SEVENTY-THREE year old Ronald Bula is from Niuole community in Central Rannogah, Western Province. For months he had been pushing to achieve the ‘No Open Defecation’ (NOD) status of his community. On December 18, 2024 he was amongst the community members who cheerfully celebrated this achievement. The father of eight children was extremely excited and…
Heavy showers over the weekend had resulted in the Maranatha Hall and Solomon Islands Mission (SIM) compound of the SDA Church in East Honiara being inundated with flood waters. The country over the weekend experienced heavy showers. Since Saturday night and well into Sunday morning parts of Honiara was also affected which had resulted in…
The Mines and Minerals Board has cancelled the Prospecting License (PL) of Gold Ridge Mining Limited for its operations at Mt. Vunusa, Central Guadalcanal. The decision was conveyed in a letter to Mr. Gao, Managing Director of Gold Ridge Mining Ltd., on December 9, 2024. The letter, signed by the Minister of Mines, Energy, and…
A one day cocoa training was successfully conducted last week in Vutu village, GPPOL 1, which focused on Cocoa Establishment Rehabilitation and Quality Assurance. Training was requested by the village’s newly established association called “Purple Gold Farmers Association.” Association’s participants of the training were about 20 plus and were mixed-young people, men and women who…
A minor mishap involving Landing Craft (LC) Fair King caused significant damage to a newly renovated PT109 seafront building in Gizo, Western Province, just days before its scheduled reopening. The incident occurred around 6pm on Tuesday evening, 24th December when the landing craft, owned by Marovo Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Chacha Bule Amoi, misjudged…
FOR months the National Referral Hospital (NRH) Labour Ward has run out of vital maternal care items forcing pregnant mothers to pay for their own at private pharmacies. Reports reaching the Solomon Star claimed, the situation had prompted nurses to advise mothers admitted at the Labour Ward to buy these items from pharmacies. Laboring mothers…
The defeat of the Constituent Assembly Meeting Amendment Bill 2024 during the Parliament session recently, has sparked disagreement among Western Province leaders and citizens , with concerns raised over absenteeism and dissenting votes. Two Members of Parliament (MPs) abstained, three voted against the bill, and a notable 14 MPs did not attend to vote. The…
MALAITA Province Youth Council President Philip Subu has expressed strong support for the Digital Village Initiative (DVI) Project at Namobaula in Central Kwara’ae. Mr. Subu made the comments during the official launch of the DVI Project at Namobaula last week. The agriculture-oriented initiative aims to empower rural farmers by providing digital access to agricultural information,…
The Disabled People’s Association of Solomon Islands (DPASI) has been and is doing inclusive work in communities in the country, in order to reach out to other people with special needs outside of Honiara. DPASI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Casper Fa’asala said some recent programs include eight poultry projects in Auki that was delivered last…
SOLOMON Water announces new tariffs effective 1 January 2025. According to Solomon Water, this is to reflect the rising costs of producing and supplying water. The new water price will be $10.43 per kL for domestic customers for the first 15 kL, while for commercial customers a water price of $40.73 will apply for the…