SENTENCES for 2019 National General Election (NGE) candidates for East Honiara and Temotu-Pele Constituencies who breached the Electoral Act will be delivered next Tuesday. The matters of John Kabolo and William C Tolei were listed before the Honiara Magistrate’s Court for sentences yesterday. However, Deputy Chief Magistrate did not deliver the sentences as he was…
SOLOMON Airlines owned Dash-8 ‘Megapode’ is expected to arrive in the country by next week and will hit the domestic skies serving the national carrier’s main routes as of Monday 10th October. This was revealed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gus Kraus, in an interview with the paper yesterday. The aircraft is currently undergoing…
MASTER of MV Taimareho 1 Michael Roy Galo has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of the 27 passengers who were swept off board and died during a sea incident in 2020. He entered his not guilty pleas to the 27 Manslaughter charges before Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea. Following his not guilty pleas, a…
Lesley Kili the Malaita Provincial Police Commander denies sexual harassment allegations WHEN Lesley Kili was appointed as Malaita’s new Provincial Police Commander (PPC) in January this year, there was hope and optimism by subordinate staff and members of the public. PPC Kili told a news conference on 12th January that his contract had been signed…
RESIDENTS in Honiara will have the opportunity to flex their muscles at the end of next month with the return of the 2022 Solomon Airlines 60th anniversary peace Marathon. The Solomon Airlines recently confirmed the Marathon race will be held on Saturday October 29th. “We are pleased to announced the 2022 Solomon Airlines peace marathon…
SOLOMON Islands will take on the Vanuatu Development team in the second semi final match of the MSG Prime Ministers Cup tournament in Vanuatu today. The match is scheduled for 6pm at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila. The first semi final match will feature PNG and Fiji at 3pm before Solomon Islands takes on…
Honiara City Council will be start removing illegal markets around the City and taking actions on illegal activities at hotspots identified. Deputy Mayor and Chairman for HCC Law Enforcement Division Robert Oge, made the call during the closing of the induction training for 20 HCC new recruits. “I am grateful that you have undergone such…
DISCUSSIONS on corruption dominated the pre-Pacific Media Summit, which kicked off in Honiara, Monday. The Role of the Media in investigating the Management of Public Resources was one of two workshop sessions, held simultaneously at the Heritage Park Hotel. A Roundtable for sports journalists and preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games was the topic for…
Local resort receives token of $50k GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has rescued local resort, Urilolo Resort in North Vella La Vella, Western province with SBD$50,000 to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Urilolo Resort is one of the accommodation providers in Western Province which had been affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak…
PM Sogavare calls for international respect for Solomon Islands sovereign decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taipei to Beijing at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has called on the international community to respect Solomon Islands’ Sovereignty and Democracy, a call that comes just four days ahead of…