Speaker of Central Province John Bosamata is calling on Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) to unite and pursue the policies underlies goals and objectives of the province. He made the call on Monday claiming that some differences between the MPAs have slowed down progress in the work of the province. He said, province must…
USERS of the public toilet at the Central Market are now footing the cost for the renovation of the toilet by paying $5.00 per entry. This came after the Honiara City Council (HCC) was unable to meet the cost of $180, 000 incurred by the contractor to renovate the public facility. Recently the facility had…
ABOUT 20 youth ambassadors from the Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan have arrived on Monday afternoon at the Henderson International Airport in Honiara. They were being led by the Director General on Home Assignment of Asia and Pacific Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr Sung Wen-Cheng. Their visit to the country is to engage…
SUVA, (SIG) – Solomon Islands will have to invest more on its human resources to be able to be competitive in the future and the Government will embark on this goal to reduce reliance on natural resources as the country’s main revenue source. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the revelation when he met with…
EIGHT members of the Solomon Islands Artist Association (SIAA) have been confirmed to attend the upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries trade show and fair day in New Caledonia on November. Association President Barney Rooney told the Solomon Star in an interview, Tuesday, saying the eight members comprises of both male and female and they…
TWO Australian teachers who taught at Su’u Secondary about 30 years ago caught up with a former student who is now the director of LASI. These teachers have been coming back to the Solomons for the past nine years as part of the ACT 1:8 Mission to teach English phonics and reading in communities. They…
DIRECT employees of the Ministry Health and Medical Services working at the Kilu’ufi Hospital in Auki, Malaita province has staged a peaceful protest, demanding the hospital management to pay their outstanding allowances. The peaceful protest was based on the demand for payment of dirty allowances, danger allowances and special duties allowances. The protest group included…
TWO people are dead and two others in serious condition following a fatal early morning accident at Doma, West of Honiara, Monday. The dead were the male driver and a 15 year old student who was sitting at the passenger’s seat in front. Reports reaching the paper said, the accident occurred at around 7.30am after…
SOUTH Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has organised a one day cruise ship workshop at Heritage Park Hotel on Monday. Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Inbound tour operators, private sectors and stakeholders attended the workshop. SPTO Marketing Manager, Alisi Lutu who facilitated the workshop said, the aim was to look into…
PORT MORESBY, (AAP) – Seven small island nations are set for a pre-game huddle ahead of taking a do or die message to their big Pacific neighbours on climate change at official talks in Papua New Guinea this week. The issue is set to dominate the agenda at the Pacific Island Forum in Port Moresby.…