MALAITA Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day celebration officially commenced in Auki yesterday with a vibrant display of cultural activities and mini-trade show. This five day event marks an opportunity for the people of the country’s most populous province to showcase their rich traditions and ethnic diversity. The celebration commenced with a remarkable display of traditional…
GOVERNOR GENERAL Reverend David Tiva Kapu has urged citizens to work diligently and refrain from depending on Members of Parliament for handouts. Reverend Kapu made this appeal during his Traditional Speech from the Throne, marking the opening of the 2nd Meeting of the 12th Parliament, Monday. “We must work hard to earn our living,” Reverend…
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will begin scrutinizing the “2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill” in Parliament as of Tuesday. Chairman Gordon Darcy Lilo confirmed this while contributing to the Special Adjournment motion moved by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele on Monday. The motion allows the PAC to call witnesses to testify on the bill and permits the…
Importers, unlicensed wharves targeted in gov’t crackdown on the entry of illegal and unwanted goods into the country as the gov’t works to address severe revenue loss through lack of proper checking on unloaded imported goods at sufferance wharves THE Government has trained its guns on importers and owners of unlicensed wharves in a major…
SOLOMON Islands Government has signed a deal with the Government of India in the area of health cooperation last week. The Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai and the Indian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Shri Inbasekar Sundaramurthi signed this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which focused on health cooperation at the…
SIKAIANA Atoll in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) in Malaita Province is facing imminent threats from climate change. A chief from Sikaiana, Leonard Semaru told the Solomon Star from Sikaiana over the weekend that people are on the island are living in fear amidst ongoing sea-level rise, which is affecting their daily survival. Chief Semaru…
The Guadalcanal Province (GP) through the Provincial Assembly has officially established a ‘State Government Office’ as part of its plan to transition into a state government by 2026. This significant move was announced by Guadalcanal Premier Willie Atu during the celebration of Guadalcanal Province’s 40th Second Appointed Day at DC Park in Central Guadalcanal Constituency…
AFTER establishing diplomatic relations with Solomon Islands more than two years ago, the Republic of Serbia’s first Ambassador has presented his letter of credence to the Governor General Reverend David Tiva Kapu on Friday. His Excellency (H.E) Rade Stefanovic was in the country to present the credentials at the Government House. In receiving his letter of credence,…
India’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Shri Inbasekar Sunaramuthi, paid a final courtesy call on Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele this week as he prepares to leave for his new posting on August 15th. During the interim, First Secretary Ravindra Nath will serve as the Acting High Commissioner. In his farewell meeting, Mr. Sunaramuthi expressed his…
THE High Court has withdrawn the petition filed against Morris Toiraena, Member of Parliament for East Honiara. This decision followed an application filed by the petitioner, Peter Bubulu, and his lawyer Billy Titiulu, who sought to withdraw the petition due to insufficient evidence. Mr Bubulu, one of the candidates in the national joint elections in…