HEARING of evidences on the matter of the two men who allegedly printed and circulated counterfeit $100 notes in Honiara last year will commence today in the Honiara Magistrate Court. Paul Olofia and Mark Naku are facing trial for the charge of uttering before Deputy Chief Magistrate, Ricky Iomea. The trial was scheduled to start…
AN 11-year-old boy in the Micronesian Nukunao community just outside of Gizo, the Western Provincial Capital was attacked by a dog whilst playing with his friends. Nukunao Community is situated in the new Titiana Village. This latest dog attack which occurred last Saturday further compounded existing grave concerns about public safety from stray dogs following…
THE 2023Pacific Games Baton has completed its tour in Isabel Province, the first province to host the Baton Relay following its official unveiling two week ago. The Baton’s team posted pictures of the communities in Isabel they visited, describing their tour as both exciting and successful. “The emotions captured in the photos are like a…
WAY forward (2) for State Government that was mentioned in “An Inhouse Critical Analysis: Final Draft of the Federal Constitution” says [quote]: Way Forward D (2): “It is important that the intention to restructure the country’s government system along the line of federalism as per the new Constitution must be supported by the entire country,…
Dear Editor, I wish to raise the ill-considered military intervention by the RSIPF after mid 1999 using guns during the so called ‘Ethnic Tension” in the Solomon Islands. At a time when the Commonwealth Envoy, Major General Sitiveni Rabuka, was attempting to broker a peace settlement to the uprising in the Solomon Islands that first…
THE management and staff of Solomon Airlines formally farewelled their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gus Kraus, who has successfully concluded his short-term contract last week. Kraus whose 12-month term came to an end on Friday 18 August had achieved a lot for the country’s national flag carrier during this contract period. The Airlines family got…
SOLOMON ISLANDS’ reporters were yesterday given a rare bird’s eye view of what ARK PEACE – China Navy hospital ship – embodies in its Mission Harmony 2023. Rare access gave reporters a two-hour guided tour of the 178m-long ship which arrived in Honiara last Saturday. ARK PEACE is under the command of Rear Admiral Zhao…
Man who cut his biological dad to death with a bush knife gets life sentence, eligible for parole after serving a minimum of 20 years 23-year-old Linton Kule will now spend the rest of his life behind bars for cutting his own biological father to death two years ago with a bush knife. Kule received…
A senior government officer within the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has been suspended over allegations of mismanagement of over seventy-thousand ($70,000) in public funds. The move was part of the current reforms that the ministry is undertaking to strengthen the organization’s governance with the resolute commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity and…
DPM Maelanga greets China’s Peace Ark, says it brings message of peace and hope ARK PEACE – the largest in China’s Navy Hospital Ship fleet – has begun conducting free medical clinics in communities in Honiara, following its arrival last Saturday. Deputy Prime Minister, Manasseh Maelanga, officially welcomed the visit at a ceremony at Berth…