Former SIPA CEO, Colin Yao, is back in the country as tourism consultant seemingly with the backing of powerful individuals with links to the government COLLIN Yao – who fought in vain to keep his job as Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) a few years ago – is back in…
MARIJUANA and cigarette smoking are the of the common reasons for the continued suspension and expulsion of high school students from boarding schools in the Western Province. A number of reports obtained by Solomon Star reveal that High School students at boarding schools in the province continue to be suspended or expelled due to their…
Murder cases committed to High Court TWO men facing separate murder matters in Guadalcanal early this year are now facing trial in the High Court. Their matters were committed to the High Court for trial after the Magistrate Court found sufficient evidences against them. This was after a Short Form Preliminary Inquiry (committal hearing) was…
WORK on installing a new culvert at Marara along the South Road in Malaita Province has started and is expected to be completed soon. For the past five months since floods washed away the old culvert, travelling passengers along the South Road have been forced to do transits along the road to reach their destinations.…
A team from the Approved Employers of Australia is in Honiara this week as part of consultations with the Solomon Islands government. The members of the Association were accompanied to Honiara by Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency, Robert Sisilo and met with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External…
TRIAL dates for the matter of the former Member of Parliament for Temotu VATUD, Clay Forau, who was accused of misusing of $350,000 of constituency funding will be confirmed today. Forau, who is now the Premier of Temotu Province, is facing 14 counts of conversion. The court had previously heard that counsels and the court…
SIR KOSTAS CONSTANTINOU – the giant of a business man who chose Solomon Islands as the alternative investment destination – has passed on, according to a paid newspaper advertisement. “Sir Kostas built an empire across the Pacific. The Constantinou Group, continuing the legacy of his late father Sir George Constantinou. His business savvy and charisma…
Lives of patients requiring blood transfusion at the NRH is at stake as a malfunction in the Blood Bank fridge has resulted in the contamination of a massive supply of stored blood supply HUGE amounts of blood units for transfusion at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) have been damaged, putting the lives of patients who…
GCU: The Land Board of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS) has approved land allocations at South Honiara sub-division following its meeting on 13 June 2023. A statement from the Commissioner of Lands and Board Secretary, Alan McNeil this week listed the successful applicants following a thorough process with support from technical officers…
A MAN who has been sentenced to six months in prison for swearing at his father has been released at the conclusion of his court hearing yesterday. This was because Hence Gapu, 20, has already served the six months whilst in pre-trial custody. Gapu was convicted of one count of Domestic Violence -Psychological Abuse after…