PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has called on Japan at the 78th United Nations General Assembly to explore other options in addressing its treated nuclear waste water and immediately stop discharging it into the Pacific Ocean. In his speech to the UNGA last Saturday (Solomon Islands time) Prime Minister reiterated that Solomon Islands stands with likeminded…
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Solomon Islands has opened its consular section to assist in visa processing and other consular services here in Honiara. The official launch of the consular section was officiated by the supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka, Charge de…
A LARGE of number of people who travelled to North Vella, Western Province, last weekend to register for 2024 National General Election are reportedly stranded. This came after more than 100 people failed to board MV Fair Glory on its return journey from Choiseul on Tuesday evening, reports reaching Solomon Star said. “This is because…
Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele held successful bilateral meetings with his Vietnamese and Portuguese counterparts; H.E. Mr. Bui Thanh Son and H.E. Joao Gomes Gravinho, at the Margins of the 78th UNGA in New York today. Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Manele used the engagements to further deepen…
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Constable Armstrong Regoso and Staff Sergeant Ansa Puaraua recently travelled to Nauru with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on Operation Render Safe to conduct reconnaissance and survey reported explosive remnants of war. This was the first chance for Constable Regoso and Staff Sergeant Puaraua to use their newly attained…
ONE of Papua New Guinea’s leading tertiary institutions, the University of Goroka will set up a Pacific Open Campus in Honiara, PNG High Commissioner Moses Kaul has announced. High Commissioner Kaul made the announcement in a speech marking PNG’s 48th Independence Anniversary celebrations at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara last weekend. He told the…
MINISTER for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Jeremiah Manele has met with the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of Cook Islands Mark Brown on the margins of the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Suva, Fiji. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister to receive…
PAPUA New Guinea’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Moses Kaul has highlighted the cooperation between his country and Solomon Islands which soared to newer heights over the years. High Commissioner Kaul was speaking at celebrations to mark PNG’s 48th Independence Anniversary in Honiara last Friday. He said PNG and Solomon Islands are a people with…
THE Western Provincial Government under the leadership of Premier Billy Veo plans to establish another four forestry plantations in the province. In an exclusive interview with Solomon Star Gizo, Premier Veo said this plan is part of the provincial government’s preparation for its adoption of the proposed Federal Government System. He said his government’s plan…
The forging of diplomatic relations between Solomon Islands and People’s Republic of China is by far the most important decision by Solomon Islands after more than 40 years of its existence as an independent sovereign nation and member of the United Nations, phrased Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP. Prime Minister Sogavare articulated, the decision…