Father’s Day is all about family celebrating together in a decent manner and not for fathers to leave their families and celebrate elsewhere. That’s according to Charles Maemae, a fish vendor who hails from Fourau village in East Fataleka in Malaita Province. The Solomon Star caught up with him at the Honiara Central Market last…
AS Solomon Islands joins the rest of the global community to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, a father from Lau Lagoon, Malaita Province deems it important to emphasize that a father is the breadwinner for his family. Jack Evedubalaga is a father who struggles to put food on the table for his immediate family and…
Three communities in Rannoggah, Western Province have been declared ‘Non-Open Defecation’ (NOD) status after they successfully completed and formally launched their sanitation projects. The three communities are; Pidaka and Nyami in Central Ranoggah and Tirobuni in Buri, North Rannoggah. The projects were handed over two separate days. On Tuesday 27th August and Wednesday 28th August they…
A TOTAL of 154 Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) students graduated on Thursday after successfully completing their vocational training programs. The graduation ceremony was held at the South Sea’s Evangelical Church Hall in Central Honiara. These graduates received certificates after completing programs in Agriculture, Construction, Hospitality, Carpentry, Commercial Cooking and International Skills. The number of…
PROVISION for more space, staff enhancement and availability of essential medical supplies and services are the three key important health indicators and priority areas to be prioritized for the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in 2025. NRH Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. George Wilson Malefoasi highlighted this when presenting the NRH Annual Operation Plan (AOP) 2024…
THE Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labor and Immigration (MCILI) through its Labor Division has successfully conducted its Apprenticeship Traineeship Policy Consultation workshop in Honiara on Friday. The workshop was convened at the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) Hall in Central Honiara. The Apprenticeship Traineeship Policy Consultation workshop brought together relevant stakeholders from various government ministries…
Solomon Islands leaders’ meeting with other Pacific region’s leaders at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting was a successful one in terms of the importance of ensuring our priorities are safeguarded. Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele told this to the local media in a press conference upon his delegation’s arrival yesterday from this year’s PIF…
ICSI: govt finalizing position on $140M buy-back scheme for LSL, RIPEL A LEGAL team from Australia appears to have convinced the government to change its position on the much-talked about $140 million buy-back scheme of prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands Plantation Estate Ltd (RIPEL). This was revealed by…
AMONGST the almost 1000 Solomon Islands National University (SINU) 2024 graduates was the institution’s first PhD student Dr Mary Tahu Paia, whose graduation set a historical milestone for both herself and the university in its strife for academic excellence and international recognition. Forty-year-old Dr Tahu Paia is of mixed Western Province and Choiseul Province parentage.…
Mentally-ill accused to continue taking medication AN accused person suffering from mental illness will continue to take his medication at the Rove Correctional facility until he is fit to take his plea. Eddie Torona is facing one count of Arson and one count of Intimidation. His matter was taken to the Honiara Magistrate Court last…