Residents of Gizo and as far as Titiana settlers in the Western Province are outraged over allegations that a foreign businessman has been illegally extracting gravel from sites to resell for profit.The site where the gravel is located is the Mile 3 site outside the Gizo Township boundary.The issue has sparked widespread frustration amongst community…
SOLOMON Islands is sitting on a gold deposit that could sustain the nation economically for the next 30 years, it was revealed this week. To unlock this potential, this calls for the introduction of transformative policies in every sector as a matter of urgency. According to one study, Solomon Islands has gold deposit that could…
Motumahi Lodge located in East Rennell, Renbel Province has acknowledged the national government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) for its support through a double cabin land cruiser. In a statement today, Sunday, the Lodge said, “Motumahi Lodge is proud to announce that it has received a double cabin cruiser from the national…
Over 8,300 Solomon Islanders have to date worked in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, and this year looks set to be another successful year. Sixty-two PALM workers attended the first pre-departure briefing for 2025 last week. The group included 37 new participants and 25 returned workers, who were looking forward to…
The Soul Cocoa Livelihood Project (SCLP) under the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) warmly welcomes two students into their project team as part of their (students) attachment. The duo are final-year Agriculture Bachelor students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The students are; Ms. Natasha Medei from Temotu Province and Ms. Lanieta Ofea…
The country’s 50 constituency offices are now operational and swings into action to carry out their mandated task. Minister for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Rollen Seleso informed Parliament during the Sine Die Motion, December last year. “I am pleased to note to this Parliament that one of the key requirements under the Constituency…
Tourism Solomons has applauded Solomon Airlines following its announcement this week to commence a weekly trans-Tasman service between Auckland and Brisbane, Acting CEO, Dagnal Dereveke describing the move as, potentially, one of the biggest developments for the country’s tourism sector in recent years. Scheduled to operate as a return service between Auckland and Brisbane every…
The Gizo-Kolombangara Constituency (GKC) has officially launched its 2024 Rural Development Program last week. This followed the Constituency’s Development Committee (CDC) meeting and approval of all community-based projects on December 30, 2024, paving the way for project implementation. These community-based projects were submitted under the Resource and Productive Sectors by the Community Sub-Development Committees (CSDC).…
A MAN who claimed to be a recruiting agent for the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme and his co-accused are likely to take their pleas on February 4. Joe Rex Raukaniu, 38, Shirly Fa’aitoa and Elsie Nagive are jointly charged with two counts of false pretence. It was heard in court on Tuesday that…
THE Honiara City Council’s (HCC) tint ban operation ‘Rausim tint’ which started in November 2024 is still in place and is progressing very well, this is according to the City Clerk Justice Denni. Mr Denni told Solomon Star that since Operation Rausim Tint started, the HCC Law Enforcement Division, with the support of the Royal…