A trial involving a 42-year-old man accused of raping his 19-year-old daughter in 2011 has been vacated in the High Court yesterday. This was because the alleged victim has reportedly left with her husband to a province to attend the death of a family member. The hearing was scheduled to start yesterday before Justice Francis…
PRIVATE contractors have raised concerns over the government’s delay in releasing funds to complete various tenders and contractual jobs. Many of the contractors who have been engaged by various Government Ministries said that their works are delayed due to the government’s continuous delay in releasing funds to complete each of their respective projects. “Time and…
Trial continues in the Honiara Magistrate Court for the South Guadalcanal Member of Parliament (MP) David Dei Pacha. The defence bench is taking the charge with its case. Pacha is standing trial again in the Honiara Magistrate Court for charges of conversion and abuse of office. This was for allegedly misusing more than $148,000 of…
The deteriorating road condition in Malaita’s headquarter, Auki has concerned transport owners. A bus owner said the roads are developing pot holes but no efforts are being made to fix them. “It has been a while now and the condition of the roads a deteriorating faster. “The provincial government must do something about this before…
WHILST congratulating the National Provident Fund (NPF) for its continuous participation in the local Real Estate Industry, Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) says consideration must also be given to small business men, women and groups. The FSII’s call came after NPF’s announcement about its new modern facility near the NPF plaza which is currently under…
Auki police, Malaita Province undergoing Public Order Management (POM) training in preparation for the National General Elections. The week-long training commenced yesterday at the Aligegeo stadium, facilitated by sergeant Tex Tafoa, the provincial training coordinator. Mr Tafoa said the training is to prepare the force for any disorders or any disorderly circumstances that may arise…
The second batch of recipients of the ROC/Taiwan scholarship has received their award letters from the Taiwanese Ambassador HE Victor Te-Sun Yu at the Taiwanese Embassy. The seven are recipients of the ROC International Cooperation Development Fund (ICDF) scholarship under the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All of them will be doing their Bachelor In-Service…
Minister for Culture and Tourism Samuel Manetoali has revealed the country had spent millions of dollars million to host the 2012 11th Festival of Pacific Arts (FOPA). Responding to questions from MP for Central Guadalcanal Peter Channel in Parliament yesterday, Mr Manetoali said the country had spent about $195 million for the event. The Minister…
Former diplomat and Trade Negotiations Envoy, Mr. Robert Sisilo, has expressed concerns on the decision by the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) to conduct the public hearing process for Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) in Honiara, and not in the MOI constituency (Luaniua, Pelau & Sikaiana) proper. In a phone conversation with Chief Electoral Commissioner Polycarp…
THE Republic of China/ Taiwan is encouraging the education of females by tilting the scale in favour of females in their scholarship selection for next year. Out of more than 600 applicants for the 2015 Taiwanese Scholarship joint award, most of the recipients were females. The recipient gets their scholarship award last week from the…