Members of the business community were part of the Sol2023 Pacific Games Organizing Committee’s (GOC) series of events over the weekend to mark one year to go before the opening ceremony of the 17th Pacific Games here in Honiara on 19 November 2023. This was during a Business After 5 networking with the Solomon Islands…
IN any education institution support or auxiliary staff are important for the ongoing operations of a school so that this minimal disruption. For most boarding schools, these staff play are pivotal role to support the school administration, teaching staff and students. Teaching staff concentrates on the academic aspect of the students, while auxiliary staff are…
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Colin Beck was reappointed to lead the Ministry for a second term. Mr. Beck’s new term was formalized during a swearing in ceremony at Government House today (21st November 2022). Governor General, Sir David Vunagi conducted the ceremony in the presence of government house…
THE heavy rain on Friday last week caused a landslide at Tuvaruhu in Central Honiara which resulted in the collapse of a home at 10:30pm. Speaking to the Solomon star was the owner of the house, Bernard Ngara, said that he was at home sleeping when the landslide occurred and pushed the house down the…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Saturday has assured the visiting Pacific Games 2023 Chiefs of Missions that Solomon Islands is ready to deliver one of the most thrilling and safe chapters of the Pacific Games in 2023. Sogavare made the assurance at a dinner on Saturday in the presence of visiting Chiefs of Missions from…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has commended the Young Entrepreneurs Council of Solomon Islands (YECSI) for its pivotal role in promoting productivity among the country’s young population. Mr Sogavare was chief guest at the Inaugural YECSI Awards Event hosted at the Pacific Casino Hotel on Thursday where he had the opportunity to witness YECSI’s commitment in…
SEVEN experts from China’s prestigious Central-South Architectural Design Institute [CSADI] have arrived in Honiara to join their Solomon Islands colleagues in finalising the design for the multi-million-dollar National Referral Hospital Comprehensive Medical Centre. The NRH’s Comprehensive Medical Centre, being dubbed China’s Gift to the people of Solomon Islands, is being built on the hospital’s east…
PM Sogavare has praised the 2023 Pacific Games as an economic recovery epicentre for Solomon Islands THE 2023 Pacific Games will become an epicentre for economic recovery, injecting millions of dollars-worth of investment into the country within a short span of time, Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare said. He echoed this sentiment in his pre-recorded message…
The Permanent Secretary for the Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana, and Acting Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Sally Anne Vincent, officially opened the new Australia Solomon Islands Partnership for Governance (ASIP-Gov) Program Office in Honiara on 17 November 2022. The opening marks the commencement of the next phase of partnership…
A total of 20 swimming athletes have qualified for the Solomon Islands Swimming Federation (SISF) National Swimming Championship in Honiara next month. National Swimming Coach Stance Beulah Sanga confirmed the 20 swimmers which include both men and women were selected from a two day qualifying time trials held at the Honiara Hotel pool. The 20…