The first phase of the tar sealing from Henderson to Lunga Bridge kicks off, Thursday. A visit by this paper witnessed the Kitano Construction company workers working hard running the first lane of tar seal at Henderson. Japanese Civil Engineering General Manager Mr Katagame in an interview with this paper, said yesterday marks the…
Mentally-ill woman hit a mother with a rock A MOTHER was rushed to the Gizo Hospital, Western for treatment after she was attacked and hit with a rock by a cognitively-impaired woman on Friday evening. Initial report stated the mother was returning home from a church program as part of the Easter weekend when the…
Dear Editor, Readers to my frequent posts and letters to the Solomon Islands media will have noticed, of late, I have given much more attention to giving news of health-related issues that have been circulated firstly in international publications, by the WHO, and in university papers and journals, touching upon some of the illnesses and…
Proposed pay increases for MPs are temporarily halted to allow consultations on the matter with stakeholders PROPOSED increases in salaries and other perks for Members of Parliament this year have been put on hold, according to the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC). PEC is the body that regulates terms and conditions for the 50 MPS in…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) calls on the good people of Solomon Islands to celebrate responsibly during the upcoming Easter celebration this week. Police Commissioner, Mostyn Mangau says, “As a Christian country our people and communities have observe the Holy week leading up to the Easter week. I would like to encourage the…
Mirriam Kabaloka is a regular face at the St Peter the Apostle Catholic Cathedral in Gizo, Western Province. Because of her love to serve God’s sanctuary, each week just before the weekly Sunday service she would be there at the cathedral to clean-up and prepare the compound and church before the church program. For the…
MORE than 80 teachers serving under the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Education Authority in Western Province have successfully completed a weekend retreat at Kukudu camp ground on Kolombangara. The program was held from Friday 31st February to Sunday 2nd March. The education office under the leadership of Western sub-regional associate education director Andriane Kele along…
TEMOTU Province is expecting the arrival of its new ship in June this year. This was confirmed by Temotu Province Premier Clay Forau in an interview with Solomon Star yesterday in Gizo, Western Province. Western Province is currently hosting all our provincial premiers who are in Gizo to attend consultation on the proposed Federal Government…
The Honiara Football Association (HFA) will on Thursday the 6th of April, hold its annual congress in the exhibition space of the national art gallery. The new HFA executive council, which will oversee football-related matters in Honiara for the ensuing four (4) years, will be elected at the congress. The normalizing committee, which was put…
SOLOMON Islands young striker, Raphael Lea’i made a real impact for Velež Mostar in his second professional match – also his second for the Bosnia and Herzegovina’s traditional club. Lea’i was introduced in the second half of the match against FK Sloga, coming in at the 65th minute of play. Just one minute later, the…