The Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency William Soaki, had the honor of meeting His Holiness Pope Francis during the Pope’s historic visit to Papua New Guinea. The meeting, held on Saturday, brought together High Commissioner Soaki and other Pacific Islands leaders for a private session with the Pope. Among those…
TALENT comes naturally to a person. It is God-given and imbued in an individual. But talent can’t grow unless the person who inherits it is passionate about it and works on developing it. Floyd Badenogo, who hails from Santa Cruz and Reef Islands in Temotu Province, is an artist who loves to draw portraits and…
SOLOMON Islands and Hong Kong have renewed their cooperation on aviation weather services, making a pivotal milestone in their collaborative efforts to enhance meteorological services, particularly in aeronautical meteorology or aviation services. The two parties – Solomon Islands Meteorological Services and Hong Kong Observatory of the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China…
Trial of MV Taimareho’s captain starts TRIAL of the Master/Captain of MV Taimareho 1, who was charged with multiple counts of manslaughter after 27 people were swept overboard the vessel in 2020 has started in the High Court on Wednesday. The defendant Michael Roy Galo is facing trial for 27 counts of manslaughter before Judge…
THE Luapel House of Chiefs has called for the lifting of the ban on the harvesting and trading of sea cucumbers (beche-de-mers) as it affects the daily survival of the people of the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI). The call comes over claims the government, through the Ministry of Fisheries of Marine Resources (MFMR) and the Royal Solomon Islands…
THE Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki has announced the arrival of 67 Lucas milling machines to assist the Ministry of Forestry and Research and local resources owners to process own timbers in an effort to ensure sustainable development of forest resources. Ambassador Yoshiaki made the announcement on Monday at a Japan Embassy/Japan…
THE Bina Harbor Processing Plant project in Malaita Province is estimated to require a capital investment of SB$ 1.6 billion to develop. The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Nestor Giro highlighted this in Parliament on Monday in response to the Speech from the Throne delivered by the Governor General at the opening of the…
THE petition case filed against the Member of Parliament for Baegu-Asifola, Tagini Makario will be going through a trial. This was after Judge Howard Lawry refused to strike out the petition in respect of seven election bribery offences filed against the MP. Judge Lawry, had, on the other hand dismissed three grounds of election bribery.…
THE issue growing stray dog population in Auki has raised serious concerns amongst both residents of the Malaita Provincial Capital and visitors. Auki Town Council (ATC) Supervisor Ben Laufa told Solomon Star on Wednesday that the increasing number of stray dogs roaming Auki pose a serious public health and safety threat to residents and visitors…
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) this week hosted a delegation from Japan, led by Ambassador Miwa Yoshiaki, who reaffirmed Japan’s sustained support to the Solomon Islands’ fisheries sector. This ongoing support is rooted in Japan’s early commitment to developing the fisheries infrastructure in the Solomon Islands, particularly marked by the establishment of…