A MAN who claimed he used a spear to kill the deceased and then later cut off his head because he was provoked has been acquitted at the High Court, Tuesday. Bruno Sapa had gone through a trial last year for one count of murder. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer in his judgment yesterday said…
Locals want access to services, food, calls for SI-PNG border to open SEVERAL communities in Shortland in the far end of Western Province have staged a peaceful protest on Monday over lack of access to services, lack of food and the need to reopen the border. Reports reaching the paper said the protest came about…
The COVID 19 Oversight Committee is currently reviewing the ‘School Reopening Guideline’ with the target to slowly reopen schools by April. The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to draft the Guidelines which was submitted to the Oversight Committee last week. The Oversight Committee…
PAPUA New Guinea (PNG) Dr Miane Asapo has paid an administrative penalty fee of $10,000 for his spouse and himself before returning to PNG on Friday 4th March 2022. The court has acquitted Dr Asapo of his case against illegal border crossing during the lock down period when covid_19 Emergency law are enforced. The amount…
A MAN who confesses to sexually abusing his six year-old grand-niece in 2019 in north Guadalcanal has been sentenced to six years in prison. Justice Maelyn Bird delivered the sentence on Monday in the High Court. The accused who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim had pleaded guilty to one count…
IN light of the growing threat of COVID-19 in the country, Temotu, the only province that is still COVID-free, is now preparing measures towards a possible detection of the virus in the province. In a statement yesterday Temotu Provincial Secretary Alan Agassi said Temotu is very fearful and therefore had already placed certain preparatory measures…
A HEALTH team of 11 officers have been deployed to Malaita Outer Islands from Honiara on Friday evening. Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Permanent Secretary (PS) Pauline McNeil confirmed this during the National Oversight Committee Talk Back Show on Sunday. Mrs McNeil said the deployment is part of the provincial deployment the Ministry…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) will proceed with its Learning Continuity Program this week for students throughout the country whilst schools remain closed for an indefinite period. Permanent Secretary of MEHRD Dr. Franco Rodie has endorsed the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) which provides guidelines for schools, teachers and parents/guardians on the…
Explains his reason for opposing vaccinations THE Director of Health of the Solomon Islands Mission of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Honiara, Dr. George Manimu has told a weekend awareness on COVID-19 that if people must vaccinate, they must choose Sinopharm. Some 100 people – women, men and children – attended the two and…
China police have conducted a familiarisation training with the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) officers on familiarising themselves with the new riot equipment that was handed over to RSIPF on 24 February 2021. The training had occurred at the Rove police headquarters with two groups. First group of 13 officers attended the training last week and…