* Murder suspect now has lawyer* Juvenile facing attempt murder bailed* Disclosures sought for rape case Murder suspect now has lawyerTHE suspect facing the murder of a man at Utupua Island in Temotu Province in March is now armed with a lawyer. Public Solicitor’s lawyer Clifton Ruele last week confirmed he will be representing Mathew Rauio, who faces one…
Short route buses targeted again By CROFTON UTUKANA CITY Council law enforcement officers are back on the road cracking down on buses taking shorter routes. A number of buses that are on the council’s list met their fate when law enforcement officers caught up on them. “We have a list of buses that are…
Chamber launches new initiative By ANDREW FANASIA THE Government and the private sector need to foster their relationship and explore opportunities to enhance cooperation with each other. Prime Minister Rich Hou stated this when addressing the inaugural “Prime Minister’s Breakfast” event on Wednesday. Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industries(SICCI), which represents the private sector,…
WAIMAPURU national secondary school finished off as the overall winner of the 2018 National Inter-school Athletics Championship. They were confirmed overall winners following the final count of medals won throughout the two days competition at the St Josephs Tenaru Secondary School. Waimapuru scooped a total of 25 gold medals, 14 silver medals and seven bronze…
SOLOMON Warriors FC coach, Moses Toata has made a tough call to all players who want to be in the final Warriors line-up for the upcoming Telekom S-league (TSL) season to show commitment towards training. Toata made a call clarifying the commitment towards training plays a vital role in the final selection. “The team is…
THE recent election of the new executive for the North Malaita Football Association (NMFA) is not recognized by the Malaita Football Association (MFA). That’s according to a letter by the vice president of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and the president of the MFA and NMFA, Eddie Omokirio. Omokirio was responding to an article…
The newly elected North Malaita football association (NMFA) president is calling on all active football associations under Malaita football association (MFA) to vote for a new president. Moffat Joel Konofilia made the call after NMFA remove Eddie Omokirio as its president and voted Konofilia as the new president representing NMFA. Konofilia told Star Sports…
AN ELDER from Lord Howe in the outer islands of Malaita province has called on the government through its responsible ministry to consider installing relevant apparatus to help record weather situations in their islands. Lawrence Makili made the statement during the recent three-day workshop on climate change conducted for Malaita Outer Islands (MOI). The workshop…
FIVE clinics and hospitals in Malaita province have received a boat and outboard motor (OBM) each under a project worth $300,000. The support was made possible through partnership between, Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Three of the clinics are; Gwaunatolo, Tawaro and Takataka, while two…
THE National Statistics Office (NSO) within the Ministry of Finance and Treasurer is currently gearing up preparation for next year’s national census. National Statistician Douglas Kimi when addressing participants at the launching of the first-ever report of the Solomon Islands Poverty Maps on Monday, said his office is currently rolling out key statistical activities within…