THE case of the man accused of discharging a firearm at Tinge Ridge, West Honiara last month will return to court on May 7. Mostyn Maenu’u Jnr also known as ‘Puff’ is facing one count of discharge of a firearm in a public place. He is co-accused with Joseph Wale who faces a charge of…
The Solomon Islands Government has appointed David Iro Fulaga as its Honorary Consul based in Nadi with jurisdiction throughout districts in the Republic of Fiji. His appointment was signed and issued by Jeremiah Manele, Minister for Foreign Affairs & External Trade. In a brief ceremony in Suva, His Excellency William Soaki, Solomon Islands High Commissioner…
EIGHTEEN logging companies currently operating in Malaita Province have seven more days left to pay up their license fees for 2020 or they’ll be shown the exit door. The Malaita Provincial Government last Wednesday issued out a 14-day notice for the logging companies to pay up their dues. Lack of compliance with the notice will…
MEMBERS of the Malaita Provincial Assembly have agreed to have $100 deducted from their salaries as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The deducted monies will go towards Malaita’s COVID-19 preparedness. Malaita has 33 Assembly members. The provincial executive passed this resolution during their meeting in Auki last week. Premier Daniel Suidani told the Solomon…
TWO police officers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been arrested and charged in PNG for crossing the border between Bougainville and Shortland Islands in Western Province. Acting Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said the two officers from Bougainville crossed over to Shortland to deliver food to a brother of a police officer who was married…
Transparency Solomon Islands supports the measures put in place to keep COVID 19 from entering the country. For this to be successful everyone coming into the country for whatever reason and in whatever mode be it plane or ship, boat, big or small, the law must be applied and complied by all. If in anyone’s…