SAUDI Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Economic Affairs, Saudi Ministry of Economy and Planning, Mr. Bandar Alchemies, visited the Solomon Islands Pavilion on Sunday 9th January, 2021 as part of his Government’s familiarization tour to Pacific Island Countries (PICS) attending Expo 2020 Dubai. After a brief welcome and introduction by Deputy Commissioner General and Pavilion…
THE Provincial Secretary of the Western Province likes to see that a new law enacted so provinces are fully accommodated when addressing marine safety standards. The Western Province Provincial Secretary Jeffrey Wickham told Solomon Star Gizo that currently provincial governments are mere agents that are toothless and have no mandate or jurisdiction over certain laws…
No jab, no job policy stance THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) will give the director of National Training Unit time to reconsider her decision after she formally handed in her resignation to comply with the government’s “No Jab, No Job Policy”. Mrs Curtis Kalu is the director of the National Training…
IT is important to know your health status first before getting vaccinated. This was the statement of Floyd Manata, a Solomon Islander living in Papua New Guinea who recently tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking to Solomon Star from Papua New Guinea (PNG) Mr Manata said by knowing your health status first would enable you to…
THIRTEEN youth members of Roapu Youth Group from South Malaita were rescued yesterday after their boat capsized along the coast of Ulawa Island in Makira Ulawa Province. Reports reaching Solomon Star yesterday said the incident happened yesterday morning. Three boats carrying the Roapu youth members set off one after the other for South Malaita from…
HEALTH officers in Choiseul Province have identified the remains of a human corpse found on Sunday in the sea near Taro Island to be that of a young child. Speaking to Solomon Star Gizo from Choiseul Province, an eye witness Junior Vora said around 10am on Sunday their family travelled Supizae in a 40horse power…
PATTY Maliu Greene loves the environment so much that as soon as she retired as a special education teacher in Honolulu, Hawaii, she got into her small yacht and left Hawaii. Her plan was to visit all the Pacific Island countries. 15,000kilometers later she found herself in the Solomon Islands water – that was in…
THE national government is discouraging nationals and citizens to travel out from the country overseas for a short while then return, because it is high chance for them to bring in COVID-19. Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. Jimmie Rodgers stated this when speaking during the OPMC talk back show on the national broadcaster-SIBC, Sunday. He…
THE Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) is attracting interest from Development partners that are keen to support the scheme. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) Stanley Dick Pirione said donor interest was expressed during a number of consultations last year. According to Pirione, the European Union through UNDP and…
HIGH School placement result for Form 3, Form 5 and Form 6 will likely be released on the first week of February, 2022 should everything go well. This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, Dr Franco Rodie during a Covid-19 radio talk-back show, Sunday. Dr Rodie…