CONSTRUCTION of the new Kukum Market is expected to complete early next year. Honiara City clerk Rence Sore confirmed this to Solomon Star, Tuesday. “We were actually expected to complete the building by the end of this year but that was not possible. “We are likely to complete the Market Project in the first quarter…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 30-year-old male suspect in relation to a death incident that occurred at the Island Night Club, East of Honiara on 6 November 2020. Officers at the Henderson Police Station arrested the suspect after his father…
Opposition Leader and MP for Aoke Langalanga, Hon. Matthew Wale has questioned the delay in the completion of national government accounts for purposes of auditing as required by the Constitution, the Public Finance and Audit Act, and the Public Finance Management Act. Hon. Wale is responding to reports that the most recent audited national accounts…
One of the many challenges Rural Training Centre (RTC) graduates face is the sustainability of skills and knowledge they have after the completion of their two-year skills training. This was echoed by the Director of the Solomon Islands Association of Vocational Rural Training Centres ( SIAVRTC ) Billy Mae when he handed over a small…
With the COVID-19 restrictions easing, Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia Robert Sisilo is reaching out to small and medium enterprises investing in Solomon Islands. Kokonut Pacific Australia (KPA), based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, in a joint venture with Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI) since 2004, was Mr. Sisilo’s first port of call last…
Solomon Islands Red Cross Society has received a donation of SBD$60,000.00 from QBE Insurance. This is during the National Society’s Annual Fundraising Dinner held at the Cowboys Grill Bar and Restaurant recently. Speaking in response to the donation, Solomon Islands Red Cross Society President Mr. Mockson Aáron thanked QBE Insurance for considering making the donation…
THE Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) cash payment for successful recipients will be suspended until next year, 2021. Chair of the ESP and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) McKinnie Dentana confirmed this during the talk-back show on Sunday. Dentana said given the Christmas break fast approaching, there would be a shortage…
A male driver has been charged after his vehicle collided with another vehicle at the Kola Ridge Bus Stop in East Honiara on Sunday, 13 December 2020. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Traffic Department made the arrest and charged the driver, a statement from Police Media Unit said. It is…
WESTERN Provincial capital Gizo came alive on Monday in a mass celebration by soccer fans and supporters to welcome back the 2020 Solomon Cup champions – Western Tomoko. The team left Honiara on Sunday morning and had a series of celebrations through all the Western ports from Marovo Lagoon on Sunday night until their arrival…
‘Respect our laws’ PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare has reminded the investors to comply with the business laws of the country. He made the call in his COVID-19 weekly nationwide address yesterday. The call came after the ‘Business Monitoring Joint Agencies Committee’ of Foreign Investment Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour…