People living in the coastlines of Auki township and parts of Malaita province fled to higher grounds on Sunday night after a second tsunami warning was issued. The tsunami was triggered by a 7.7 magnitude undersea earthquake just off Makira. Earlier on Sunday morning the first earthquake also forced many to flee their homes to…
The Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has called on the acting commissioner of police Ms Juanita Matanga to let the court to decide on the case of Walter Kola’s recent involvement in a traffic accident. MMF president Charles Dausabea said it is enough to try and blind the people of this nation about the internal investigations.…
A man accused of hurling an ignited dynamite explosive at another man at Fox Wood area in East Guadalcanal in 2012, will be standing trial today in the High Court. Mariano Besa is facing one count of attempted murder and another of criminal trespass. His trial was listed to start on Monday but was however…
Thousands flee to hilltops after earthquake, tsunami warning THOUSANDS of Honiara residents evacuated to the higher grounds after a 7.4 underwater earthquake caused havoc and fear which led a late tsunami warning. The quake struck before midnight, Sunday night. Following quake and tsunami warning men, women, children loaded up both public and private vehicles and…
The mother who allegedly buried alive her new born baby in a shallow grave last year at Kaibia, Honiara is still without a lawyer. The Public Solicitor’s Office will soon allocate a lawyer for Nelly Waitai, 34, and instructions will be obtained before May 12. Ms Waitai appeared in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court and her…
The ruling on the voir dire hearing (trial within a trial) on the former Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) employee who allegedly stole more than a million dollars of muted notes from the Bank has been deferred. This was because the presiding judge is not available as he is currently on medical leave. He…
The Fiji Football Association has confirmed the dates and venue for the 2014 Vodafone Fiji FACT which is the first of the three local tournaments. The Association’s chief executive Bob Kumar said the group stage will be played on June 20-22 and the semifinals, final on June 28-29. Fiji FA also revealed that Ratu Cakobau…
NATIONAL squad member Abid Hussain was disqualified from the Srixon Cleveland Fiji Amateur Stroke Play Championship at the Natadola Bay Championship course on Sunday. This is after Hussain signed off his card with a wrong score. National Golf Association of Fiji secretary Amitesh Chandra in consultation with Golf Australia made the decision to disqualify Hussain…
Experienced Wellington Phoenix duo Stein Huysegems and Leo Bertos both announced yesterday that they will be leaving the A-League club. Bertos, 32, has had an injury-interrupted season after becoming a fan favourite on joining the Phoenix in 2008 and playing 127 times for the club. Huysegems, 31, has been with the club for the past…
FIJI dropped a spot in the latest FIFA rankings released this week. The national men’s team is now ranked 182. Fiji has not played any international matches since the Oceania Nations Cup in the Solomon Islands and the friendlies against the Fair Play Brazil team in 2012. Fiji dropped to 191 in June last year…