LEADER of the Opposition Mathew Wale’s debate on the “speech from the throne” motion hit hard on the prime minister causing exchanges of words on the floor of the parliament, Wednesday. Wale started off his debate by echoing the freedom of speech sentiments and stated that his office takes their role and mandate very seriously…
FUNDRAISING efforts towards the bushfire victims of Australia by people in Makira Ulawa Province and those from the province in Honiara have raised more than $60,000. The Honiara-based Makira-Ulawa Bushfire Fundraising Committee in its two fundraising drives raised more than $30,000, the first one on March 7 raised $20,000 and on March 15, it raised…
A MAN who was arrested for selling watermelons last month in front of the Talon shop at Point Cruz has been fined $800 on Wednesday afternoon. John Mark was sentenced following his conviction after a trial on one count of hawking in a public place. This is an offence under the Honiara City Council (HCC) ordinance.…
Development Services Exchange (DSE) calls upon all its member NGO organizations in the Solomon Islands to suspend any international travel plans in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. It continues to spread quickly and widely around the world. The Solomon Islands Government has placed…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has called on all Solomon Islanders to remain calm to work together with the government in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Prime Minister Sogavare said together we could overcome adversities such as the COVID-19 pandemic and prove our resilience and ability to move our country forward.…
HCC ACTS ON VIRUS By ESTHER NURIA HONIARA City Council (HCC) schools will take an early holiday break starting Monday as fears of the coronavirus set in. The decision comes as the first sample of one of the three suspected cases the Ministry of Health sent to Australia last week was proven negative. In a public…
No confirm COVID -19 case in Solomon Islands Results of the first suspected Coronavirus case of Solomon Islands sent to Australia is Negative. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health Mrs. Pauline McNeil says,” The public can now rest assured that the results of the first suspected case is negative with no detection of…
THE wharf construction underway at Selwyn bay in Ugi island is not the Makira Ulawa provincial (MUP) government wharf as reported on Sunday Star newspaper on Sunday by Mr. George Atkin from Kirakira. Member of Parliament (MP) for Ulawa-Ugi William Bradford Marau said the wharf is a national government-funded project intended for the constituency. “The…
The Government of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) has agreed to fund all the major sporting facilities for the 2023 Pacific Games (PG). In a media press conference on Tuesday, the Head of Chinese Embassy Taskforce, Yao Ming has announced that the Chinese Government has agreed to fund the major projects for the 2023…
SOLOMON Islands nationals in Canada are safe to-date with no reported cases of Coronavirus affecting them. That’s according to Solomon Islands Honorary Consul General to Canada Ashwant Dwivedi. “We are in difficult times,” Dwivedi told the Solomon Star last night. “I urge Solomon Islanders to keep Canada and Canadians in their prayers,” he added. “After…