Dear Editor – I received wonderful news last week that Dr Rodgers, the former Director General for SPC is running in the elections. Not only is this exciting news but one which promises to bring new leadership for Solomon Islands. Dr Rodgers will be the best candidate for Prime Minister at a time when our…
THOUSANDS of people living far west of Guadalcanal will be cut off from the city if the government fails to pay-up $1.6 million by tomorrow. That’s after landowners who hold the Perpetual Estate (PE) title of the land the bridge was built threatened to close it unless the payment is settled. A notice issued by…
The continuing financial woes causing the hiccup to Malaita’s provincial government’s direct employees since last week has forced workers to boycott work on Tuesday. Workers told the Solomon Star that due to the continuous delay and unfulfilled promisesby the province they have to call-off all duties until their salaries are paid. “We will return to…
THE fate of the former Central Bank officer Philip Bobongi will be decided soon. The prosecution and the defence counsel have already presented their closing submissions on Monday before Justice Leonard Maina. Bobongi was accused of stealing more than $1.7 million of the bank’s muted notes. No specific date has been fixed for Bobongi’s judgment…
The High Court is currently on a two-week vacation. This means that its registry office will open only for an hour in the mornings from 9am to 10am and in the afternoon from 1pm to 2pm. A notice was pinned up at the entry of the High Court registry office informing the public of the…
TWO men have been remanded in custody for the alleged armed robbery of more than $50,000 in front of the Westpac Bank, Honiara in June this year. Michael Auga, 20, has been remanded in custody on Monday while a remand application was made for Eddie Egeta, 23, on Tuesday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. They…
A husband accused of killing his wife at Lambi, West Guadalcanal in 2009 faces judgment today, in the High Court. The case enters final judgment after closing submissions were made last week when the defence closed its case. Prosecution has called a total of five witnesses while the accused John Popoe chose to remain silent…
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies media reports that two Solomon Islands diplomats have resigned to contest in the upcoming National General Elections. But a Ministry senior executive did confirm the Solomon Islands Ambassador to Taiwan, Laurie Chan, had indeed resigned to contest the elections. He however said he has not heard nor seen any…
THE High Court has ordered the forfeiture of more than $80,000 of detained currencies that a New Caledonian couple failed to declare upon their entry into the country early this year. Prosecution has successfully lodged the application to the High Court seeking forfeiture of the detained money to the State. Justice James Apaniai having satisfied…
A new model to combat malaria in the country has been developed through a pilot early warning system that is now ready to be tested. This project (MalaClim pilot project) brings together the Solomon Islands meteorological services and the Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme that have now come up with a malaria risk outlook. This latest…