A MALE school teacher has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing student boys aged 15 and 16. The incident happened while they were under his guardianship in 2022 at a High School in Vona Vona Lagoon, Western Province. The 40 year-old defendant who cannot be named to protect the identity of…
A hunt is underway for three suspects who allegedly removed a Church owned 60hp Yamaha outboard motor (OBM) engine at Yacht club area in Point Cruz, Honiara on Friday afternoon. The OBM is owned by the Anglican Church of Melanesian (ACOM) Church Education Provider to be used in its work. In a statement the Education…
SUPPORTERS of former Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani have welcomed the High Court ruling in favor of Suidani in Honiara on Thursday. High Court Justice Maelyn Bird on Thursday, declared that the removal of Suidani in 20 March, 2023 based on the letter of former Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso and…
REnew Pacific launched its first project last week, which is set to benefit over 81,000 people in Solomon Islands by providing clean, renewable energy to power healthcare, education and essential services. Led by Superbly Limited, a Solomon Islands-based solar energy company, the two-year project will install a solar hybrid system at Atoifi Adventist Hospital in…
Chief Magistrate Emma Garo has dismissed charges against two chiefs and a spokesman from Choiseul Province, who were accused of making false statements under oath. Chief John Kokoro, Chief Alosi Jonah, and Jerry Pakivai were charged with making a false statement on oath outside of a judicial proceeding, contrary to Section 103(a) and Section 21(a)…
THE prosecution has reached the midpoint in calling its witnesses in the trial of a police officer accused of stealing $300,000 plus kept as exhibit in the Police Facility at Rove Headquarters in 2020. Makasi Dolaiano is on trial on one count of stealing as a Clerk. The prosecution has presented eight witnesses and is…
THE trial of four former Health Ministry workers charged in connection to the $10 million scandal within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in 2012 and 2013 will resume on March 24. The accused, including former finance controller Stephen Dalipanda, former Senior Accountant Randy Hatigeva, former Health Procurement Officer Robert Manu and former Accounts…
HUNDREDS of women turned up for the free cervical cancer screening at Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) office, Chinatown last Monday and Tuesday. SIPPA offered the free service to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). SIPPA Program Manager, Nester Amasia said SIPPA received many women compared to their normal daily work. “This is an indicator…
ANZ on Friday announced it has agreed an arrangement with the Australian Government in support of its long-term commitment to banking services in the Pacific region. The Australian Government will provide a limited guarantee to ANZ in connection with its current Pacific operations for 10 years. The maximum amount of the guarantee is AUD$2 billion…
THE Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions (SICTU) has expressed ‘deep’ concern about the ongoing exploitation of workers by both foreign and local employers across the country. SICTU, in a statement, said it has come to its attention that many employers are taking advantage of workers’ gratitude for employment opportunities by denying them access to…