Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon.Jeremiah Manele held a bilateral meeting with the Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, His Excellency (HE) Guo Yezhou in Honiara, on Friday, 27 October 2023. The Foreign Minister took the opportunity to welcome HE Yezhou and his…
THE new ‘Education Act 2023’ embraces a new vision for the next generation of education. That’s according to the Minister for the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) Honourable Lanelle Tanangada when delivering her keynote address during the celebration of the Act at Pacific Crown Hotel on Wednesday. “The Education Act 2023 embraces…
AS the country counts down to hosting the 17th Pacific Games in Honiara, clinics continue to put notices outside their doors informing the sick of the list of drugs that are out of stock. Some of the drugs that the clinics don’t have in stock are Co-trimoxazol, Amoxicillin, Cloxacillin, Metronidazole, Primaquine, Indomethacin, Nystatin, Ibuprofen and…
A TEN-year-old grade 2 student took his own life on Thursday last week at his family home at New Mandra Village, Gizo, Western Province. The shocking incident which took place around lunch time has left family members and relatives with many unanswered questions as to why a child so young could take such an action.…
Stepfather gets 22 years behind bars A MAN who sexually abused and raped his two stepdaughters and fathered three children with one of them in Malaita has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. The defendant who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victims was convicted of one count of Rape, one…
TEMOTU Province is expected to take delivery of its new ship towards the end of this year. Temotu Provincial Secretary Allan Agassi confirmed this in an interview with Solomon Star last week. He could not confirm the exact date when the ship will arrive in the country but said “the boat is expected to arrive…
THE Minister for Lands, Housing & Survey Ishmael Avui has lauded the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific (ESCAP) for its leadership role in the process for urbanisation in the region. When delivering Solomon Islands country statement on Monday at this week’s 8th Asia Pacific Urbanisation Forum (APUF8) in Suwon City, South…
Former Malaita Premier Suidani urges Tokyo to invest in two crucial projects in Malaita Province to ensure business and development activities for economic growth and prosperity FORMER Premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani has called on Japan to invest in the Bina Habour Tuna Processing Project and to tar-seal the province’s road network to ensure…
SHOPS in Honiara are urging their customers to take with them their own shopping bags when shopping, instead of relying on plastic bags. This follows the issuance of the Legal Notice on the ban on single-use plastics which came into effect on September 1. Despite the notice being put up in shops, only a few…
MORE than 6,000 Solomon Islanders are working in Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) and New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme, whilst at least 15,000 are in the queue to join these seasonal labour schemes. This was highlighted by the Director of External Trade in the Ministry of Foreign…