HONIARA City Mayor Alfrence Fatai will be sentenced mid next month The magistrate’s court decided August 16 as the sentencing date after the completion of sentencing submissions and mitigation on Tuesday before Deputy Chief Magistrate Shepherd Lapo. The city mayor was charged with one count of attempted bribery in relation to an incident in May…
FOUR men have been remanded in custody on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the gun threat at Taba’a Bridge at Matakwalao, North Malaita,last week. Iki Olomea, Leonard Ofaka, Bredley Abarai and Jimmy Eno Bana are jointly charged with one count of possession of firearm and threatening violence. This was in relation to an incident on…
THE man accused of setting fire to a dwelling house at Wagina, Choiseul Province, in 2014 is without a lawyer. Steven Kalisto Tebano was previously represented by George Gray of Public Solicitor’s Office. Mr Gray however is due to leave on a study leave and this matter would therefore be re-allocated to another lawyer. Henry…
POLICE have not recovered the firearm allegedly used in the robbery incident at the Bank of South Pacific (BSP) in Auki, Malaita Province. Public Prosecutor Bradley Dalipanda informed the court this week that police ended up on Faka Island in Suava Bay after a tip-off from someone, but did not locate the firearm. He said…
MALAITA’S provincial capital Auki has been without electricity since Monday afternoon this week. The power black-out, caused by mechanical fault to Solomon Power’s generator, has seriously affected the town’s residents and businesses. The incident has forced businesses depending on electricity to suspend operations over the past days, caused inactivity by government offices and other organizations…
Four people have been remanded in custody on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the gun threat at Taba’a Bridge at Matakwalao, North Malaita last week. Iki Olomea, Leonard Ofaka, Bredley Abarai and Jimmy Eno Bana are jointly charged with one count of in possession of firearm and threatening violence. This was in relation to an…
The Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) has helped pacific countries that joined the Party to Nauru Agreement (PNA) to maximise benefits acquired from tuna catches within their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This was revealed during the Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) Judicial Conference held in Honiara this week. The Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) is a scheme where…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has awarded the contract to supply computers for the School of Business and Management and the Institute of Tourism’s computer laboratory to eWorld Technology (SI) Ltd. The SINU Tender Board had received a total of seven offers from prospective vendors and eWorld was the successful bidder. SINU is upgrading…
INDIGENOUS Chambers of Commerce, Trade and Industries for Solomon Islands (ICCTISI) calls on the government to review the Foreign Investment Act. Parliament passed the Act in 2006 and amended it in 2008. ICCTISI chief executive officer, Charles Dausabea said the Act is too wide and disadvantaged the indigenous business people. “People who have money find…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his delegation currently on a state visit to Taiwan attended the 20th Anniversary of Taiwan’s International Cooperation Development Fund (ICDF) at Taichung City. The Prime Minister was the guest of honour at the event hosted by the Taichung Municipal Authority. The event saw the exhibition of the stories of Taiwan’s…