DPM: “Bribery allegation, shocking”

Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Maelanga has rebuffed cheap allegation that he was in the Malaita Provincial Capital Auki yesterday to lobby for the downfall of Premier Daniel Suidani.  Responding on Wednesday, Hon. Maelanga said, a Facebook post last night by a Malaita Political Advisor claiming that he carried huge cash to lure Malaita Provincial Members…

Con man jailed  

A MAGISTRATE has urged members of the public not to be fooled and succumbed into investing their money in schemes that are unlawful and offer high returns which are too good to be true. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison made these bench remarks when sentencing a man who obtained a total of $50,000 from three men…

MPG STEPS IN

Ready to foot provincial secretary’s bill By WILSON SAENIAuki News Bureau   THE Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) is prepared to keep the Provincial Secretary (PS) Fredrick Fa’abasua in the office if no reason was given for his recall. Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel highlighted this when he addressed the public at the Auki Central Market, Tuesday.…

CURFEW BREAKER ACQUITTED 

A MAN who stood trial for breaching the curfew on April 11 at Kukum in Honiara has been acquitted of the offence. This was after Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi found that the crown has failed to prove that the areas of Kukum and Mbua Valley are within Honiara as defined in the Emergency Powers (Covid-19)…