AUSTRALIA will be funding the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Training Centre to be established in Honiara at the price tag of AUD190Million. Australia’s policing support to Solomon Islands follows the request made by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele in 2024 during his discussions with his Australian counterpart Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for assistance from…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), with technical support from the World Health Organisation (WHO), commenced a two-day a workshop on Digital Health Strategy for Solomon Islands 2025-2029. Health Programme Directors, Provincial Health Directors, Programme Managers and other health partners from the Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, United Nations International…
THE Baegu-Asifola Senior High School has welcomed all students in and around Honiara City and the country at large to enroll at the school for the 2025 academic year. Located on Mount Austin, outside of Honiara City, the newly established Baegu-Asifola Constituency-owned school, which commenced operation in 2024, is offering spaces for Forms 4 and…
THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has reaffirmed its commitment to several USAID-funded projects aimed at improving infrastructure and services in the province. The projects include the Gwaigeo Access Road Rehabilitation, Gwaigeo Factory, Auki Fisheries Cold Storage, and the Ada Koa Cold Storage and Mini-Grid Energy. Although these projects were announced several years ago, they are…
(NBC PNG) – NEXT month, all Pacific Island fisheries ministers will gather in Honiara, Solomon Islands, to push forward discussions aimed at mobilising fisheries resources across the region. This was announced by Prime Minister James Marape following his return from Palau last Friday. Prime Minister Marape said the upcoming meeting reflects a strategic initiative…
DESPITE facing social and economic challenges, Malaita Province continues to benefit from its strong partnership with the national government and its development partners in its pursuit of economic development. Malaita Elijah Asilaua highlighted this ongoing collaboration at the 2024/2025 Revised Budget Meeting in Auki last week. He said these benefits are the result of a…
THE country’s legal fraternity yesterday celebrated the opening of the 2025 Legal year at the High Court premises after having had an ‘eventful’ 2024 Legal Year. The event started off with the mounting of a Guard of Honour by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in front of the High Court. The Guard of…
MORE medical students who had secured admission to study at the School of Medicine in Samoa and Papua New Guinea have been left out of the 2025 Solomon Islands Government (SIG) scholarship awards administered by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD). MEHRD has highlighted to the students that there are no scholarships…
THE high failure rate of students in schools right across the country have raised concerns amongst educators, parents, and community leaders and they attribute this to the erosion of teacher commitment, erosion of the education system and erosion of cultural values. Speaking to Solomon Star, many parents highlighted issues within the teaching profession, including under-qualified…
Officials from the Ministry of Health (MHMS) and the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) successfully conducted a joint visit to the eastern end of the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara to explore opportunities for possible joint Private Public Partnership (PPP) deal to improve health care services. The visit was conducted Monday this week.…