In Court with Assumpta

Dora’s sentencing sub, mitigation deferred  SENTENCING submissions and mitigation on the matter of the owner “One Link Pacifica” Charles Dora has been deferred to September 16. Dora had pleaded guilty to one count of operating unlicensed banking business, a charge laid under the Financial Institution Act (FIA). This was for registering and operating the money…

MORE WORKERS AUST BOUND

Warned against alcohol consumption and running away from place of work   AS the labour mobility scheme continues to expand a total of 160 Solomon Islanders will jet out of the country today in two separate flights to work in Australia. At the same time they are being reminded of ‘Zero Tolerance on Alcohol’ consumption,…

Guadalcanal Province sign historical sister-relation with Guangdong Province

A historical sister-relation agreement between Guadalcanal Province (Solomon Islands) and Guangdong Province in Guangzhou (People’s Republic of China) was signed by the Guadalcanal Premier Hon. Francis Sade at the Chinese Embassy in Honiara at 10 am, Thursday morning. The sister-relation is the first of its kind in the country after Solomon Islands had switched ties…

Sir Moon Pin Quan farewelled

A DEVOTED father, a national hero and a legend to all is what Late Sir Moon Pin Literati Quan will be remembered for. These were the sentiments highlighted yesterday during a memorial service for Late Sir Quan held at Holy Cross Cathedral. The service was attended by Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer and his wife,…

SINPC announces Para-athletes squad

THE Solomon Islands National Paralympics Committee (SINPC) has released the names of the National Para Sports Squad for upcoming International, regional and domestic Para sports events. Seventeen men and women were selected from recent training camps organized by the SINPC. The first sports event these selected athletes will take part in is the upcoming Solomon…

Illegal activities exposed

‘Sex-workers pose threat to the nation’ FREQUENT illegal visits by local sex-workers to foreign vessels that dock at the Honiara habour pose a big risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19 into the city. This was brought to light by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday in his nation-wide address as he warns sex-workers against visiting…