MUSIC lovers in Honiara are expected to be treated with a festival of musical extravaganza when the Bonfire Festival 2024 hits the stage this weekend. The event is set to unfold this Saturday evening at the Heritage Park Hotel car park with lots of local music artists including guest singers from Papua New Guinea (PNG)…
FIVE communities in the Gao-Bugotu Constituency in Isabel Province are the proud recipients of assistances donated by the People’s Republic of China through its Embassy in Honiara. The assistances, which include two sets of computers for Kalenga Community High School, Fishing Nets for Poro, Tatamba and Lau communities and solar lights for Katoka Community, were…
ATOIFI Adventist College’s Youth Ambassador Pathfinders and Adventurers (YAPA) over the weekend conducted a training at Oloburi for Pathfinders and Adventurers of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church there. Atoifi and Oloburi are located in East Kwaio, Malaita Province. This training was aimed at teaching leaders of adventurers and pathfinders how to use adventurer and pathfinder materials,…
Citizen participation is essential for local development, but it is often missed from the planning process in Solomon Islands. However, the Provincial Governments and Service Delivery project, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP, is aiming to transform the way communities engage in local governance. In line with the project’s objectives, a workshop was held…
A SBD6.4 million four-bed Isolation Unit at the Nila Area Health Center in the Shortland Islands in the Western Province nears completion. Speaking to Solomon Star in an interview in Nila, JED Enterprise Supervisor Mathew Hagi said, work on the project recommenced in June this year after a hiatus. Hagi said at the moment, the…
Up to 20 Junior Youths of the Baha’i Faith, have completed a one-week intensive study program at the Western provincial capital of Gizo. The program called ‘Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program’ (JYEP) was held last week at the Baha’i Centre in Jah Mountain. The young participants represented various communities, including Gizo Local Spiritual Assembly (LSA),…
THE National Statistics Office (NSO) plays the vital role of collecting national statistical data. This data collection is in line with the Statistics Act 1970 (Amendments 2007) and the Census Act 1959. Acting Government Statistician Samson Kanamoli highlighted the vital role of NSO as per the national governing laws and the importance of the data…
More than one hundred and forty enumerators and supervisors currently on training for the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2024-2025 are participating in a pilot test for the survey in certain areas in Honiara. The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, SINSO, organized the mock survey after more than two weeks of training which they…
Bilikiki legend James Naka has been appointed honorary Head Coach of the National Beach Soccer team for the historic hosting of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2024 in Honiara. It will be marked as a historic occasion for the former Bilikiki frontman who had made his name on the global stage and is now…
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has successfully concluded its provincial consultation on the Constituency Development Funds (CDF) Act 2023 draft regulation and its drafting instructions in Buala, Isabel Province on October 2, 2024. This followed similar consultations held recently in Honiara with the country’s Integrity Institutions, Guadalcanal, Makira-Ulawa, Temotu, Choiseul, and Western Provinces. The…