The Solomon Star is a Solomon Islands daily, English language[1] newspaper, launched on 25 May 1982. It is produced by the Solomon Star Company, whose owner, publisher and director was Father John Lamani, who served until his death in 2012.[2][3] Lamani was also one of the paper's co-founders.[1] The newspaper's editor, as of 2004[update], is Ofani Eremae.[4] In 2023, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project reported that the Solomon Star received almost $US140,000 from the Chinese government in return for pledges to "promote the truth about China's generosity and its true intentions."[5]
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Owner(s) | News Corp |
Founded | 25 May 1982 |
Website | www |
References
edit- ^ a b "Media couple show the new confidence in the Solomons" Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, Islands Business
- ^ "Noted Solomon Islands publisher dies". Radio New Zealand International. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Solomon Star celebrates bi-centennial anniversary" [sic], Solomon Times, May 28, 2007
- ^ "Solomon Star Editor Named ACP Press Attache"[permanent dead link ], Pacific Magazine, January 31, 2008
- ^ Carreon, Bernadette; Belford, Audrey (30 July 2023). "Solomon Islands Newspaper Promised to "Promote China" in Return for Funding". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
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