A PRIVATE firm in Honiara BOC has made a kind donation to the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara. BOC, the world’s largest supplier of industrial and medical gases and a member of the line group donated cylinder safety and wall brackets to the hospital. According to the BOC County Manager Nick Rolf, he said,…
Heritage Park Hotel room manager Ms Leezel Daniel says they are hopeful Chinese man Jason Liu Tao to return and settle his outstanding bill. Ms Daniel told this paper that Liu promised to return back to the Hotel but his departure was not informed, since he just disappeared and never check out. However, she said,…
Speaker of Central Province John Bosamata is calling on Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) to unite and pursue the policies underlies goals and objectives of the province. He made the call on Monday claiming that some differences between the MPAs have slowed down progress in the work of the province. He said, province must…
USERS of the public toilet at the Central Market are now footing the cost for the renovation of the toilet by paying $5.00 per entry. This came after the Honiara City Council (HCC) was unable to meet the cost of $180, 000 incurred by the contractor to renovate the public facility. Recently the facility had…
ABOUT 20 youth ambassadors from the Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan have arrived on Monday afternoon at the Henderson International Airport in Honiara. They were being led by the Director General on Home Assignment of Asia and Pacific Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr Sung Wen-Cheng. Their visit to the country is to engage…
Dear Editor – Perhaps it is essential to voice out concerns and view with regards to the work and pathway of literacy in the country. As we observe world international literacy day today, Solomon Islands need to look seriously and get down to rural area to address the literacy basic skills to illiterates. There are…
Dear Editor – I wish to thank the contractor for the repair works of the road section in front of Our Telekom red house at Ranadi, East Honiara. That’s a job well done. Further down from Marine School Kukum all the way to Bahaii there were some good work being done. So thanks for that.…
SUVA, (SIG) – Solomon Islands will have to invest more on its human resources to be able to be competitive in the future and the Government will embark on this goal to reduce reliance on natural resources as the country’s main revenue source. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the revelation when he met with…
EIGHT members of the Solomon Islands Artist Association (SIAA) have been confirmed to attend the upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries trade show and fair day in New Caledonia on November. Association President Barney Rooney told the Solomon Star in an interview, Tuesday, saying the eight members comprises of both male and female and they…
TWO Australian teachers who taught at Su’u Secondary about 30 years ago caught up with a former student who is now the director of LASI. These teachers have been coming back to the Solomons for the past nine years as part of the ACT 1:8 Mission to teach English phonics and reading in communities. They…