Security deal document leaked by arch rival Talifilu: Report CELSUS TALIFILU – the political adviser to Prime Minister Sogavare’s rival Daniel Suidani, the Premier of Malaita – leaked the draft of the security pact with China, according to overseas news reports. An unnamed Australian intelligence agency was involved in the last ditch leak of the…
One of Joe Biden’s top advisers has urged Solomon Islands not to allow a Chinese military base in the country, warning the United States would “respond accordingly” to any steps in that direction. The White House is also promising to bring forward the re-establishment of a US embassy in Honiara and to provide the country…
THE visiting UK Emergency Medical Team has successfully conducted an ABCDE Assessment & ACLS – Defibrillator training for frontline health workers at the Gizo hospital in Western Province recently. A statement from the UK Solomon Islands Office said the team is now into seven weeks of deployment in the country and have been training. During…
THE National Training Unit (NTU) Scholarship Budget continues to witness a slight decrease in its annual budget allocation from $293.6 million dollars in 2021 to $293.4 this year. Minister for Education & Human Resources Development, Lanelle Olandrea Tanangada revealed this in Parliament Thursday, when she delivered her speech during the debate of the 2022 Appropriation…
UNIVERSITY of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands Campus has ended its three (3)-day lockdown mode, Friday. As of Wednesday this week, the campus enforced a full lockdown mode as advised by the MOH (emergency unit) and was implemented for 3 days starting on the 20th to 22nd of April. This is due to a confirmed…
PEOPLE in Yandina, Russell Islands, are calling on Solomon Telekom to erect a new tower to restore communication to the islands after the tower in the area was damaged by bad weather, Monday last week. The locals told Solomon Star that the tower fell following ongoing heavy rain and strong wind in the past two…
Top United States security officials in Honiara to discuss SI-China security pact TOP United States security officials have arrived in Honiara in their efforts to force Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to scrap a security pact Solomon Islands signed with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) earlier this week. The delegation is made up of Kurt…
The Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Friday, 22nd April,2022, jointly agreed to release all first biannual 2022 grants to all schools and education authorities. The first bi-annual school grants had been withheld early this year due to the COVID-19 community transmission through…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the 2022 Budget looks good on paper but lacks the political will and inadequate funds allocated to drive important investment programs. Speaking during the 2022 Budget Debate in Parliament today, the Opposition Leader said the government is trying to do too much yet it is not reflected in the…
SIEC: Election details awaits the passing of the 2022 Budget THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has assured the people of West Kwaio Constituency that the by-election for the constituency will take place this year. In a statement, SIEC acknowledges West Kwaio constituents’ concern over the delay of West Kwaio constituency by-election. The electoral office…