BREACH of two bonds has resulted in a four-month prison term for a man who sold betel nut and cigarette rolls in Honiara city this month. John Apani was sentenced on Saturday before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi. He was first charged with one count of hawking in a public place in relation to the incident…
The Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has made a last-minute appeal calling on the national government to stop the direct flight to China and listen to its citizens. Premier Suidani in an interview yesterday said obedience is better than sacrifice, adding, the flight to China is too risky for this small island nation with…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Munda Police Station in Western Province are investigating a traffic incident resulting in the death of a male adult person at Bibolo, Munda on 22 August 2020. It has been reported that the deceased was allegedly drunk and walked across the road in the…
Leader of Opposition questions whether the Supplementary Appropriation Bill before Parliament is properly grounded in law. Matthew Wale by way of a point of order sought to suspend debates on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill to allow for a legal assessment of the legal basis of the bill especially in relation to the Advance Warrant clauses. …
CHINA does not get preferential treatment, as people might like to think. Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare highlighted this when delivering his nation-wide address yesterday afternoon at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet, a statement from Prime Minister Press Secretariat said. The prime minister said the decision to repatriate passengers from China and…
THE man accused of posting fake news about COVID-19 on is Facebook page has been acquitted of the offence, Monday. This was after Principal Magistrate Tearo Beneteti found insufficient evidence against Peterson Boso to continue with the trial. Boso’s lawyer had applied for a “no case to answer” submission at the end of the prosecution…
‘COVID-19 fight looks shaky if nurses walkout’ By ANDREW FANASIAHONIARA NEWSROOM ALL the public health nurses in Honiara are ready to go on strike if the government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) continues to disregard their outstanding allowances since June. This was agreed in their meeting held late yesterday in which…
President of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) Dr. Alice Pollard has called on the prime minister (PM) and his Cabinet to reconsider the timing of the planned flight to China and the Philippines. In a statement issued by the SIDP Press Unit on Sunday, Mrs. Pollard said the likelihood of the risk this trip…
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) Medical Superintendent and Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr. John Hue received a cheque donation of $210,000 SBD from the Honorary Consul of Malaysia in the Solomon Islands Mr. Hii Yii Ging over the weekend. The donation was purposely to support NRH’s in the implementation of its COVID-19 preparedness and response…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Deputy Commissioner Operations Juanita Matanga held musters with police officers at Taro in Choiseul Province on 27 August 2020 and at Gizo in Western Province on 28 August 2020 part of her visit to both provinces during the past week. Deputy Commissioner Matanga told the officers about the…