The country has recorded a further seven new cases of covid-19 bringing the total to 32 since the pandemic began in late 2019. The seven new cases included six people from the remote island of Pelau in the Malaita Outer Islands and a foreign national arriving from the Brisbane flight on Friday 17. The seven…
TEAM Solomons at the Dubai Expo 2020 has attended a highly encouraging and successful Forum on ICT and Eco-Tourism organized by the PNG Expo delegation on Friday 14 January 2022. Deputy Commissioner General Mr Dennis Marita praised Papua New Guinea Commissioner General Ambassador Joshua Kalinoe for organizing the event on the margins of the Expo.…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has thanked the People’s Republic of China and CCECC for employing and training locals under the National Stadium Project. This was in response to His Excellency Ambassador Li Ming’s statement on the progress of the National Stadium Project for next year’s Pacific Games. According to Ambassador Ming, the…
PLANS to harvest trees at Gizo’s Mile 6 area in Western Province are no longer on the agenda of the Western Provincial Government. A provincial government source told Solomon Star that last year the David Gina led provincial government planned to log the Western Provincial Government owned site to boost the provincial government finances. Following…
MORE time had been sought for the three men who crossed the border from Tasman, Papua New Guinea to Lord Howe, Malaita Outer Islands early last month to take their plea. The trio appeared in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court yesterday and their matter was further adjourned to January 24 for plea. Their lawyers from the…
TWO teenage boys have denied setting fire to the leaf hut next to the National Parliament building during the unrest in November last year. The 16-year-old and 17-year-old boys are charged with arson but pleaded not guilty to the charge on Friday last week. Having heard their not guilty plea, Chief Magistrate Emma Garo adjourned…
SOLOMON Islands now have community transmission of COVID 19 in Ontong Java after six cases are detected in Pelau Village. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced this morning (18th January 2022) that a total of seven new COVID 19 cases were diagnosed at the Molecular Laboratory bringing the total number of COVID 19 cases ever recorded…
A FAMILY in Honiara is desperately appealing to the general public for donations to meet medical expenses for three month old Israel Rovaly Katara. Baby Israel is diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) – a defect of the heart in which his two main arteries carrying blood out of his heart are switched…
Leader clarifies reports on Faumamanu meetings AN East Kwara’ae leader, Samson Kwasi has called on the M4D-MARA leaders, associates and journalists to be mindful of publishing false and fabricated information on Facebook and the Print Media to stir public resentment and causing further divisions among Malaitans. A published statement by the East Malaita Watch page…
AS the 2022 Court Year opens in Honiara this week, a call has gone out to Court administrators to ensure long running cases are prioritised for listing and hearing this year. William Gua – the agent for the Fred and Gloria Olsson’s case, which began in 2006 – said it is time some responsibility is…