THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has welcomed the US’ desire to respond more effectively to the needs of Solomon Islanders through cooperation. Hon. Wale said this posture of working together with everyday Solomon Islanders is one that the nation needs. The Opposition Leader and other Opposition MPs met with Dr. Kurt Campbell and…
Public Transport Bus commuters in Henderson have described the bus service from Henderson in Central Guadalcanal to Honiara as a ‘worst case scenario.’ The frustrated commuters said they have to spend long hours waiting to catch a bus to Honiara. Solomon Star has observed that it has been a number of weeks now since the…
US Navy Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ will return to our shores come November 19, thanks to the United States’ positive response to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare’s request made in August last year at the inaugural visit of the ship. The US Navy Hospital Ship will provide health services to the 24 countries that will converge…
THE Government, through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Disaster Management, has warned international researchers to apply for permission before conducting research in the country. The warning came about following reports of tourists conducting research while travelling to Rendova Island in Western province. This is for them to comply with the law of the…
Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hayashi Yoshimasa made a fruitful one day visit in Honiara on Sunday 19th March as part of his Pacific Tour that includes Cook Islands. The trip was historic as Hon Hayashi Yoshimasa is the first Foreign Minister from Japan to visit the Solomon Islands since bilateral relations between the…
VISA services will still be managed out of the United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea for those wishing to travel to the States. In a press conference at Heritage Park Hotel, United States National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Dr Kurt Campbell said the United States is aware that having the visa services…
TWENTY creative art students selected from three secondary schools in Honiara participated in a three day workshop on how to bring awareness to people through mural and graffiti art. This workshop is part of the South Pacific Community “Wake Up Project”. Participants were selected from Saint Nicholas, Mbua Valley, Coronation and Koloale secondary schools. Organisers…
With Australian support, the national workforce has been strengthened with 76 Solomon Islanders completing their training and graduating with Australian recognised qualifications in various technical and vocational skills through the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC). On 16 March, 40 men and 36 women received qualifications in 11 different technical and vocational programs such as Hospitality,…
A FAMILY in Titiana Village, Western Province, is in mourning after a suicide incident at the village on Friday last week. Reports from Gizo said the boy, who is in his early twenties and part Makira and Gilbertese, used to work as shopkeeper at a Chinese owned shop in Gizo but stopped because he was…
The Government, through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Stephen Maesiola today signed a Maritime Component of the Land and Marine Connectivity Project or LMCP with the international contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation or CCECC. This will see the…