SIX students from a renowned boarding high school in the Western Province were expelled from the school this week after they were found consuming alcohol. The students were sent home, much to the disappointment of the school administration and school family. It is unclear whether they were drinking alcohol bought from the bottle shops or…
A MAN who was tried for sexually abusing his 16-year-old daughter on five occasions in 2021 has been convicted of the offences. High Court judge, Howard Lawry, had found the dad guilty of the charge of Persistent Sexual Abuse. The victim and her aunt testified in the prosecution case, whilst the defendant remained silent and…
THE Solomon Islands Red Cross Society (SIRCS) has recently provided road signages to the Florence Young Christian School. The signages are to ensure drivers slow down when approaching the road in front of the school entrance so as to allow students safe crossing by students. Deputy Principal, Paul Marite, thanked SIRCS on behalf of the…
THERE is much relief for villagers of Buri in North Ranoggah, Western Province, when one of the two often sighted crocodiles was killed. Reports reaching Solomon Star said the crocodile was killed in the past week when it went ashore in a mangrove area and got trapped. It was revealed that a family was returning…
UNIVERSITY of the South Pacific (USP) and Solomon Islands National University (SINU) students in Malaita Province who have discontinued their courses due to their inability to pay for their tuition fees are calling on the National Government to engage them as volunteers in the 2023 Pacific Games Collective Workforce and the biometric voter registration for…
THE Electoral Commission has agreed to abolish the Out-of-Constituency registration for the first ever synchronised National General Election proposed for April 17, 2024. This means intending voters must travel to a particular constituency to register themselves as voters. As we all know the ‘Out-of-Constituency registration’ was done in the 2018. During that time about 50…
Closing arguments on laptop, mobile phones larceny today CLOSING submissions on the matter of the man who stood trial for allegedly stealing a laptop and some mobile phones from a shop in Honiara will be made in court this morning. Martin Pola Nehemiah has faced trial for three counts of simple larceny before Principal Magistrate,…
STUDENTS and staff of the Jones Adventist College (JAC) in North Vella, Western Province, celebrated the World Environment Day on Monday. World Environment Day falls every 5June and the theme for this year is ‘Beating Plastic Pollution’ which highlights the importance of reducing plastic pollution in our environment. The celebration at JAC begun with a…
CHAIRMAN of the Bills and Legislation Committee Hon. John Maneniaru has probed the Government’s most recent plan of dealing with the high cost of electricity. Hon Maneniaru is probing the Government’s legislative strategy to amend Section 21 of the Electricity Act which allows the Minister of Mines Energy and Rural Electrification to adjust the electricity…
With the hosting of the 18th PNA in Honiara next week, the national government says its preparations are on track for a successful convention THE Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) is on track to host the upcoming Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) 18th Ministerial Meeting mid this…