TWO former employees of Punjas Solomon Limited who stole cartons of cooking oil from the company have been sentenced to four months imprisonment yesterday. This followed the guilty pleas entered by Eric Ramo and John Liuga on a previous court appearance to the charge of larceny by servant. Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi when handing down…
A NEW eye centre is set to open in Honiara on 22 July, providing free eye care to all Solomon Islanders. A collaboration between the governments of Solomon Islands and New Zealand, with eye care charity The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, the centre will have a significant impact on avoidable blindness in the country. Lead…
THE pre-trial conference on the case of the former provincial police commander of Guadalcanal Daniel Hunikera has been further adjourned to tomorrow. The court heard that the pre-trial conference documents were already sent to the defence counsel and he is yet to make a response. The hearing was supposed to take place yesterday but since…
NO date has been fixed for the ruling of the appeal case which Sumitomo Ltd lodged, challenging last year’s High Court ruling of its case against Axiom Mining Ltd. The two weeks hearing before the Court of Appeal completed on Friday last week in the High Court. It was heard by a three-panel judge –…
THE newly constructed Auki police station will be officially opened today. This was confirmed by the Malaita Provincial police Commander (PPC) in Auki Alfred Uiga yesterday. Mr Uiga said, the police officials in Honiara, Malaita Provincial Government officials, local chiefs, Church leaders and community leaders are expected to attend the event today. Guests from Honiara…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has urged participants in the inaugural Solomon Islands Government Ocean Summit to be open about the problems the country faces in achieving the goal of protecting its ocean and marine lives. The one-day summit organised by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology and…
JAPAN is deepening its engagement with Solomon Islands with the visit this week in Honiara of Tatsuya Haga, secretary general of the Japan Pacific Islands Association. Mr Haga, who arrived last Saturday, was here to further explore areas the Japanese government could further engage with Solomon Islands. “My trip is sort of like a research…
ABOUT 75 villagers from Kolosori in Isabel have joined 45 workers of AxiomKB to complete a basic first aid training course sponsored by the mining company. Occupational Health and Safety Officer for AxiomKB, Ernest Koli said, “the training is part of the company’s efforts to promote safety amongst our workers and villagers in our project…
WITH the Rapid Employment Project (REP) continues to make an impact in communities in and around Honiara, the Honiara City Councilors have expressed their interest to see REP continues for another term. This was revealed after a team from REP made a presentation about the project which was attended by a good number of the…
Archives are vital for democratic accountability as they document the decision a government makes, how they make decisions and how those decisions are implemented says the director of the National Archives of Solomon Islands Julian Chorigolo in a speech to mark the international archives day. She said, archives document the past and inform the future…