A MAN is counting his lucky stars after narrowly missing a bomb explosion over the weekend in a valley at Tasahe, West Honiara. The incident occurred after the man lit a fire to clear a new site for his new garden. According to residents nearby, the shell exploded on Saturday afternoon, fortunately, nobody was hurt. They…
THE proposed Taeloa to Ataa road by the Member of Parliament for Baegu Asifola and Member of Parliament for Fataleka has come under spotlight for lack of proper consultation. The proposed road development which was planned to run from West Fataleka to Baegu Asifola and East Fataleka in Malaita Province has reached a Memorandum of…
• ‘Armed Group’ claims 23 Ministers and 5 backbenchers ready to desert PM Sogavare• Our Party: DCGA is rock solid with 39 MPs’ AS public reactions begin to filter through on reports an armed group is allegedly plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s government, the group has released a list of ministers and…
SOLOMON Star has a national agenda. It is one for peaceful co-existence, regardless of where you come from in our beloved Solomon Islands. To suggest otherwise as someone is always inclined to do is a figment of imagination, fact twisting and pedalling of lies. Since its inception in 1982, Solomon Star and its reporters have…
MALAITANS living and working in Gatton, Queensland, Australia has donated medical materials to Kilu’ufi hospital. In a statement on Friday, the group’s spokesperson, George Anisi Maefiti said they are humbled and willing to assist the province’s biggest Hospital with the medical supplies. “We the Malaitans here at Gatton, QLD, Australia are humbled with willing hearts…
PREMIER of Malaita Province, Daniel Suidani, has called on Alfred Sasako and the Solomon Star to be responsible for their reporting. Speaking from Brisbane Australia in his quarantine hotel, Premier Suidani said he is concerned that Sasako continues to refer to the premier on his speculative stories. A case in point is this latest front-page…
THE Governor General, His Excellency, Sir David Vunagi has declared the country’s fifth consecutive State of Public Emergency (SOPE) on the eve of the expiry of the current SOPE on July 24. A Government statement reports, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(2) of the Constitution, the Governor General by a Proclamation declare…
AFTER 38 years, people in all 33 Wards that made up Malaita Province will finally celebrate the Malaita Provincial Second Appointed Day right from their homes. This is possible after the MARA government executive passed a resolution this week giving green light for all 33 Wards to host celebrations in their respective territories to commemorate…
Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale forewarns the Commissioner of Police to thread carefully when dealing with any complaints that might be reported against the Premier of Malaita Province, Mr. Daniel Suidani as suggested in recent media publications. The statement precedes the return of Premier Suidani from overseas and raises questions of public interest…
THE People’s Republic of China has completed refurbishing an Isolation Ward at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). PRC Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Li Ming handed over the Ward to the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Culwick Togamana at a brief ceremony held at the hospital on Wednesday. George Malefoasi, who is the CEO…