Opportunists are back on the roads in Malaita Province demanding money for patching affecting areas along the North Road. This came following a heavy downpour felt in the province lately. Transport providers along the North Road told Solomon Star Auki that they hardly make a profit from their daily runs because of the high demand…
THE Camp Management Sector Management assures the country that the camp team will always do what it has mandated to do to contain any possible Covid-19 cases in the country. The sentiment was echoed by the Camp Management Sector Management Chair Karl Kuper in his response to a question asked during the weekly radio talk-back…
A MAN who lied to four people and stole more than $21,000 from them early this year in Honiara has been sentenced to a total of four and a half years in prison, Monday. Danny Lapa was also ordered to make full repayments of $21,400 to his four victims 28 days after his release from…
Residents living in and around the location of the fatal bomb blast on Sunday night at Tasahe in West Honiara have been assured that they are safe to continue with their normal activities. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) issued the assurance in a statement yesterday. The residence of the Tasahe area in West…
THE Solomon Islands Philippines Student Association (SIPSA) executive says the media report about students’ behaviour in the Philippines is not factual and they want the public to know the truth. A SIPSA spokesperson told the Solomon Star from the Philippines via email last night. A SIPSA spokesperson said that moving to the hotels doesn’t…
TWO additional COVID cases involving local students studying in the Philippines have been confirmed. This now brings the total to 14 students who have now contracted the virus. This was announced by Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare yesterday during his nation-wide address on Monday. “The Oversight Committee has been advised that there have been…
‘PRC embassy will bolsters SINO relationship’ By ANDREW FANASIANewsroom, Honiara PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare officially welcomes the first ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Li Ming with a firm belief that their new embassy is a step forward for the Solomon Islands. Sogavare made these sentiments…
For allegedly breaching hotel rules By FOLLET JOHN …
TWO foreign nationals have lost their lives during an accident last night at their private rented home in Tasahe, West Honiara. The duo – a British and an Australian national died when an Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) they were working on with went off between 7.30 pm and 8 pm last night. reports reaching the paper…
MINING companies are tussling to get their hands on the lucrative mineral resources of the country despite oppositions indigenous landowners. The opposition to mining is nowhere more marked than in the Choiseul Province. Recently, the Forum Against Mining on Choiseul (FAMOC) has come out strongly in the media against mining in the province. On Monday…