MALAITA Province Youth Council President, Philip Subu, has called on the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Culwick Togamana and his Permanent Secretary, Pauline McNeil, to resign. Mr Subu made the call due to outstanding health service issues the country failed to address to save the lives of people under the leadership of Minister Togamana…
THE Malaita Province Education Authority has appointed a new Principal Education Officer (PEO) for the province’s central region. He is Timmy Afia who hails from Malaita Province. Mr Afia’s appointment came almost three years after the post was vacant. As the PEO for the central region, Mr Afia is responsible to deal with issues of…
Solomon Islands celebrated the record number of workers sent to Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific-Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme and the Recognized Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE). A ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade yesterday to honour the achievement that Solomon Islands has achieved in going beyond 5,550…
Top government officials from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) have paid a courtesy visit to the Premier of Central Islands Province (CIP) Honourable Polycarp Galaigu at his office in Tulagi today (Friday 23 June 2023). The meeting was a success as both sides conversed on their government ministries distinct approaches and mechanisms to deliver…
OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have rescued six people who drifted at sea between Kolombangara island in the Western Province and Choiseul Province on Sunday. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau in his weekly press conference yesterday said the boat travelled from North Choiseul with six people – two male persons from Malaita…
TEMOTU Premier, Clay Forau, who faces conversion charges, has had his bail conditions varied to allow him to travel out of the country this weekend. This was after his lawyer Jim Seuika of L & L lawyers made an application to vary one of his bail conditions. The prosecution on the other hand did no…
Former SIPA CEO, Colin Yao, is back in the country as tourism consultant seemingly with the backing of powerful individuals with links to the government COLLIN Yao – who fought in vain to keep his job as Chief Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) a few years ago – is back in…
MARIJUANA and cigarette smoking are the of the common reasons for the continued suspension and expulsion of high school students from boarding schools in the Western Province. A number of reports obtained by Solomon Star reveal that High School students at boarding schools in the province continue to be suspended or expelled due to their…
Murder cases committed to High Court TWO men facing separate murder matters in Guadalcanal early this year are now facing trial in the High Court. Their matters were committed to the High Court for trial after the Magistrate Court found sufficient evidences against them. This was after a Short Form Preliminary Inquiry (committal hearing) was…
WORK on installing a new culvert at Marara along the South Road in Malaita Province has started and is expected to be completed soon. For the past five months since floods washed away the old culvert, travelling passengers along the South Road have been forced to do transits along the road to reach their destinations.…