Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP visited Solomon Islands over the weekend on Saturday, 18 January 2025. While in Honiara, Deputy Prime Minister Marles met with Hon Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, and the Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Hon Trevor Mahaga. This was…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has responded to a 10-point Memorandum of Demands (MoD), demanding among other things reshuffling of Cabinet Minister holding key positions in the eight-month-old GNUT coalition. The Solomon Star has gained exclusive access to the confidential document, which carries the Prime Minister’s answers to each of the demands. And, like any…
THE sentencing of the man who pleaded guilty to spreading false rumours about an attempted kidnapping at Kola Ridge cemetery in Honiara last October has been deferred to Monday, 20th January. The deferral is to give time for Magistrate Ishmael Kekou, who has taken over the matter from Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison, to review the…
TRIAL dates for the Malaita Provincial Assembly Member for West Baegu-Fataleka Ward and former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani along with his political adviser Celsius Talifilu have yet to be set by the Honiara Magistrate Court. The trial dates were scheduled to be fixed last week, but the magistrate assigned to the case was not available…
A MAN, who allegedly stabbed his niece with a knife at White River, West Honiara last November, has been granted bail in the Honiara Magistrate Court. This followed a bail application made for defendant James Sugegeo, who faces one count of Unlawful Wounding. The prosecution did not oppose the bail application, but asked for the…
MALAITA Province has expressed its gratitude to the New Zealand Government for its support in completing the geotechnical studies for the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project. The successful completion of these studies marks a significant step forward for the ambitious project, which is considered crucial to addressing several of the country’s pressing challenges, including…
THE newly launched ‘Stronger Education Together (SET)’ programme will deliver 50 important school infrastructure projects nation-wide over a period of eight years. Under this scheme it will deliver new and urgently needed education facilities for education institutions. This was highlighted by the Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton in his remarks on Wednesday at the signing…
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Marovo, Chachabule Amoi has urged the Geruana landowners in Vagunu, Marovo, Western Province to determine the true ownership of the disputed land. This call follows accusations by the Geruana landowners that MP Amoi used his political influence to push for the suspension of Sunway (SI) Ltd’ logging license on…
IN a move to improve equitable school access and enhance the quality of education in Solomon Islands, a signing ceremony was held on Wednesday. The deal dubbed ‘Direct Funding Agreement’ (AFD) was signed by Minister of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD), Tozen Leokana and the Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton in Honiara on Wednesday.…
DOMAVOLA Company Limited, a logging company, has decided not to proceed with operations in the rainforest on Vangunu, Marovo, Western Province. Despite receiving a Development Consent from the Environment Advisory Committee (EAC) in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) in 2022, the company opted out due to strong opposition from…