THE court will make a ruling on a no-case to answer submissions made in relation to a charge against a woman standing trial for conversion and false pretence charges. The no-case to answer submission was filed on Friday. Prosecution will be responding to the submissions on March 4 before a ruling will be handed down…
A TRIAL within a trial (voir dire) will be conducted in April on the case of the four men facing armed robbery charges in Honiara. The voir dire trial will be conducted on April 4 before Principal Magistrate Jim Seuika. Frank Firimolea, Fred Taebo Dara, Lawrence Liliva and a 15-year-old juvenile appeared briefly on Friday for…
Flags flown at half-mast in respect of Sir Peter ALL national flags and those of nations with offices here are flown on half-mast as the nation mourns the death of its statesman ,Sir Peter Kenilorea. As messages of condolences continue to pour in from abroad and at home, preparations are underway for a state funeral…
The Family Protect Act (FPA) will be gazetted on the 1st of April, almost a year after it became an Act. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast who is part of the FPA council said that date was confirmed during the council’s first meeting on Thursday. “The Council is mandated under the Family Protection Act (FPA) to…
Algerian Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Abdelaziz Lahiouel has paid a courtesy visit to the Acting Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga on Thursday. Solomon Islands and Algeria has established diplomatic relations since 2012. Mr Maelanga while welcoming Ambassador Lahiouel and congratulated him for his appointment. The two leaders discussed issues of common interest to both countries and…
Members of the Kurukuru team has received an additional $5000 each payment reward for their recent victory in the Oceania Futsal Championship. This time it came from the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), one of the main sponsors. This is apart from government’s $10, 000 per head. SIPA handed over $5000 cash to Kurukuru players…
Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) on Tuesday launched its U19 youth league in Honiara. The official opening was marked with a colourful parade from nine of the 10 teams that will take part in the competition at the Lawson Tama Stadium. Speaking at the Official launching ceremony, SIFF’s Vice President Edward Omokirio highlighted four important…
The Volleyball Solomon Islands Federation (VSIF) will be organising a 5-day Volleyball Coaching Course Level , with the support of the FIVB and Olympic Solidarity between 21-25 March 2016 in Honiara. The course will be run by FIVB instructor David Smith from Australia. “We will be inviting 20 teachers and additional 10 with some volleyball…
The Henderson HammerHeads (HHH) Rugby Club had postponed plans for the Day 2 of the Touch Day Out Touch Competition this weekend. In a statement yesterday HHH said, they apologised for the late notice. “Just on Tuesday night we found out that the Fiji Community in Solomon Islands have set their efforts to fundraise for…
THE newly introduced sport in the country Powerlifting has finally elected its office bearers to look after the affairs of the sport in the country. The election of the office bearers for the Honiara Powerlifting Association took place at the Multipurpose Hall on Sunday. The newly elected secretary of the association Peter Michael confirmed this…