The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology’s Environment and Conservation division (ECD) is taking the use of less than 1.5L plastic water bottles, an item banned under the Environment Single Use Plastic Ban Regulation 2023 at the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) seriously. This is after members of the public have…
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On International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2025, a special celebration, Boldly Taking Our Languages into the Future, will be held at Solomon Islands National University Panatina Campus. The event also serves to recognise the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022 – 2032). The day is being planned by SITAG and co-hosted by SINU. The keynote speaker during…
The Solomon Islands must establish a Collective Management Organization (CMO) to oversee the copyrights of musicians and artists. This need arises despite the existence of the Copyright Act 1987, which has not been effectively utilized by artists to safeguard their works from unauthorized use. Fijian intellectual property lawyer Pita Niubalavu emphasized in a press conference…
JEREMY Donovan, an ambassador for the Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) and Bond University, paid an official visit to the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM)-owned St Nicholas College on Monday. The students and staff of St Nicholas College were exhilarated by his performance of the Australian indigenous music using the didjeridu, the indigenous Australian…
THE Studio Homegrown Productions has celebrated its 20 years of media production services in Solomon Islands. The group, initially named ‘Pink Moskito Net Production’ was started by Karl Vaekesa and some of his Form 6 classmates at the Betikama Adventist College in 2004. Mr Vaekesa said the name ‘Pink Moskito Net Production’ was made in…
In the picturesque town of Gizo western provincial capital, where resilience flows as freely as the sea breeze, young people are rising above challenges to craft productive futures. Among them is 34-year-old Hence Ghoni, a beacon of hope for his peers in Paelonge, West Gizo’s Simboro community. Life in the Solomon Islands often comes with…
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…
ON Wednesday night, six community zones in Ughele village closed their New Year 2025 festive season celebrations with a feast in each of the community zones. These community zones are Elomana, Buruku 1, Buruku 2, Kobi 1, Kobi 2, and a newly formed community zone called DDPJ. The Bagho Community in the far east of…
THE community of Pusiju on South Vella La Vella Island in the Western Province successfully hosted a music competition recently. The event was a collaborative effort between Moonlight Band, Sirubai Voko Tribe Association SVTA) and the Indigenous People for Sustainable Biodiversity Solomon Islands (IPSBSI). Supported by a Secretariat of Pacific Community (SPC) LMMA Grant through…