Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Kirakira Police Station in Makira Ulawa Province have arrested 10 men with their age ranging from 17 to 38 years for allegedly brewing kwaso at Wainari’i Village in West Makira on 24 November 2020. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira Province Chief Superintendent Peter Sitai…
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) is concerned with the intention of the government to suspend Facebook. MASI, in a statement, has reminded government that it will be removing a basic right of all Solomon Islanders to speak or write freely. MASI, therefore, joins other stakeholders in calling on the government to reconsider its…
Purakiki 3G Tower dispute resolved TWO disputing parties in East Guadalcanal have finally reconciled following a disagreement over the construction of a Telekom 3G tower at Purakiki. The short reconciliation ceremony was held during the launching of the 3G Tower at Purakiki. The two parties included Vungana against Tetekangi and. Chief of Vungana Reginald…
THE Government is spending close to $2million in hotel costs to accommodate our students studying in the Philippines. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury McKinnie Dentana on Sunday during the weekly talk-back show over the national broadcaster. He told the show, that government is spending just over…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stated that the Multi-Purpose Hall Field Hospital poses no threat to residents nearby. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the assurance in his key-note address during the opening of the Covid-19 field hospital on Friday 27 November. Prime Minister said the government is aware of public concerns regarding the location of the…
Community leader calls for urgent investigation into hijacking of ministry by junior officers AN outspoken Community leader has called for an urgent investigation into the functions of the Ministry of Forests and Research, claiming junior officers have hijacked the work of the Commissioner of Forests. “Please institute an investigation now before it is too late,”…
THE Gold Ridge Community and Landowners Council [GRCLC] has called for an urgent review of a subsidiary agreement it signed with Gold Ridge Mining Ltd in 1996. Among other things, the agreement provides for $10 million in infrastructure community projects such as roads and water supplies over five years from 1996. That’s $2 million a…
SEGHE Rural Training Centre is a full-time Residential Training institution and is affiliated with the Solomon Islands Association of Vocational Rural Training Centre (SIAVRTC). The center is run by the United Church in Solomon Islands. Saturday of last week, the school was pleased to have received from the New Zealand Government a new workshop Classroom…
IT’S the time of the year again for pineapples to be in season and once again, Auki market in the Malaita Province has abounded with the crop. The most popular region known for farming the tropical crop is in West Kwaio where local farmers have been engaged in growing pineapple for many years. Since October,…
The Malaysian Durian tree is starting to gain popularity amongst rural farmers in Malaita province. Information reaching Solomon Star Auki said that Local Durian tree growers in West Kwara’ae have silently benefitted from the sale of durian fruits to Asian loggers in the province. Local Durian tree growers at Dioro near Dala research Centre in…