, has urged responsible authorities to crack down on expired goods and rusty canned products. The citizen made the call after discovering that the can of a canned product he bought from one of the Chinese shops in Honiara already rusted. He told Solomon Star in an interview…
AN elder from Kolobora village in East Central Guadalcanal Constituency has urged the new Member of Parliament (MP) for the electorate, Lazarus Alfred Rina to carry on with the constituency housing project that his predecessors failed to complete during their term in office. Mr Stephen Sapo, pictured, expressed frustration over the failure by the previous…
THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) under the leadership of Premier Elijah Asilaua’s executive places much priority on economic development in an effort to create job opportunities for Malaitans and boost the local economy. Premier Elijah Asilaua highlighted this in his speech at the 41st Malaita Province Second Appointed Day celebration in Auki on Thursday. This year’s celebration was unprecedented as apart from the attendance…
THE Pacific Technical Advisory Team from New Zealand facilitated a two-day workshop for Honiara City Councilor (HCC) Councilors and Heads of Divisions (HODs) early last week. The workshop held on Monday and Tuesday at the King Solomon Hotel conference room brought together key leaders and decision-makers from HCC to enhance their skills and knowledge in…
PM Manele hails Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary as ‘dawn of a new era’, acknowledges contributions of Malaitans to nation-building PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has described celebrations marking Malaita Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day in Auki as the dawn of a new era for the province and the national government. PM Manele led a…
THE Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Tozen Leokana has signed the much-anticipated 2025 Training Plan (SITESP) opportunity list on Monday 12 August. The Director of the National Scholarship Division (NSD), John Iromea confirmed this in a circular issued on Tuesday 13 August. This means that the 2025 round of Solomon Islands Government Scholarships…
MEMBERS of the public are calling on the responsible authority to shed some light on how long the water pipeline works carried out by McConnel Dowell along the Prince Philip Highway in East Honiara will be completed. People are demanding answers from the Solomon Water as to the timeframe for the completion of the pipeline…
THE High Court will set a new date for the hearing of the application to strike out the petition filed against the MP for Northwest Choiseul, Harry Kuma, pictured, on Wednesday August 21. The hearing of the strikeout application was initially scheduled for on Friday but was vacated as the petitioner’s lawyer Ms Lily Ramo.…
FISHERIES compliance work will be enhanced with 10 new tablets received from the Honiara-based Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) on Thursday. The tablets were funded under PEUMP Program and FFA Director General Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen was present to hand them over to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in a brief handover ceremony. Speaking on…