DEAR EDITOR – Watch out Solomons! There is a new brand of football or soccer as is popularly known now generally being played in Brasil at the World Cup. It is a blend of rugby, Aussie rules, and the little that is left of soccer as we are used to playing. The new brand I…
DEAR EDITOR – Renbel Province is amongst the least developed provinces in the country. However, least educated members dominating the assembly had made the situation even worse as most colleagues believe. Besides lacking of knowledge and proper understanding on regulations and procedures, they corrupted and diverted most public funds include the PCDF projects, yet always…
JOHN Poloso, 47, was jailed yesterday for two and half years for his part in the $10 million scandal uncovered in the Ministry of Health and Medical Service last year. He became the first accused to be jailed for his part in the scandal. Poloso pleaded guilty to two counts of false pretences. The Magistrates…
DEAR EDITOR – I would like to convey my acknowledgement to each and every one of you for the sympathy and condolence message given to me and family over the passing away of our beloved daughter Late Macrina Sasa on the 1/5/14. It is now a month since she had left us and we still…
POLICE have called on run-away convict and accused murderer, Edmond Sae to surrender himself up and be given a fair trial. Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Alfred Uiga made the call in an interview with Solomon Star. Sae was accused of gunning down former Police Commissioner and Peace Councillor, Sir Frederick Soaki in February 2003.…
A NEW trial date has been fixed yesterday for the case of five men who are facing various charges in relation to the alleged ransacking of a logging camp in Isabel in 2012. This was after the first trial date scheduled for this week was vacated due to their lawyer being engaged in another trial.…
POLICE say they arrested a man in his 20’s in relation to an incident, which resulted in the unlawful wounding of his girl-friend at Mataniko settlement over the weekend. Police investigation revealed that the incident occurred from a love relationship between the suspect and victim, which led to the female receiving wounds to parts of…
THE man who allegedly attempted to rape his 12-year-old niece last year has been released on bail yesterday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. The court has granted him a $1,000 cash bail with strict bail conditions that restricted him to make contact with the victim or her family, to leave Honiara town boundary and he…
Prosecution will be serving summon to an alleged rapist to appear in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court on July 8. The 41-year-old man is facing one count of rape where he was accused of raping a 14 year-old girl at a village in Aola, Northeast Guadalcanal in 2012. He did not turn up yesterday and his…
THE case of involving the more than $1.2 million obtained through the sale of fake gold bars is still before the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. No date has been fixed as of yet for the full trial after voir dire was completed on the case of one of the accused, Jeffery Iro early this year. The…