Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has met the visiting President of Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA), His Excellency, Shinichi Kitaoka in Honiara on Tuesday. At the meeting, Prime Minister Sogavare praised Mr Kitaoka for JICA’s past cooperation toward Solomon Islands, followed by discussions on future cooperation plans. The two leaders acknowledged the ongoing cooperation…
THE public had been advised to take extra precautionary measures and remain alert in light of the current bad weather situation. The Meteorology Division of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECCDMM) on Tuesday issued advice that public must take extra care as the wet season will persist. A spokesperson from…
The decision by the United Democratic Party (UDP) president Sir Thomas Chan to revoke the membership of Prime Minister from the party is invalid, according to the Attorney General (AA). In his clarification and interpretation of the recent move by UDP to terminate the Prime Minister’s membership with the party which politically jolted the government,…
The voir dire hearing (trial within a trial) on the case of four men facing various robbery charges will continue tomorrow in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. The hearing that was listed for two weeks starting on 1 November is not yet completed. Frank Firimolea, Lawrence Liliva, Fred Taebo Dara and a 15 year-old juvenile are…
SOLOMON Islanders living in the South Island of New Zealand are safe amidst reports of ruthless damages and casualties inflicted by the massive earthquake that rattled the island on Monday. A Solomon Islander living close to where the chaotic drama unfolded from the violent earthquake followed by massive aftershocks said Solomon Islanders are safe. Ellen…
RULING on the voir dire hearing (trial within a trial) conducted on the case of two of the six men accused of robbing $4million from the Westpac Bank last year has been deferred to next week. Deputy Chief Magistrate Shepherd Lapo will hand down his ruling on Tuesday. The ruling was earlier listed for yesterday.…
THE case of the men accused of setting fire to logging machineries at Rennell, Renbel, has been further adjourned to November 23. This is possibly for the court to set a new trial date after the trial fixed for November 8 was vacated. The trial was vacated because the presiding magistrate, Chief Magistrate John Numapo…
RNZI: The Fiji High Court in Lautoka is due to hear submissions of mitigation for eight former police officers and a military officer convicted of rape. The nine were convicted last Friday after the judge found them guilty of all charges relating to the rape and sexual assault of Vilikesa Soko. The 30-year-old victim was…
THE court will hand down its ruling Monday next week on the bail applications made for four of the five men accused of robbing the Bank of South Pacific (BSP) in Auki, Malaita last year. The applications for bail were heard on Monday before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi. This would be the fourth bail application…
A TOP surgeon at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has tendered his resignation amidst calls by the Leadership Code Commission for doctors to cease their private practices. Dr Dudley Baerodo, the country’s only urology specialist, confirmed to the Solomon Star yesterday he had submitted his resignation letter to the Public Service Commission (PSC) last week.…