THE University of the South Pacific (USP) is staging its annual open day program throughout today, Tuesday 1st October at its new campus located at King George area, East Honiara. The USP Open Day is an important event in the university’s calendar as it marks the beginning of a comprehensive process that familiarises students with the…
Eye Care Nurses and Doctors will next week participate in the Annual National Eye Conference in Honiara which is expected to bring together more than 40 eye care workers from the provinces and the regional eye centre as well as a handful of provincial non-communicable diseases coordinators. The four day conference provides a platform for all eye…
SOLOMON Islands and 123 other United Nations member states have voted in favor of a resolution demanding that Israel ‘brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence’ in what the UN perceives as the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The resolution voted on at the 10th emergency special session on 18 September 2024 recorded 124 Nations in…
THE Supervising Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare has lauded the People’s Republic of China’s 75-year national journey as one of remarkable progress, resilience and unmatched achievement that has impacted positively on development at the global stage. Sogavare was speaking at the joint celebration of China’s 75th anniversary of its founding…
ABOUT 67 new portable sawmills have been handed over by the Japanese Government to the Ministry of Forestry and Research on Friday. The handing over ceremony was held at the Value-Added Timber Association (VATA) at Henderson in Central Guadalcanal last Friday. The Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki officiated in the ceremony. The…
Lambi Community High School (CHS) in West Guadalcanal took delivery of a newly constructed classroom worth $2million. It was jointly funded by the Australian and New Zealand governments in partnership with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) through the Education Sector Support Program. The program is part of taking a…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele will officially commission the Solomon Islands first embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) this morning, UAE local time. The country’s new embassy in UAE is manned by Cornelius Walegarea, a former deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade. He told Solomon Star online that…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki police station raided beer outlets and kwaso (homebrew) during a snap operation on Thursday 26 September 2024. During the snap operation police have checked five illegal beer outlets in West Kwara’ae and confiscated a good number of carton beers. The police raid includes seven Kwaso…
A 21-year-old male suspect have been arrested for a grievous harm incident at Kilufii area, Malaita on Friday, 27 September 2024. Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki police station carried out the arrest. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa said, “The suspect was arrested after several police attempts…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele left the country on Friday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). PM Manele will be in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE, to participate in the opening of the country’s firstever embassy. UAE has become one of our important bilateral partners, and we share areas of common interests. The opening…