A FORMER bank officer yesterday testified she received money on three occasions from the former Central Bank employee Philip Bobongi who is facing criminal charges. Christina was giving evidence in the trial involving the theft of more than $1 million of muted notes from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. The former CBSI currency officer…
TRIAL on the case of the former Central Bank employee (CBSI) who allegedly stole more than a million dollars of muted notes from the Bank continues, in the High Court. The trial has started with a voir dire hearing in late March followed by a long adjournment as the presiding judge was on sick leave.…
THE Joint Civil Society Groups & Concerned Citizens (JCSG & CC) strongly calls on Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo to honour promises and commitments made by his government to provinces and people. The group’s interim chairman Barnabas Henson said Mr Lilo must honour promises given the very little time left to fulfil his obligations as…
A HIGH Court judge yesterday found the man on trial for the rape of a disabled girl at Ranongga, Western Province, guilty of the offence. Justice Stephen Pallaras delivered his judgment shortly after the closing submission during a high court circuit in Gizo, Western Province. The short hearing was held on Tuesday and heard evidences…
CHURCHES in the Solomon Islands have been challenged to address the worsening situation of corruption permeating all aspect of its societal affairs. In opening a three day church conference on Rethinking the Household of God in Honiara, Anglican Church of Melanesia Archbishop David Vunagi said corruption had left a paralysing impact on the ability of…
WESTERN Province’s director of health Dr Gregory Jilini has denied reports Seghe Mini Hospital in Marovo has run out of basic medication. A mother from the area, Endu Luiramo, told the Solomon Star yesterday they went to the hospital on Monday with their babies but were told medicines have run out. “Monday is normally post-natal…
THE Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) yesterday explains that their accusation of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) was misunderstood by Duran Angiki. MMF’s media officer Henry Daukalia said if Mr Angiki understands what MMF had been vocal about, he would have responded accurately. Mr Angiki, in a widely circulated article, said accusation and…
FLASH flood victims say they still have hopes that the Minister of Lands will live up to his promise to resettle them on government land in Honiara. Chairman of those who used to live at Mbokonavera school evacuation centre, Charles Ketea, said what’s in everyone’s mind now is when they will move to the land…
FLOOD victims say they cannot move out from the FOPA village evacuation centre until the government resettles them on land it promised to them. The government plans to close down the FOPA village centre as well as Rove centre by June 15. But spokesman for the victims Charles Ketea said they will not vacate the…
REPRODUCTIVE health workers, volunteers, and coordinators planned to team up to prevent Gender Based Violence. This was discussed during their five-day training last week. Reproductive health workers say they wanted to prevent sexual violence against young girls and women in crisis. Ministry of Health adolescent health national programme coordinator Nancy Pego said victims need to…