The landowner trustees of Abarafi Ano customary land have accused officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Auki of unlawful arrest. A representative of the Abrafi Ano raised a complaint through the local media stating that Auki RSIPF officers have unlawfully arrested two of their representatives and locked them up for 24 hours…
THE much-awaited second repatriation flight to airlift our stranded students in Manila, Philippines is all set for tomorrow, 24th of November. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) Collin Beck confirmed this during the weekly talk-back show on Sunday. Mr. Beck said selected people for the flight have already been…
SISTERS DULCIENEA AND DAISY ONAHANIKENI JOIN THEIR ELDERS IN MAPPING OUT THEIR FUTURE IN WEST AREA’RE THEIR elders probably did not think much about them being there. But Dulcinea and her younger sister, Daisy Onahikeni made sure of it they are part of the unfolding West Are A’re Constituency history. The sisters were part of…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, the Honourable Jeremiah Manele joins Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in conveying the heartfelt condolence from the government and people of Solomon Islands’ to the family of the late H.E. Dr. Balavu and to the Government and people of Papua New Guinea for the passing away of Papua…
The pioneers of Bachelor in Accounting and Business Entrepreneurship (BA) at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) have been awarded their certificates in a private ceremony at the SINU Tourism complex on Friday 20 November 2020. A total of 55 students have graduated with BAs in Accounting whilst 9 with BAs in Business Entrepreneurship. Speaking…
The abandonment of the tuna cannery in Tulagi By SAMSON SADE SOLOMON Taiyo Limited was used to be a premier employment venture that attracted workers from the four corners of the Solomon Islands. With its cannery at Tulagi in the Central Islands Province, the location couldn’t be far from ideal. The deeper sheltered waters…
SOME 122 Solomon Islands’ students would be making their way to China soon to study in universities there. The number includes 91 students who were transferred from Taiwanese universities last year. In preparing them for their new environment, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Solomon Islands last Thursday held a virtual dialogue…
Efona wins Central Honiara Constituency seat ALFRED Efona, the man who ousted the 2019 winner of the Central Honiara Constituency through an election petition earlier this year, has won the seat. Solomon Islands Chief Electoral Officer, Jane Waetara, was due to declare the result last night. Efona never looked back by the time batches…
ATM customers of Bank South Pacific in Auki have expressed their frustration about a local moneylender who usually takes other customer’s time to do withdrawals at the ATM machines. Information reaching the Solomon star office in Auki alleged that the local moneylender usually spends long hours at the machines. “He is lending money to borrowers at…
The return of 106 students and their family members this week from Fiji was made possible through the cooperation and partnership between the Solomon Islands Government and the Solomon Islands Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Pacific Office in Suva, Fiji. The IFRC team coordinated and facilitated…