BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUSTRALIAN High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod Hilton and Premier of Malaita province Martin Fini signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin work on the Malu’u market project. The MOU was signed on Monday…
Australia hands over community projects in Malaita, MOU signed for Maluu market BY SAMIE WAIKORI Australia’s high commission this week has been busy handing over completed community projects in Malaita province and signing a memorandum of understanding for the $15million…
BY BEN BILUA ONE of the iPads which were stolen onboard a sailing boat owned by a German sailor has been retrieved by police. Police handed over the iPads yesterday to Hilde Larsen yesterday at Gizo Hotel. According to a…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA MEMBER of Parliament for Hograno Katova Kia Havulei Constituency and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Jeremiah Manele has admitted on the floor of Parliament that it was not possible to address all projects due to…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA OPPOSITION Leader Mathew Wale has called on the Government to prioritize its resources to speed up the Federal Government system. Mr Wale said he noted the reasons and difficulties highlighted by the Prime Minister about the delay,…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE proposed date for the Solomon Island Government 2024 scholarship intake is scheduled for June this year. This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development Dr Franco Rodie in…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Malaita’s new government has promised to deliver its 11th hour multi-million dollar project, which encompasses many small projects for the communities. These national projects centre on infrastructure sector and if implemented, would put Malaita province higher in…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Solomon Star newspaper and veteran journalist Alfred Sasako have lost a $75,000 defamation case to former Customs Comptroller Jim Sutton. High Court ruled on March 24, 2023 that Solomon Star and Mr Sasako were guilty of…
MEHRD waits for ‘cheques to be ready’ before paying SIG students their dues BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Allowances from last year are yet to be paid to Government sponsored students at the local university SINU and rural training centres. The…
BY BEN BILUA THE recent COVID-19 pandemic had claimed 19 victims and infected more than 3,000 people in Western Province, says Western Province’s Director of Health and Medical Services. Dickson Boara said the situation was very challenging, however, he acknowledged…
