Detained fisherman from Bougainville released from Gizo cell after serving term MONDAY May 9th 2022 was just another ordinary day for this 65 year old man from Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG) who normally goes out to do what he love so much – fishing. Navala Banei Kuka is being dubbed ‘an old salt’…
Prime Minister Sogavare welcomes the inaugural visit by the US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY THE Solomon Islands Government and residents of Honiara yesterday celebrated the inaugural visit by the US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY to the under the Pacific Partnership-22 programme of cooperation. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare attended the welcome ceremony which he described as…
Solomon Islands Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination, Honorable Rexon Ramofafia was in Washington DC last week to discuss the progress of several programs supported by the United States Government. This is in response to visits by US delegations to Solomon Islands in recent months. While in Washington DC, the Minister met with senior…
THE Franjti Shipping Ltd’s new passenger vessel, MV Auki Express, successfully made its first passenger voyage to Auki, Malaita Province, yesterday. Auki Express broke the record as the fastest passenger vessel to ever serve the Honiara- Auki route with only two hours running time between Honiara and Auki. Passengers who travelled onboard MV Auki Express…
Expect response within 28 days Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has submitted the “Malaita People’s Log of Claims ” to the National Government with expectation to receive the response within 28 days. The 15 points log of claims was presented to the Permanent Secretary of the Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Stanley Pirione and PS…
Are the executives of SIPEU protecting the interest of their members? UNTIL now no one suspects anything amiss about the Solomon Islands Public Employees Union (SIPEU) – a body set up to protect and advance the rights and interests of thousands of its members. Now some of SIPEU’s executive members are under thick smog. Amongst…
It is here, new, hot and happening on Paoa FM at 12 noon this Saturday 13th August 2022. The British Council’s Selector Radio, an hour of new UK Music on each show. Every Saturday Selector Radio willshare the best new UK music with the world. They play music from any artist, any band and any genre…
Friday last week, another important progress in the health sector was witnessed. The delivery and handing over of a hemodialysis Machine by China to the National Referral Hospital (NRH). This was done alongside an official announcement of another 300,000 USD support towards ongoing COVID-19 vaccination rollout in the Solomon Islands including associated logistical needs. The…
The Government has rejected newspaper claims that Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare snubbed the visiting US delegation and other allies at a dawn service commemorating the 80th Anniversary of World War Two on Sunday 7 August in Honiara. A Government statement today clarified that the Solomon Islands Government was well represented at all events marking the…
A YOUNG man is now in police custody after stabbing a Japanese military personnel attending a commemoration service of the Battle of Guadalcanal at Bloody Ridge just after eight this morning. A Solomon Star reporter, who was at the scene, Eddie Lachlan said the incident happened during the speeches at the official part of the…