STUDENTS of Guguha community high school (CHS) in Ysabel Province have successfully conducted a mock election processes last week. The Speaker of National Parliament who is also the chair of the Electoral Commission traveled to the school to observe the event. The concept was designed by Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SICE) Senior Media and Voter…
THE Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) today (Wednesday 18th 2017) released the latest figures on the International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) with a balance of $57.5m surplus recorded in the March quarter of 2017. These data (IMTS) shows the movement of different types of goods between the Solomon Islands and a range of countries…
The Solomon Islands men’s and women’s teams has won bronze medals in the Oceania Intercontinental Cup successfully ended over the weekend in Sydney, Australia. President of the Solomon Islands Hockey Federation (SIHF) Nihal Seneviratne confirmed this to Star Sports, Monday. “The national men’s hockey team has won bronze medal after beating Samoa 6-1 in the…
“Never give up!” Those were the words highlighted by the Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP to several youths of this country Solomon Islands this week at the National Auditorium in Honiara at the launch of the Youth Peacebuilding Innovation Forum. Skipping the formalities of reading his prepared speech to adhere to a request made…
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) Shipping Line of Japan is looking at the possibility of working with the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) to boost its cargo-holding capacity. NYK senior representative Yasutada Kobayashi-san was in the country last Thursday and held talks with Ports CEO Eranda Kotelawala, He also toured the newly expanded Honiara port.…
Historic achievement for the country’s leading SOE THE Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), Maersk Shipping and Tri-Marine will sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Honiara on Wednesday. SIPA CEO Eranda Kotelawala told the Solomon Star that the main objective of this deal is to increase the volume of reefer containers originating from the…
The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Anti-Corruption Committee met the Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group Dr Derek Sikua on Monday to discuss the Anti-Corruption Bill. The mutual discussion held in the office of the Leader of the Parliamentary Group lasted an hour and was covered by the Solomon Star. The CSOs’ Anti-Corruption Committee members who…
A total of five male suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape and defilement of a 13-year-old girl from Saegolona Village near Haliatu in South Guadalcanal. Two of the suspects have arrested for allegedly raping the victim and other three male suspects have been arrested on allegation of being parties to the…
Police in Honiara have formally arrested and placed in custody a 39-year-old vehicle driver for causing the death of a 70-year-old male during an accident in Central Honiara on 14 October 2017. The deceased passed away at the National Referral Hospital on the night of 15 October 2017. Police have already charged the driver with…
Police in Honiara have arrested four suspects in connection with an alleged armed robbery at the Panatina Ridge, East Honiara in the early morning of Friday 13 October during which thieves took off with cash and property worth more than $50,000.00. It is alleged that six masked men armed with bush knives and axes entered…