The stakeholders consultation meeting on “East Rennell, World Heritage site in Danger (Solomon Islands)” will take place in Sanya (China) from 1 to 2 February 2016. The meeting is organised by the International Centre on Space Technology for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) which is a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, and…
University of the South Pacific (USP) in Honiara has come under fire after one of its staff allegedly refused to assist a student with disability. Edwin Babanisi, who is blind by disability, is studying law at USP’s Laucala campus in Fiji. He took his frustration of being unfairly treated by a female USP staff to…
Guadalcanal Provincial Education Authority will sponsor more than 200 students to study at Solomon Islands National (SINU) through its provincial scholarship board. In their efforts to build the province’s human resource capacity, the province for the first time initiated a sponsorship program and injected millions of dollars to sponsor tertiary students wishing to undertake study…
Fataleka constituent John Talo is calling on the Constituency Development Officer for Fataleka constituency, George Abana, to explain how constituency funds are used in 2015. These include Agriculture Funds, Forestry Fund (downstream processing and reforestation), and Church Fund allocation of $200,000. Talo said there is nothing on ground to prove that funds are being used…
A man in his 50s has been found dead on Friday night the Florence Young School junction at Kukum, east Honiara. He was from Malaita. The Sunday Star was told the elderly man had been selling fish and chips earlier that night along the Kukum Highway to night club goers. “He was on his way…
CONSTITUENTS of Central Kwara’ae, Malaita Province, have called on their MP Jackson Filaua to explain why he had only provided assistance to certain communities while the rest of the people have been left high and dry. The concern was raised following recent distribution of roofing iron to residents of Fulisango community, about 10 kilometers from…
A NEW group of Japanese volunteers undertook pijin classes in Honiara last week. The six young volunteers are here to serve in various fields across the country. Part of their orientation is to learn the pijin to enable them communicate with Solomon Islanders during their tenure of service, This week, the group visited various sites…
THE Japanese government through its Honiara embassy in Honiara has extended its funding assistance to Pirupiru Community High School, Ulawa Island, and Makira Ulawa province. The grant assistance worth $362,720 SBD will help fund construction of two new staff houses. Japanese ambassador, Kenichi Kimiya officially signed and handed over cheque for the project, last Friday.…
THE PRESIDENT of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Sir Thomas Chan has urged national leaders to stop arguing amongst them but settle issues and move the country forward. Sir Thomas made the call following heated debates over the media among national elected leaders, civil society and even the public over the recent $3 million controversial…
NAZAR Gold Company, a subsidiary of Nazar Investment companies, has been accused of dishonesty in its business dealings. Polish national, Pawel Misiec, displayed to the Solomon Star, a written cheque leaf for the sum of $20,000-00 issued to him by Nazar Gold, which he claimed was dishonoured by Bank South Pacific because of insufficient funds…