The North Guadalcanal Constituency (NGC) office has successfully concluded a comprehensive leadership summit and training that charted a clear course for the strategic rollout of its Constituency Development Programme (CDP) across its 12 designated Economic Zones. The high-level forum, hosted in Komporo village on October 11th – 12th, 2025, was hailed as ‘impressive’ by the Ministry…
A 25- YEAR-OLD man accused of stealing about $300,000 from a parked vehicle at China Town, Honiara, in August this year, will enter his plea on October 29. Evenson Fangarongo faces one count of Simple Larceny. His case was mentioned on Wednesday in the Honiara Magistrate Court, where the prosecution was ordered to provide disclosures to…
A MAN who was drunk and acted disorderly in front of a Pub at China Town in Central Honiara has been sentenced to one month in prison. Samuel Iro received the sentence after pleading guilty to one count of Idle and Disorderly Person, contrary to section 175 (d) of the Penal Code. The offence carries…
JUDGEMENT on the case of four former Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) workers accused of misappropriating funds in 2012 and 2013 will be delivered on October 22. The accused, Former Financial Controller Stephen Dalipanda, former Senior Accountant Randy Hatigeva, former Procurement Officer Robert Manu and former Accounts Officer Dalcy Maena, are facing judgement…
RE-TRIAL on the case of a teacher accused of stealing $1.3 million from the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) between 2017 and 2018 has commenced in the Honiara Magistrate Court. Cecilia Tome faces one count of Simple Larceny. The prosecution plans to call eight witnesses during the trial. This is a second trial after the case…
A RULING on a voir dire hearing conducted for three of the four men accused of breaking into the Tech Hub shop in Honiara early this year, and stealing over 80 mobile phones and $560 in cash will be delivered on October 23. The decision follows the closing submissions presented before Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky…
The Solomon Islands has been ranked 33rd in the world for fish consumption per capita in 2025, according to the latest global data on fish consumption by country. According to Fish consumption by country 2025, the data shows that an average person in the Solomon Islands consumes 33.7 kilograms of fish per year, reflecting the…
Dr James Kwaimani Faiau from Baelelea-To’abaita in North Malaita graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Anthropology this week. James’s PhD journey is a personal story of sacrifice, persistent, faith and triumph. Nothing comes without sacrifice and keep trying to be better each time. Here he shares his remarkable education journey and achievement. A choice one makes in life…