THE country hopes to gain from the United States Secretary of State John Kerry’s historic visit yesterday. Mr Kerry was the first ever US secretary of State to visit the country since independence. Arriving on a private jet at the historical Henderson Airfield now called the Honiara International Airport, he was welcomed by Foreign Affairs…
THE seventh and final meeting of the ninth Parliament begun yesterdayand was adjourned to Monday the 18th of August 2014. Speaker of the National Parliament Sir Allan Kemakeza welcomed all Members of Parliament in his opening address and informed them of the number of developments that took place since Parliament was adjourned Sine Die on…
PRIME Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today held a brief meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry. The US Secretary arrived in the country today afternoon and paid a courtesy call on the Governor General and later met with Prime Minister Lilo. During the meeting, both leaders acknowledged historical ties between the Solomon Islands and…
The coastal region of North West Guadalcanal still offers an ideal spot for tourism activities which needs to be developed to support the industry and the economy. That’s the view of a Visale man John Toki while speaking to the Solomon Star during a one day trip to Visale on Monday, Mr Toki said the…
RNZI: The latest figures from the Samoa Ministry of Health say eight people have been diagnosed with chikungunya virus after the first 20 specimens were sent overseas for tests. The Director General of Health and CEO, Leausa Toleafoa Dr Take Naseri, has also confirmed that as of Monday night 96 new suspected cases of chikungunya…
EMBATTLED Renbel premier Lence Tangosia says he has requested the Ministry of Provincial Government to suspend the Renbel Provincial Assembly. He made the request after four of his ministers who resigned recently refused to rejoin his government. Mr Tangosia said he wanted Minister Silas Tausinga to use his powers to suspend the assembly because of…
The Solomon Islands Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (SIEITI) is pushing hard for transparency and accountability around the revenue collected from the mining industries in the country. The Government supported Initiative which is funded by the World Bank has started in 2012. In June 2014, It had released an independent reports on the revenue collected from…
RNZI: The Tonga Secondary Schools’ Principals Association says cancelling future rugby matches will not stop violence between supporters. Ex-students at a senior rugby game between Liahona High School and Apifo’ou College started a brawl in the weekend cutting the match short. The police and the principals’ association will meet this week to decide if the…
SOLOMON Islands today has given its full recognition to the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state. This was after the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Clay Forau submitted a Cabinet paper to Cabinet today which was eventually agreed upon by Cabinet to recognize Kosovo as an independent state. MrForau said Cabinet was…
Dear Editor – After reading Mr Sasako’s article that was published on the 12th of August 2014 on the Solomon star about the state of the country’s money basket and economy, one should be worried as I am. Thus, I would like to share some thoughts for the sake of the innocent lives. I have…