THE Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) will resume its services today after it has temporarily suspended them due to the earthquake that struck Honiara on Tuesday afternoon. DBSI had issued a notice about the temporary suspension for which it apologised for any inconvenience it may cause. “We are temporarily suspending servicing of accounts in…
The Minister for Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology Honourable Stanley Festus Sofu, fully endorses the Ministry’s role as a key implementer in the “Solomon Islands Community Based Coastal and Marine Resources Management Strategy 2021-2025 and the “National Information Strategy to empower all Communities to better manage their marine resources” Minister Sofu made the…
TRIAL of 11 men accused of murdering a man at Malaisu Village in south Guadalcanal in 2020 will commence today in the High Court. Dudley Garebola, 22, Joshua Garebola, 36, John Mare, 22, Peter Rangia, 22, Patrick Ngelea Vasihara, 22, Patterson Sora, 24, Risi Sirovimate 23, Gray Rai, 23, Devenold Tagobola, 19, Jamin Saroa 20…
AS the demand for chilli canned tuna products continue to rise, so does its production. Because of this high demand, the SolTuna Fishing and Processing Company Limited based in Noro, New Georgia, Western Province, is keen to buy dried chilli fruits from farmers in the province. In a public notice issued in the past weeks,…
A FORMER public officer and his wife were disappointed about the behaviour by the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Culwick Togamana, when they approached him after their car was nearly hit by the minister’s vehicle. The former public officer and his wife told Solomon Star that their car was nearly hit by Minister…
TEARS rolled down his cheeks as his name was called to receive his certificate of completion as a form six arts student of Kukudu Adventist College (KAC). This year 2022, is his final year as a student at the Adventist operated school that is situated on Kolombangara, Western Province. Ryan Badenogo, is the only student…
THE presence of the Solomon Islands Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai from October 2021 to April 2022, has left a lasting impression for the various companies and organisations that established business relations in the areas of Tourism, Green Energy, Medicine, Aviation and Trade and Economic Development to name a few. One of…
From Nov 16thto 17th, the first China Medical Team (CMT) in Solomon Islands hosted their second free clinic service for the community in Solomon Islands and first one in Santa Isabel. This time, CMT travelled across to the beautiful sea to Santa Isabel and acted as envoy symbolising the friendship between People’s Republic of China…
SOLOMON Islands nationals and nationals of other Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries can now get their visa on arrival when traveling to Papua New Guinea (PNG). This came after the PNG government formally declared the re-activation of Visa on Arrival (VOA) procedure. The announcement on Tuesday in Port Moresby was made by PNG’s Deputy Prime…
PARLIAMENT will resume today to look into the 2023 National Budget – 2023 Appropriation Bill 2022- after a special adjournment was made by the Prime Minister on the 7th of this month. Prime Minister Sogavare has moved a special adjournment motion to allow ample time for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to carry out its…