In Court with Assumpta

* Island Night club case returns Feb 12* 20 months in jail for unlawful wounding, $60 theft Island Night club case returns Feb 12 A PLEA and an election of a form of a committal hearing are likely to be made next in relation to the fatal traffic incident that claimed the life of an…

PPC Ramosaea calls for respect

THE Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Malaita Province Inspector Michael Ramosaea has called on youths in the Oloburi District of East Kwaio to respect their own people and communities. PPC Ramosaea was responding to a media statement made by Sam Ngedea who accused police of the lack of response to his call for police…

PRIVATE CHINA FLIGHT SET

SOLOMON Airlines has confirmed that its Airbus A320 aircraft will operate a Government approved private charter flight between Guangzhou and Honiara on 1 February 2021. A statement from the State-Owned Entity (SOE) on Friday said “The international aircraft will first operate as a ferry flight on 31 January, flying empty from its Brisbane base via Biak,…

PM: STAY CALM

Covid-19 scare in Malaita shows low community transmission PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare calls on the citizens and in particular the people of Malaita Province to remain calm and allow health professionals to complete their analysis. He made the call when he delivered his statement in a special nationwide address yesterday, regarding recent reports of a…

Solair to offer seats on Feb BNE-HON flights

FOLLOWING special approvals by the Solomon Islands and Australian Governments, Solomon Airlines is continuing to offer a limited number of passenger seats for booking on the airline’s regular Friday cargo flights between Brisbane and Honiara. Seats on the Airbus A320 international flights are available to those who meet special conditions and each passenger must have travel…

Gina defends China’s visit

WESTERN Province Premier David Gina has defended the visit of the Chinese Envoy to Gizo, Western Province this week. The visit had sparked heated discussions on social media among other platforms with a majority of negativity being projected by members of the public, especially through Facebook. Premier Gina in response calls on the people of…