查尔斯·斯特内特报道，位于霍尼亚拉的海滨道路走廊中，点克鲁兹热面包环岛与霍尼亚拉中央市场之间的道路封闭工程进展顺利，预计本周末前完成并重新开放交通，同时施工活动将转移至陆侧部分，项目将继续推进。土地与海洋连接项目（Land and Maritime Connectivity Project, LMCP）昨日发布声明称，陆侧道路改善工程是该项目最后一项重要活动，预计将完成霍尼亚拉市约4.8公里的道路，从MID-HCC环岛到白河桥。声明表示，主要工程预计在八月完成，之后将进行街灯、路标和标线等收尾工作。基础设施发展部（Ministry of Infrastructure Development, MID）代理常务秘书迈克·卡卡拉表示，部…
BY CHARLES STENNETT The Central Bank of Solomon Islands, (CBSI) and the Australian government have partnered to formally announce the commencement of the development of a Unified Quick Response, QR Code Standard Project, following the endorsement of Phase 2 of the initiative. The Project’s objective is to establish a s…
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN Solomon Star, Honiara The plea of two men charged with fraud and forgery offences has been deferred to July 29. The prosecution told the court it needed more time to finalise disclosures and properly review the evidence and charges before proceeding. The matter of Jacob Lingi and former Western Pro…
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANANSolomon Star, Honiara A 17-year-old juvenile charged with receiving property allegedly stolen during a house break-in at Tasahe A, West Honiara has had his case adjourned to July 10. That is for a pre-trial conference. The juvenile, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faces one count of receiving…
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANANSolomon Star, Honiara The judgment in a fatal traffic accident case involving an 18-year-old man has been deferred to Friday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Brian Chako is charged with causing death by reckless and dangerous driving. His matter was mentioned in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court and …
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANANSolomon Star, Honiara Moffat Konofilia, who was recently convicted of unlawful assembly in relation to the November 2021 Honiara riots, has filed a notice of appeal against his conviction. He has also been granted more time until July 27 to secure legal representation before the court determines the…
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Solomon Islands, H.E. Cai Weiming, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), Peter Kenilorea Jr, on Monday – 22nd June 2026. Ambassador Cai is among dignitaries who paid courtesy visits and held meetings wi…
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANANSolomon Star, Honiara A child neglect case involving a six-year-old child with a disability is set to proceed to trial in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court on July 6. This was after the matter came before the Honiara Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for a final interim mention. The defendant who is a mo…
by Joanne Wallis, Czes Tubilewicz SYDNEY MORNING HERALD FOREIGN affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong has described Australia’s inability to dissuade the Solomon Islands from signing a security agreement with China as the “worst failure of Australian foreign policy in the Pacific” in almost 80 years. This agreement seemingly …