THE United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for urgent climate action and reform of international institutions, warning that current systems are failing to meet global challenges. In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies at the G20 Summit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, Guterres said, “Our climate is at a breaking point.…
A CONCERNING decline has been observed in Solomon Islands beche-de-mer population by a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition. The National Geographic Pristine Seas is a project aimed at exploring and protecting vital places in the ocean. Launched in 2008 by the National Geographic Explorer in Residence Enric Sala, it has helped establish 29 of the…
NUMBU Community High School (CHS) in Northeast Guadalcanal is one of the schools in the province earmarked by the Education Division to introduce Form 6 soon. Thats according to the Guadalcanal Provincial Government Minister for Education, John Botsi. He could not confirm whether in 2025 or the following year. Minister Botsi announced this at the…
THE Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Dorcas Federation is currently underway in Lokuru in Rendova Island, Western Province. More than 300 Dorcas from SDA Churches in Rendova, Marovo and Gatokae (REMAGATO) are attending this religious event. Minister of the Tirongo SDA Church of Baniata Community, Ken Silas confirmed this federation to Solomon Star in an interview yesterday.…
A first-ever songwriting camp ‘SongHub’ begins in Honiara on Thursday. The programme uses creative collaboration and cultural learning to bring together the songwriting community of Solomon Islands in a celebration of our music and our kastom. The week-long programme will link Solomon Islands rich history, art and cultural with the brilliant songwriting community in the…
The Australian Government is partnering with Pacific nations to improve energy security and scale up energy grid transition with a AUD125 million (SBD687.5 million) investment in renewable energy. Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, announced the funding at COP29 at an event attended by Solomon Islands’ Minister for the Environment, Climate…
A TOTAL of 15 nations, including Solomon Islands, will be competing in this year’s Oceania Rugby 7s (QR7) tournament in Honiara. The competition will be staged on a weekend on Saturday 7th December and Sunday 8th December. The 15 nations are; Fiji, Tuvalu, Nauru, Australia, Vanuatu, American Samoa, Japan, Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, New Caledonia,…
THE Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) Rugby 7s Teams have received a timely support from the DJ Graphics as they gear up for the Oceania Sevens Championship next month in Honiara. DJ Graphics sponsored shirts for the SIRUF Rugby 7s Squads for their training for the tournament scheduled for December 7 and 8. Solomon…
THE Honiara Table Tennis Association (HTTA) and the Smash Down Barriers (SDB) Youth Competition 2024 was successfully staged at the Multipurpose Hall last week. The two-day competition, which kicked off on Thursday, concluded on Friday with an awards presentation ceremony. The competition featured children aged under 12 and under 15 in two categories -Boys’ Category…
THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will field two teams for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Minister’s (PM’s) Cup scheduled for December 10 to 22 in Honiara. This was confirmed during the official draw for the tournament last Friday at the National Stadium Conference Room. The MSG-PM’s Cup this year will feature Papua New…