Two fishermen were rescued by National Fisheries Development (NFD) fishing boat towards New Britain in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. They were on a fishing trip early Friday morning when their 15-horse powered engine encountered a mechanical problem. Reports said they were drifting towards New Britain in Papua New Guinea before a fishing boat sighted and…
GCU: The new Secretary to Cabinet Mr. Nego Sisiolo was sworn-in by the Governor General Sir David Vunagi at Government House Thursday last week. Mr Sisiolo was the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Public Service prior to taking up his new role as Sectary to Cabinet following the retirement of former STC James Remobatu.…
Acting Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Maelanga has acknowledged Santa Isabel Province for its immense contributions towards nation building prior to and after Independence. Speaking at celebrations marking Isabel Province’s 2nd Appointed Day in Honiara today, Mr Maelanga conveyed greetings to the Premier and Provincial Executive and the people of Isabel Province, saying “Past and Present…
IN the past seven years, Solomon Islands has signed three security pacts with three counties – Australia, China and Papua New Guinea (PNG). If one thinks these three security pacts or deals are enough for Solomon Islands to deal with its domestic affairs, one must prepare to accept that the country is on the brink…
PM Sogavare objects to the outcome document of the Korea-PIF leaders’ summit for its reference to ‘competing strategy to the 2050 Strategy of the Blue Pacific Continent (PM’S PRESS SEC/SOLSTAR) PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has expressed reservations on an element of the outcome Declaration of the Korea-Pacific Islands Forum Summit – the reference to competing…
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Hon. Manasseh Maelanga has rejected allegations of “conflict of interest” over the award of road maintenance contracts in East Malaita. Opposition Leader Mathew Wale in a media statement this week alleged that DPM Maelanga owns Eastern Esteem Construction Company which was awarded millions of dollars’ worth of…
THE nation’s 50 Constituencies will equally share $340 million in CDF grants this year, according to figures obtained by Solomon Star. Total CDF per constituency is $6.8M for this year.” It is unclear how much has been paid out already but it was “highly likely they [MPs] were only paid an instalment of $0.4M only,”…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare left the country today for the first-ever ‘Korea-Pacific Islands Summit’ in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) scheduled for 29-30 May 2023. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders and members across the Pacific have been invited by the ROK to attend the first multilateral summit to chart a shared course towards mutual…
THE power situation in Honiara is a result of the unavailability of four of Solomon Power’s diesel generators due to various technical issues. In a statement today, Solomon Power said it acknowledged that the current power situation in Honiara has really affected its customers’ livelihood and businesses due to the forced load shedding over the…
A NEWLY signed Memorandum of Understanding between Western Province’s Alliance for Change, Alignment and Rural Economic Advancement (ACAREA) Government and the National Government has been lauded as a ‘beacon of hope.’ The MoU was signed in Gizo on Wednesday by the head of ACAREA, Premier Billy Veo and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure…