I promised to come back after completing my two years of study in Japan to help my beloved country Solomon Islands especially in the field of Tourism. That was according to the 31 years old Ella Lynthia Simata this week. Ms Simata was of the three who were awarded with scholarships from the Japanese International…
THE Honiara Magistrates Court has been informed there are still some more preliminary issues pending on the case of the five people charged in connection with the $10 million scandal in the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. The court also heard on Friday that a few more disclosures were expected, so the court adjourned…
THE much-anticipated Honiara Inter Company futsal competition is set to kick off this afternoon at the Multi-purpose Hall. Chairperson of the organizing committee, George Capps and Secretary John Dick Tome confirmed this to Star Sports last night. Tome said the competition is purposely organised to give company employees time out from their work stations to…
POLICE in Gizo, Western Province, have arrested and charged a male adult for allegedly producing homebrew in the township after the suspect’s wife reported the matter to the police. Police confiscated a 20-litre bucket and 70-litre bucket of the illegal homebrew when they arrested the suspect at his home in Gizo on Thursday. The suspect…
The National Referral Hospital [NRH]’s Medical Laboratory has installed a new biochemistry analyser on 8th August by the factory engineer, Mr Li Xianbo. ‘’The installation of the analyser is to replace the old one which was in use for more than 10 years’’, said Director of Medical Laboratory, Mr Alfred Dofai. The new analyser is…
A LARGE team of technical experts from Kwater Corporation and Hyundai Engineering (HEC) is now in the country to progress engineering planning for the Tina Hydro Project. Kwater and HEC are the developers selected by Solomon Islands Government from an international tender process held in 2015. A statement from the Tina Hydro Office in Honiara…
WORKERS of Asimana bridge maintenance contract have demanded the contractor and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) to pay up their outstanding payments by the end of this month. The workers had already completed the bridge repair works but no payments were given to them since early June this year. Reports reaching Solomon Star Auki…
The budding business community in Solomon Islands have again benefitted from Israeli business experts in a series of workshops undertaken in Honiara in the last couple of weeks. A team of Israeli experts arrived in the country at the end of July and have carried out a number of skills transfer workshops in Honiara targeting…
THE public has again been warned to respect the current bech-de mer (Sea Cucumber) ban following the confiscation of more than 50 kilograms of dried beche-de mer at a warehouse in Auki, Malaita Province. A combined raid by Compliance officers from the Ministry of Fisheries and Police on a warehouse at the Malaita Provincial capital…
WARRIOR records, Radical Events, and Creative media are collaborating in a bid to hype up Honiara’s music scene by hosting SOLO JAMZ underground 2017. Warrior Records Liason officer and Creative media’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Duane Baiabe said the initiative aims to showcase talents and make their voices heard in the local music scene. The…