THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) plans to introduce locally made fruit snacks onboard Solomon Airlines flights. Thats according to MAL Permanent Secretary Dr Samson Viulu. In an interview, he said MAL had been discussing this idea with the Chairman of the Solomon Airlines Board Frank Wickham and he has agreed on the idea. …
TWO young men who confessed to breaking into a house at Tasahe B in West Honiara in April and stealing properties worth $56,000 have been sentenced to 14 months in prison. Ron Mewa, 19, and Jack Junior Haikiu, 21, were sentenced after they pleaded guilty to the charge of House Breaking and Felony. The defendant…
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), Dr Luke Forau has emphasized the crucial role of research in supporting the development of government policies. Dr Forau was speaking at the opening of the inaugural CBSI–Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)–Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA) Joint Workshop at the Heritage Park Hotel on Wednesday.…
Twenty-five education sector leaders from across Solomon Islands are attending a Change Leadership course at the University of Newcastle, Australia, supported by the Australian Government. Training participants include senior officials from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), Provincial Education Providers from all nine provinces, representatives from the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP),…
Buala police is calling on those who intend to operate bottle shops in the province to obtain a liquor license from the Isabel Provincial Government Revenue Payment Unit (IPGRPU) through its application process before operation. The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi, said the call has come about when a huge…
Buala police have arrested eight suspects during an investigation operation on Hograno, Katova, Kia, and Havulei (HKKH) constituencies in Isabel province recently. The nine-day investigation operation was targeted for new reported cases during the month of October 2024. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi, said a total of eight new cases…
The Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) today, Thursday 7th November officially signed an agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption for ordinary passports holders from both countries to travel freely. The signing ceremony between the Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka, and PRC Ambassador, His Excellency Cai Weiming…
IT has emerged that a Caretaker Cabinet approved the DOCA deal with Hall Chadwick liquidators in February 2024 – just two months before the joint elections in April this year. By then, the DCGA government – under the leadership of Manasseh Sogavare – was already in a caretaker mode after the 11th Parliament rose on 31…
A ROTARY club in Australia has donated a number of vital triage medical diagnostic kits to the Western Provincial Gizo Hospital. The donated kits worth thousands of dollars were personally delivered by Colin Scobie Redcliffe Sunrise Rotary Club Vice President to the hospital administration on Friday 1 November. The kits were received by the Western Provincial Health Director Dr Dickson…
THE radiography service at the Gizo Hospital in the Western Provincial Capital is currently out of service due to technical issues with its only x-ray machine. This was confirmed to Solomon Star by the Western Provincial Health Director Dr Dickson Boara on Friday. “Yes, the x-ray machine is not working at the moment,” he said briefly when asked by…