Police make two more arrests POLICE have arrested and remanded two more suspects as investigations into the Mbike island shooting widens. Harrison Niumalefo and Billy Kanakana Ringasui appeared at the Honiara Magistrate’s Court, Thursday on charges of attempted murder, willful and unlawful damage of property, attempt to destroy property by explosives, possession of firearm without…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will again mount an operation targeting anti-social behaviour, including noise and traffic matters. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast said the operation starts this Friday and ends on Sunday. He said Police will be visible around Guadalcanal and Honiara. “They will be targeting the hot spots they are aware of,”…
A HUSBAND gave himself up to the police, Wednesday, following the death of his wife at the National Referral Hospital, Monday. The woman, from Kakabona, west Guadalcanal, died of serious head injuries after her husband allegedly bashed her up using a solar battery. “The husband is now in our custody after he surrendered himself to…
One of the directors to Skyline Investment Group Company has settled the outstanding bill left behind by Jason Liu Tao at the Heritage Park Hotel. In an exclusive interview one of the directors Pan Yan Bing said, it was a misunderstanding by the landlord, since the bill was normally paid on Liu Tao’s credit card,…
SOLOMON Islands is determined to keep West Papua on the regional and global agenda in the next few years because of the struggles of the people for self-determination and gross violation of human rights abuses’ in the Indonesian province. Since the admission of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) as an observer to…
Auki tar sealing project will start in a fortnight, Monday 21st of this month. This was confirmed by Malaita premier Peter Channel Ramohia, Thursday morning saying that Dalgro Company was undertaking the project. He said, despite his objection for the company to work on the road improvement project in Auki, the Ministry of Infrastructure ((MID)…
POPULAR religious group, the ‘Be Happy’ Ministry is currently on a move to be a registered organization according to its co-founder, Mambo Fangaria. The ‘Be Happy’ Ministry was formed by the well-known man from Kwaio and former provincial member for Central Rannogga, to touch and heal the broken hearted. Mr. Fangaria said he decided to…
FOUR companies in Honiara have been confirmed to take part in the upcoming 3rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Roadshow and Trade Fair in Noumea, New Caledonia on 9th -10 November. Cornelius Donga Director for Marketing and Promotion in the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) told the Solomon Star in an interview on…
LANDOWNERS of Mono in the Shortland islands, Western province have engaged in the agro-forestry over the past eight (8) months thanks to Tri-Jam and Solomon Resources Management. Unlike normal logging practices, these two companies have engaged local land owning tribes to venture into some forms of development programs as required by the clause in the…
The British High Commissioner on Thursday hosted a lunch to farewell Solomon Islands latest Chevening Scholar, Jerry Begg Siota. Mr Siota, who hails from Isabel Province and works at the Ministry of Public Service will travel to UK to take up his scholarship. He will be studying for his Masters in Organisation Change and Development…