MULTIPURPOSE hall was fully packed to the brim with people who came out to witness the first ever boxing Pacific Challenge 2023 in Honiara on Wednesday night. Despite tickets being sold for $100 per person, people came in numbers to witness Fijian boxers take on Solomon Islands boxers as part of their preparations for the…
TEMOTU Premier, Clay Forau, who faces conversion charges, has had his bail conditions varied to allow him to travel out of the country this weekend. This was after his lawyer Jim Seuika of L & L lawyers made an application to vary one of his bail conditions. The prosecution on the other hand did no…
Former SIPA CEO, Colin Yao, is back in the country as tourism consultant seemingly with the backing of powerful individuals with links to the government COLLIN Yao – who fought in vain to keep his job as Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) a few years ago – is back in…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Damukana Sogavare MP, was the chief guest at this morning’s Solomon Islands Football Federation Congress. The Solomon Islands Football Federation is the governing body of football responsible for promotion and development of the game in Solomon Islands. Addressing the congress, Prime Minister Sogavare call for reaffirmation of commitment to the beautiful…
MARIJUANA and cigarette smoking are the of the common reasons for the continued suspension and expulsion of high school students from boarding schools in the Western Province. A number of reports obtained by Solomon Star reveal that High School students at boarding schools in the province continue to be suspended or expelled due to their…
WANEAGU United FC has congratulated six women football players for making it into the final U19 Women’s squad that will be participating in the OFC U19 women’s championship to be held in Fiji. The six players are Naomi Sirionga, Primrose Maetoloa, Hellen Reubinson, Jemina Lomo, Samantha Lise, and Easter Maefasia. In a statement, Wilson Orisi…
(TSI) Illegal Harvesting of Beche- de-mer continues during this ban period, especially in the Malaita Outer Islands Constituency (MOI). The law-abiding citizens of MOI scream it in social media, brought it to the attention of the Commissioner of Police it is alleged but to no avail. Who fuels this illegal harvesting? Allegations are leveled at…
Murder cases committed to High Court TWO men facing separate murder matters in Guadalcanal early this year are now facing trial in the High Court. Their matters were committed to the High Court for trial after the Magistrate Court found sufficient evidences against them. This was after a Short Form Preliminary Inquiry (committal hearing) was…
WORK on installing a new culvert at Marara along the South Road in Malaita Province has started and is expected to be completed soon. For the past five months since floods washed away the old culvert, travelling passengers along the South Road have been forced to do transits along the road to reach their destinations.…
A team from the Approved Employers of Australia is in Honiara this week as part of consultations with the Solomon Islands government. The members of the Association were accompanied to Honiara by Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency, Robert Sisilo and met with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External…