THE growing number of squatters at the proposed site for the new hospital in Gilbert Camp, East Honiara is delaying progressive work to commence the project. This was revealed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana yesterday in Parliament during the Committee of Supply stage to debate the 2022 Appropriation Bill.…
CHIEF Electoral Officer, Mrs. Jane Waetara has tendered her official resignation this month. A statement from the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) office has confirmed, Thursday. It was an early resignation, it stated. “Her official resignation came into effect on Wednesday 13th April, 2022 and steps to fill the vacant post of the chief electoral…
PARLIAMENT yesterday afternoon passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill to allow government to use more than $4.4billion for this year. Parliament’s approval of the budget for this year is to cater for government services delivery during this financial year ending December 2022. The Bill which was passed without any amendment went through days of debate in…
From humble beginnings in the grasslands of Malango, Central Guadalcanal, to 40 years on the Coast of Point Cruz, Honiara, Martin Heti has surely come a long way. Mr. Heti is currently the longest serving staff at the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) in Honiara, clocking in 40 years of service to the Port and…
MALAITA Provincial Premier, Daniel Suidani has encouraged people to work together with governments to trigger and achieve development. Speaking during the official handing over of the Manawai Harbour Market building recently, Premier Suidani encouraged the people to work together with governments whether it be national or provincial. The Premier is of the view that without…
SUPPORTING more economic generating projects in East Are’Are, Malaita Province is one way of discouraging the current urban drift felt in communities in the East Are’Are, says the Manawai community Chairman Frank Harahiru. Speaking during the official handing over of the Manawai Harbour Market building last week, Mr. Harahiru is calling on the current MARA…
YOU have made the right decision in allowing your land for this development to take place, says Premier Daniel Suidani. The Malaita Provincial Premier uttered this when officially handing over the Manawai Harbour Market building last Friday in East Are’Are, Malaita Province. Speaking during the handing over ceremony, Premier Suidani thanked the land owning tribe,…
AUKI Town Council (ATC) has maintained its rubbish collection and Management by installing new rubbish bins along the street of Auki last week. The new bins are part of ATC’s efforts to continue maintaining cleanliness on the street of Auki. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki recently, the ATC field supervisor Ben Laufa said the installation…
WESTERN Province has temporarily banned all passenger vessels traveling from Honiara into the province as of this week due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Honiara. The province through the Provincial Disaster Committee (PDC) on Wednesday issued the order during a meeting at the Provincial Office Hall in Gizo. The Provincial Health Emergency Operations Center (PHECO)…
THE rising fuel cost nation-wide is impacting on the daily struggle faced by many rural market vendors. This is because it determines the cost of goods and services. In Western Province, it’s no exception but it’s far worse. This is because many vendors traveled to Gizo, the provincial capital either by outboard motor (OBM) from…