A MAN who allegedly threw a knife that went through her sister’s leg has been charged with murder and is remanded in custody after the death of his sibling at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). At his weekly conference yesterday, Police Commissioner, Mostyn Mangau said the incident happened between 7am and 12pm on 5 January…
Staff of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has joined the parade and official launching of the ‘Safe and Green Games SOLPG23’ today (Friday 3rd March 2023). The program kicked off with a parade involving three different locations which are from SMI for Westside group, Honiara City Council (HCC) carpark for Central group and SINU…
THE country’s table tennis double gold medallist in the recent 2020 National School Games, Shannon Sogavare aims to compete in the upcoming Pacific Games in November. Shannon aims to compete to the best of her ability in the Pacific Games. Over the weekend Ms. Sogavare’s home coach and the president of the Honiara table tennis…
TOURISM Solomons has roundly applauded Solomon Airlines’ decision to reboot its ‘Iumi Tugeda Holidays’ domestic travel program, describing the carrier’s move as perfect timing for a tourism sector “still very much in recovery mode.” Tourism Solomons Acting CEO, Dagnal Dereveke said while better than expected Q3 and Q4 2022 visitor numbers had given the sector…
Just recently, I joined relatives to mourn the passing of a niece. She was in her early 30s. She left behind her two young children (boys). As we sat around the casket, her bereaved father told us the story of her life. In 2014, she had completed her studies at SICHE. She graduated with a…
MEMBER of Parliament for West Kwaio Constituency in Malaita Province, Claudius Tei’ifi, continues to receive praise from his constituents for fulfilling his election campaign promises. West Kwaio constituent, Charles Suafimae, told Solomon Star yesterday that the people of West Kwaio are pleased with MP Tei’ifi for implementing what he promised his constituents during his election…
Cabinet has endorsed the country’s position for an extended transition and preparatory period to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status from 2024 to 2027. This was announced by the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination. “In 2018, Solomon Islands was recommended by the UN’s Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to graduate from…
THE Three Dubai-based tourism entrepreneurs who previously visited Solomon Islands have identified ten ideal islands in the country for tourism development. The entrepreneurs are Alessandro Rosso, an Italian tourism professional known internationally for developing the world’s first 7-Star hotel, three award-winning resorts in the Maldives and many other tourism operations, Pietro Scanavino, an Italian tourism…
SHIPPING service to Malaita Province this week was cancelled due to impacts of cyclones Judy and Kevin on the country. Ships servicing the Honiara-Auki route halted their service for safety reasons as strong winds and rough seas associated with Judy and the low depression in the Coral Sea battered the country rendering it unsafe for…
The iconic ‘Boat of Friendship’ stadium funded by the Peoples’ Republic of China is just about complete as Honiara gears up to host the Pacific Games later this year SOLOMON Islands iconic new state-of-the-art stadium symbolising the ‘boat of friendship’ between Solomon Islands and the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) is 80 percent complete. This…