BURI Community High School (CHS) in North Ranoggah, Western Province, plans to introduce its first form six in 2025. That’s according to the School Principal Owen Kelly Bulehite following the school’s annual graduation recently. He said this was a long time wish for the school board, administration and the community. Principal Bulehite said, work on completing the…
RESIDENTS of the Gold Ridge and Turarana areas in Central Guadalcanal will no longer need to cross the Tinahulu River by foot. Early this week, they celebrated the opening of a new multi-million-dollar bridge at Tinahulu. It was constructed by Wanguo International Mining Group Limited in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development using tax…
THE multi-million-dollar Auki Road Tar Sealing Project, funded by the People’s Republic of China(PRC), has commenced with survey work. The survey conducted by the project contractor, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), started last week. The survey team comprises three CCECC and two local survey experts. A member of the CCECC team, Wang Cheng Liang informed the Solomon Star that the road survey work for the Auki Tar Sealing Project has been…
NEW trial dates will be fixed on Friday for former Health Ministry workers charged in connection to the $10 million scandal within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in 2012 and 2013. This was after their trial which was scheduled to start on Monday 28 October was vacated due to an urgent family issue…
THE Central Islands Provincial Government has allocated 18 plots of land to build houses for Tulagi Hospital staff. This initiative will definitely address Tulagi Hospital’s shortage of staff houses, according to the Central Islands Province Premier Michael Salini. He was speaking at the handover ceremony of renovated hospital buildings under Phase 1 of the Tulagi…
The European Union (US) has pledged to support the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant project in Malaita Province. This is to align with the Solomon Islands Government’s push for transformative economic infrastructure development. This is one of the key outcomes following a meeting between the Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) Hon. Rexon Ramofafia…
The European Union (EU) has announced its ongoing commitment to the Solomon Islands (SI) with the largest development budget among Pacific nations, excluding Papua New Guinea (PNG). This commitment was one of the outcomes during a meeting between the Minister of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), Hon. Rexon Ramofafia, and the EU’s newly designated…
FRESH and tasty pineapples from Solomon Islands will make their way to markets in Australia as of next year. That’s according to the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Dr Samson Viulu said. Dr Viulu revealed to the local media that the Australian High Commission is urging MAL to export…
SOLOMON Islands Government, through the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS) is working closely with the Australian Government to double the size of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services Jimson Tanangada highlighted this during his recent visit to Gizo, Western Province. He told his…
THE completed first phase of the Tulagi Hospital Renovation Project has been handed over by the World Bank, Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and the constructor Super Construction Company Limited to the Central Islands Provincial Government. The handover ceremony was held on Friday 1 November. This Hospital Renovation Project worth SBD9.6 million was…