A family is living in fear following a weekend incident at Tuvaruhu in which a man, armed with a brush knife, allegedly went on a rampage, destroying banana and other plants around the family house. Kennedy Kwailobae – a crew member on the East Kwaio Constituency Landing Craft, Gulatatae 1, told Solomon Star yesterday the…
CHAIR of the National Hosting Authority (NHA) of the Sol2023 South Pacific Games, Dr. Jimmie Rodgers clarified that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) stadium funded project is a grant, not a loan. He made the clarification in response to social media claiming that the stadium is not a gift but it’s a concessional loan…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has confirmed that $10 million from the recently passed supplementary budget has been for the Auki Town Road. Prime Minister Sogavare made the confirmation to Malaita Province Premier, Martin Fini in a meeting in the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday. The meeting saw the discussion of a wide-range of governance issues and…
PM Sogavare speaks of Solomon Islands nationhood journey as one taken by faith from Great Britian on the part of the country’s pioneers PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has described the journey taken by the country’s nationhood pioneers to be granted sovereign statehood as a journey of faith. He highlighted this in his national reflection during…
Honiara together with other Pacific regional governments stand by their initial call on Tokyo to postpone its decision to dump radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean as IAEA gives Tokyo the go-ahead SOLOMON Islands Government (SIG) yesterday declared its ongoing concern about the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report endorsing Japan’s plan to release radioactive…
Thousands of people turned up at Lawson Tama this morning to be part of celebrations marking the country’s 45th Independence Anniversary. Focusing his address on the theme of this year’s celebrations- “Rising above and overcoming challenges as one people, Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare begun by recalling a number of major challenges Solomon Islands has…
Seven new vehicles valued at about two million Solomon Islands dollars were handed over to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today 6 July 2023 at Rove police headquarters. The latest seven X-trail vehicles are a gift from the people of Australia which were facilitated by the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and Australian…
THE SINU Management has taken decisive action against the five staff members who were suspended 14 days ago following an investigation into suspected activities aimed at defrauding the university. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Transform Aqorau said “the charges of gross misconduct have been brought against the Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) Dean of the Faculty of Nursing,…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has today received a courtesy visit from the French Republic non- resident ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Jean- Baptiste Jeangene Vilmer. Ambassador Vilmer discussed a number of issues with the Prime Minister and the areas covered include bilateral relations, development cooperation, climate change and environment, maritime security, regional cooperation, Tourism…
SOLOMON Islanders living in New Zealand are celebrating the 2023 Solomon Islands Language week this week. The theme for the event is, “Lanem langus blo iu, mekem iu savve long kalsa blo iu” which in English means “Learn your language to know your cultures.” The event commenced on Monday with an opening devotion and was…