A GROUP of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel, with two Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopters has begun arriving in Honiara to support the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) as the country prepares to host the Pacific Games. Around 5000 athletes, officials and support staff are set to participate in the…
Australia announces the deployment of additional AFP and ADF personnel under the SIAF arrangement to assist RSIPF ensure a safe and secure Sol2023 Pacific Games AROUND 100 additional Australian Federal Police (AFP) personnel will be deployed to Solomon Islands as part of Australia’s support to the country to host a safe and successful Sol2023 Pacific…
PAPUA New Guinea has deployed additional police personnel to Honiara to help the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and its other international policing partners to provide security services during the 17th Pacific Games in Honiara. The additional deployment of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) officers comes with two vehicles to aid the officers…
REPLENISHING millions of dollars of cargo destroyed in the wake of Chinatown riots in November 2021 will get the same funding priority as the 17th Pacific Games’s, insiders have revealed. The same treatment will apply to the release of $21 million the government owes the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) Revitalisation Programme approved by Cabinet…
The Commissioner of Lands denies any knowledge of the transfer of alienated plots of land in the Western Province from his custody on behalf of the Crown as announced by Western Province Premier Billy Veo THE Commissioner of Lands (COL) Alan McNeil has denied being aware of plans to transfer 134 alienated plots of land…
A team of neurosurgeons, nurses, and anaesthetists from Australia has completed a vital mission to the Solomon Islands to perform critical brain surgeries and build local medical capabilities. The 14-member team, led by Nepean Hospital’s Senior Anaesthetist Dr Narko Tutuo and Head of Neurosurgery Dr Matthew Tait, aimed to address urgent neurological conditions identified after…
A VICTIM of the floods in Honiara last weekend could not get help from the National Disaster Council (NDC) and police after seeking help from these government agencies. The flood victim, a woman, who spoke to Solomon Star on the condition of anonymity evacuated her dwelling home at Burns creek behind the Dalgro Compound on…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare was at Taro, Provincial Capital of Choiseul Province, with the Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Rod Hilton for the official handover of an Australian Government-funded fully equipped Laboratory to the province. Prime Minister Sogavare, in his remarks, welcomed the Australian Funded Biomedical Lab as “another milestone and a demonstration of…
Solomon Water has extended the suspension of water supply from Kongulai and Kombito sources due to high turbidity levels caused by the recent heavy rains. Turbidity is a measurement of how cloudy the water is in surface water sources and can be caused by silt, mud, algae, or other particles in the water. The action…
THE current Western Provincial Government (WPG) under the leadership of Premier Billy Veo has been criticised for not implementing some of the programmes and projects earmarked for this financial year. Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for MPA of Ward 16 Nusa Roviana Jeffrey Wickham raised his concern on Day 3 of the Full Assembly…