New Caledonia managed to scrap past Solomon Islands in Group A at the FIFA World Cup 2026 – Oceania Qualifiers this afternoon with a victory. The match ended in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) minutes ago with New Caledonia taking a narrow win, 3-2 over the Josh Smith coached side. Solomon Islands was leading…
Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, Ms Stephanie Copus Campbell AM attended the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association 20th Anniversary breakfast. Ambassador announced Australia’s AUD 200,000 grant (approximately SBD 1 million) provided under the Australian High Commission’s Civil Society Strengthening Program. The grant will help establish better governance, financial management, and long-term sustainability of the…
A group of scientists working aboard a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean has discovered the world’s largest coral. Measuring 34 meters wide, 32 meters long and 5.5 meters high, with a circumference of 183 meters, the gigantic organism is a complex network of coral polyps — tiny individual creatures — that have grown…
THE Fund for responding to loss and damage has reached USD$720Million following the latest funding pledge by Sweden worth USD$19million and the fund is ready to accept new contributions. The pledge came on the second day of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan. The…
Goldie College National Secondary School in Western Province now has a new boys’ dormitory being constructed at a value of SBD1.8 million. This was made possible under a partnership between the governments of Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands through the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP). The education infrastructure was officially handed over to the…
THE bye-election for the Tandai Ward of Guadalcanal Province was dubbed a success. This followed a high voter turnout and their peaceful participation in the voting process on Wednesday. A total of 12 polling stations across the ward opened their doors to voters from 7am to 4pm. This allowed voters to cast their ballot papers…
INCLUDING “ghost” students in the Solomon Islands Education Management Information System (SIEMIS) forms with the intention of receiving a bigger share of school grants is a serious offence. This was highlighted by the Malaita Provincial Education Inspector Fred Toloa in an interview with the Solomon Star, Monday. Mr Toloa responded to questions about an unconfirmed…
THE counting of votes for the Guadalcanal Province’s Tandai Ward bye-election will commence today at 10am. The bye-election conducted on Wednesday was necessitated by the passing of former Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for the ward Jerome Rava. Rava died on 1 August. Returning Officer Joseph Sua provided Solomon Star with key details about…
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has successfully wrapped up a series of awareness on the Constituency Development Funds (CDF) Act 2023 for Hograno-Kia-Havulei constituency (HKHC) in Isabel Province. The awareness program run from October 25 to November 8, 2024 in collaboration with the HKH constituency office. Over 300 participants which include chiefs, community leaders…
ST JOHN Primary School in West Honiara concluded its 2024 academic year with a prize-giving and grade six graduation ceremony yesterday. Students from grade one to six were awarded prizes and certificates for their academic performance for the year. In his speech at the ceremony, School Principal Primary Macson Keniano highlighted the achievements of the…