THE Peoples Republic of China (PRC) has awarded 31 scholarships to Solomon Islanders to undertake studies at various in China under its 2024-2025 scholarship program for Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands Chinese Embassy, Charge d’Affaires Ding Yonghua congratulated 28 of the 31 scholarship recipients at a farewell dinner in Honiara on Thursday. He also thanked…
Contestant number five – Miss Lauru- Elsie Polosovai has been crowned the Miss Solomon Islands 2024-2025. The crowning was held around 1am tonight after hours of various performances by each of the contestants. Miss Lauru won a number of awards during tonight’s presentation which includes; Speech, Talent, Traditional attire, One on One Question&Interview and Social Media…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele jets out of the country this afternoon, Saturday 24th August for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting, which begins in the Kingdom of Tonga early next week. The Pacific Islands Forum, the highest political regional decision-making body hosts members leaders- Prime Ministers and Presidents annually. The National Parliament of Solomon…
A GROUP of 23 journalists from the Indo-Pacific region were accorded the rare opportunity of visiting the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurugram, New Delhi, India, on Monday. This visit is part of a greater familiarization visit to India for journos from the Indo-Pacific…
ADB reactivates multi-billion-dollar Greater Honiara City Plan, an Auki City Master Plan to follow suit THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is believed to have indicated to the Government its willingness to reactivate plans for a Greater Honiara City Master Plan. A similar design for the Greater Auki City would follow. The multi-billion-dollar project is expected…
THE ANZ Bank – one of the largest of four commercial banks in Solomon Islands – has clarified its position in relation to an article published by the Solomon Star on Tuesday 20th this week “ANZ would like to bring to the attention of Solomon Star Management that the statement made in relation to ANZ Bank…
Hearing of Maenu’u, Garu petition strikeout applications, Aug 30 THE High Court has set down August 30 to hear the applications to strike out the petition cases filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for Lau-Mbaelelea Ben Maenu’u and MP for West Guadalcanal Moses Garu. High Court judge Michael Collin Pitakaka set down the dates when he…
FOPA Cultural Village in East Honiara is left with massive litter after the three-day celebration of Malaita Province’s Second Appointed Day, raising serious concerns over who should be responsible to clear the mess. The litter which mainly consist of plastic bottles, empty soft drink cans, food wrappers and more, paint a bad picture of the…
SOLOMON Islands could benefit from India’s example by establishing a museum that is dedicated to all Prime Ministers who have served the country since independence in 1978. Such a museum would provide the younger generation with insight into the nation’s history, showcasing the contributions and challenges faced by its leaders after gaining independence from Great…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele last week visited the Adailiua Taro Pack House in Malaita offering a glimmer of hope for taro farmers in the province. Because once the taro-buying and storage facility opens it provide a secured market for their taro commodities. PM Manele visited the facility located near Auki, when he was in…