THE MV VATUD STAR – beached by heavy seas whipped up by tropical cyclone Judy this week – was finally refloated on Friday afternoon as on-lookers and passersby cheered the vessel’s freedom. Heavy seas forced the Vatud Constituency-owned ship to beach on the foreshores of the Prince Philip Highway at Kukum last Wednesday. Large crowd…
PM Sogavare – A target for an US-assisted assassination plot after the Honiara November 2021 riot PRIME MINISTER Manasseh Sogavare was to be assassinated after the success of the November 2021 riot in Honiara, sources deep within the Malaita For Development (M4D) movement have revealed. But the assassination plot – the second step carefully planned…
Official correspondences between the MPGIS Minister, Rollen Seleso and former Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani show DCGA is not done with Suidani yet as it is working to have him totally removed from the Malaita Provincial Assembly THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement is still pursuing the former Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani, even after he was…
THE Safe and Green Games has been officially launched in Honiara, Friday. More than a thousand people took part in the day’s event hosted at the Lawson Tama Stadium. The initiative was officially launched by the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in the presence of the City Mayor Eddie Siapu. Prime Minister Sogavare in his speech…
A MAN who allegedly threw a knife that went through her sister’s leg has been charged with murder and is remanded in custody after the death of his sibling at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). At his weekly conference yesterday, Police Commissioner, Mostyn Mangau said the incident happened between 7am and 12pm on 5 January…
Staff of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has joined the parade and official launching of the ‘Safe and Green Games SOLPG23’ today (Friday 3rd March 2023). The program kicked off with a parade involving three different locations which are from SMI for Westside group, Honiara City Council (HCC) carpark for Central group and SINU…
MEMBER of Parliament for West Kwaio Constituency in Malaita Province, Claudius Tei’ifi, continues to receive praise from his constituents for fulfilling his election campaign promises. West Kwaio constituent, Charles Suafimae, told Solomon Star yesterday that the people of West Kwaio are pleased with MP Tei’ifi for implementing what he promised his constituents during his election…
Cabinet has endorsed the country’s position for an extended transition and preparatory period to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status from 2024 to 2027. This was announced by the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination. “In 2018, Solomon Islands was recommended by the UN’s Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to graduate from…
SHIPPING service to Malaita Province this week was cancelled due to impacts of cyclones Judy and Kevin on the country. Ships servicing the Honiara-Auki route halted their service for safety reasons as strong winds and rough seas associated with Judy and the low depression in the Coral Sea battered the country rendering it unsafe for…
The iconic ‘Boat of Friendship’ stadium funded by the Peoples’ Republic of China is just about complete as Honiara gears up to host the Pacific Games later this year SOLOMON Islands iconic new state-of-the-art stadium symbolising the ‘boat of friendship’ between Solomon Islands and the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) is 80 percent complete. This…