By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands welcomed three global powers in recent days. This after Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi made the first historical tour to the country for the first time in the history on Sunday. On Monday, China International…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The United States delegation to Solomon Islands has explained the AUKUS partnership as providing security for the Indo-Pacific region. National security council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, Dr Kurt Campbell, who led a delegation on a one-day…
BY BEN BILUA PREMIER of Western Province says state government is not negotiable but is a must for Western Province. Billy Veo made the statement in response to questions thrown to him during the Assembly Meeting on Monday. He said…
BY BEN BILUA The national government has compensated members of Western province’s former executive. The Minister’s Ministry of Provincial Government’s decision to dissolve the previous Western Provincial Assembly last year has cost the government huge money in compensation payments. This…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE Malaita New Government for Fundamental Redirection (MNGFR) says the province has lost an estimated $185 million worth of approved projects due to former government MARA’s isolation policy. New premier of Malaita, Martin Fini announced this recently.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Parliament is expected to start its first sitting for this year around April. This after the Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet receives the bills from the ministries. Special Secretary to Prime Minister, Albert Kabui confirmed this…
BY NED GAGAHE & IRWIN ANGIKI The United States embassy has refuted Solomon Star’s front-page story claiming the US was behind an assassination plot on Prime Minister Sogavare. Spokesman for the embassy, Damian Wampler describes the report as ‘outrageous’ and…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI MALAITA Provincial Assembly expects to pass its 2022/2023 revised budget of $25,292, 482 by the end of the week. Full assembly meeting took place yesterday in Auki to debate the revised budget – similar to the budget…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE new government of Malaita has announced it will reconcile with the national government. Malaita New Government for Fundamental Redirection (MNGFR) Premier Martin Gaote’e Fini announced this during his budget speech yesterday. He said it is part…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI A Malaita provincial government delegation is in Honiara for talks with government agencies on areas of capacity strengthening for the province. The four-man team is led by Deputy Premier Joe Hero’au. They include provincial minister for finance,…
