A team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock paid a field visit to Honiara communities engaged in backyard farming, Friday. Led by the Minister of Agriculture, Augustine Auga and his Permanent Secretary Jimi Saelea, the team visited nursery greenhouse sites around Honiara. Sites visited were the backyard gardens component of the 2010 Agriculture and…
Non-communicable disease (NCD) is a threat to the economy, Agriculture and Livestock minister Augustine Auga says. And urged Solomon Islanders to grow more local foods to ensure they have balanced diets. He said the rate of NCD in the country was disturbing. Auga said this when he led a team from his ministry on Friday…
A former High Court judge has urged the police to dig deeper in their investigation of the Mbikeisland shooting. Australian Stephen Pallaras made the comments after police arrested one suspect in relation to the incident, which occurred on 9 December last year. Jim Aita is being held in custody on charges of threatening with firearm,…
RNZI: A category 1 tropical cyclone has developed about 370 kilometres northwest of New Caledonia but is not expected to reach land. Cyclone Ola was located near 17.5 degrees south, 161.6 degrees east, at 310000 UTC or 1pm New Zealand time. The New Zealand Metservice says the cyclone is in open waters, and is not…
RNZI: A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion today patrolled Fiji’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for the first time since defence ties were suspended in 2006. New Zealand cut ties with Fiji after a coup led by then-Commodore Frank Bainimarama in 2006. Sanctions were lifted after Fiji’s election in September last year. Defence Minister Gerry…
I’m concern at the trend, says Talasasa DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Ronald Bei Talasasa says he’s gravely concern about the future of his office. Mr Talasasa raised this after three of his senior prosecutors will be leaving shortly to join the Magistrate’s Court. “I’m very concerned about the future of the Office of the Director…
A RAPE trial that was supposed to proceed on Monday next week in the High Court has been vacated and referred back to Criminal Listing Committee to fix a new date. As a result of this, a huge loss of money was wasted just to bring the witnesses over to Honiara and have them sent…
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Douglas Ete on Friday launched the Election Survey Report in Parliament. In his remarks, Mr Ete said the report is an important document for policy makers to read. “This government supports the intention of women participating in political leadership” Mr Ete said. He added he will present…
THE fate of a former police officer, who stood trial in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a man at Rove in 2013, will be handed down on February 13. This followed the closing submissions on the case on Friday. Roy Memori stood trial for one count common assault and two counts of assault…
THE case of the owner of Samlimsam Logging Company and three local men who allegedly involved the brutal knife attack on a man at the Kingsley Food Bar last year will return to court on February 6. This is to allow prosecution and the defence to finalise outstanding issues in that matter before a committal…