MEMBER of Parliament for North West Guadalcanal Bodo Detke says the measures employed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) to fight the Rhinoceros Beetles are lousy. Speaking on the floor of parliament yesterday, Mr Detke said 33 traps set up by the ministry to fight against Rhinoceros beetle shows how lazy the responsible…
NORTH Malaita MP Jimmy Lusibaea has been slapped with a $12,000 fine for misconduct in office. Office of the Leadership Code Commission (LCC) imposed the fine after it found Lusibaea guilty of three counts of misconduct in office. LCC said Lusibaea admitted guilt to all three counts and was imposed $4,000 per count. The first…
First human trafficking case goes before court A MALAYSIAN national has been remanded in custody on Tuesday afternoon at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court, facing a charge of human trafficking. It’s believed this is the first human trafficking case to go before the courts. Wong Thein Seng was charged under section 77 of the Immigration Act…