Former SPM to face court over missing funds in 2014 A FORMER Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) is under spotlight over missing payment funds worth $400,000 earmarked for several tribes in the Western Province in 2014. Reports reaching the paper claimed a full investigation is underway involving the alleged fraud case. The former SPM currently…
ONE of the new Non-Government Organisations (NGO), Youth Workers Association of Solomon Islands (YWASI) was launched on Sunday in Honiara. Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affaires (MWYCFA) Dr. Cendric Alependava launched the association. Vice Chairman of YWASI Joe Billy Oge in his background speech said the national government…
‘I have no issues with Malaita’ THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) Leader, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has reportedly declared he has no issues with Malaita. But observers said Mr. Sogavare’s 11th hour declaration of innocence could be a wee bit too late to hold his government together. “Mr. Sogavare is merely shifting…
BODY turns magnetic after getting COVID-19 vaccine seems like a taboo topic to discuss in the country that is struggling to convince its eligible generation to get the vaccine against the killer virus COVID-19. Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine throughout the world, many footage have emerged on social media of people showing their body…
MICAH Leala’afa and Alwin Hou are two new inclusions for the national Football squad that usually trains every Wednesday. The final squad for next year’s world cup qualifiers will be revealed after the end of the Telekom S-League 2021 season. According to the Spanish coach Felipe, the selection of the National team squad would mainly…
TIROTONA Ward in Isabel Province has topped the Taekwondo competition in the Isabel Games which was successfully hosted last month at Tataba, Isabel Province. Tirotona secured 11 medals in the completion; four gold medals, six silver medals, and one bronze medal to top the Taekwondo medal tally. Those 11 medals were collected by both male…
THE World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the Solomon Islands, Dr Sevil Huseynova highlighted hand hygiene is the most effective action to stop spread of infection. The WHO representative, Dr Sevil Huseynova had stated this during the launch of the National Infection Prevention Control (IPC) guidelines, Wednesday. “Allow me to draw to you attention one…
THE Government of Solomon Islands has appointed Mr. John Geoffrey Freeman as its Honorary Consul in the Consular District of London, United Kingdom. His appointment was facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade through the Solomon Islands Embassy in Brussels, Belgium with the consent of the UK Government. Mr. Freeman has been…
A 71 YEAR-OLD man was sentenced on Friday to three (3) years in prison for sexually molesting his under-aged niece in 2018 at a village in Marau, East Guadalcanal. The man who cannot be named to protect his niece’s identity had pleaded guilty to one count of having sexual intercourse with a child under 15.…
Mitigation, sentencing subs for Tauohu today ONE Link Pacifica’s manual stream manager Gerrad Tauohu will front the court again today for the mitigation and sentencing submissions on his matter. This followed his conviction last week on the five counts of simple larceny against him after a trial. The mitigation and sentencing submissions will be made…