The Mines and Mineral Board has granted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to Far East Resources Company Ltd last month, allowing the company to negotiate with landowners to secure Surface Access Rights (SAR) for mining activities on the tenement in San Jorge, Isabel Province. Wilson Tohidi, Chairman of the San Jorge Island Resources Owners Association…
MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services is implementing series of measures to protect people following an outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) in its Disease Outbreak News dated 7 January 2025 provided information and advice to the public about trends of acute respiratory infection including human metapneumovirus (HMPV), in the Northern Hemisphere. The WHO…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has yet to confirm two new cases of HIV/AIDS in the Honiara, following preliminary test results. If confirmed, these cases would add to the increasing number of reported HIV cases in the country this year. Currently, there 47 cases since the country recorded the first HIV case…
IN rural communities, local and passionate artists are struggling to shine out with their talents and sell their products compare to those in urban centres like Honiara. In the recent Christmas and New Year festive season last year, Solomon Star met a passionate fine artist who has honed his pencil and paint art skills at…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has acknowledged the Honiara City Council (HCC) for reducing fees and charges for 2025. SICCI made their acknowledgement following the Honiara City Council’s (HCC) announcement of its reduction of fees and charges for 2025 as part of the HCC (2025 Fees, Rates and Charges) Ordinance 2024. …
A FATHER accused of sexually abusing his 11-year-old daughter on a number of occasions in 2021 and 2022 has been committed to stand trial in the High Court. This followed the committal of his matter to the High Court by the Honiara Magistrate Court on Monday, 13th January. This was after a Short Form Preliminary…
THE Naha Birthing Facility, a flagship project of both the Australian government and Solomon Islands government, is expected be completed in July 2026. This was highlighted by the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai when speaking in Parliament last month on the Sine Die Motion moved by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele…
Authorities at wits end to deal with health crisis whilst Parliamentarians enjoy millions in health insurance covers that enable them to travel overseas for top-notch treatment . AUTHORITIES are at their wits end to deal with the worsening health crisis that has engulfed the nation. And while the nation suffers, elected representatives are enjoying millions of…
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP visited Solomon Islands over the weekend on Saturday, 18 January 2025. While in Honiara, Deputy Prime Minister Marles met with Hon Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, and the Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Hon Trevor Mahaga. This was…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has responded to a 10-point Memorandum of Demands (MoD), demanding among other things reshuffling of Cabinet Minister holding key positions in the eight-month-old GNUT coalition. The Solomon Star has gained exclusive access to the confidential document, which carries the Prime Minister’s answers to each of the demands. And, like any…