ONE of the men accused of robbing almost $100,000 from a Bakery in East Honiara will appear in court on May 12. This is for a pre-trial conference. Frank Firimolea had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge of armed robbery but later changed his plea to a not guilty one. His co-accused Eddie Sanau was…
FOUR ministers of the current Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) have been sworn-in before the Governor-General Sir David Vunagi at Government House on Wednesday morning. The swearing-in ceremony now formalized their appointments to the respective ministries they have been assigned to look after as ministers, a statement from the Government Communication Unit said. Former Education…
AUSTRALIA, European Union, and the United States have dismissed a report journalist Alfred Sasako wrote in the Island Sun newspaper on Sunday. Sasako claimed that European countries Australia and the United States will provide a €250 billion humanitarian grants program to the Solomon Islands. He cites unnamed sources in his “unsubstantiated” article. In a joint…
Curfew order unnecessary says PSO By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN RULING as to whether the legal issue regarding the curfew matter will be dealt with in the Magistrate’s Court or transferred to the High Court will be made on May 4. This followed further submissions from both the prosecution and the defence on Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Emma…
THE New Zealand Government through its embassy in Honiara has delivered NZ$3m (SBD$15m) to the country to prepare Gizo and Kilu’ufi hospitals for a possible infiltration of COVID-19. NZ High Commissioner Her Excellency Georgina Roberts during the handing over of the letter of support to the Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. Jimmy Rodgers said that…
COVID-19 tests can be done here as of next week, Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. Jimmy Rogers says. He said work on setting up the qPCR machine which will be used for the tests at the National Referral Hospital has started. Rogers said the first 20 cartridges for the machine will arrive later this…
THE Vura Ward Advisory Committee have requested the government for a serious dialogue over a proposed satellite market within the ward. It is understood that the location of the satellite market is at the Holland Complex, just before the Naha Police Station. During a committee meeting at the Honiara City Council (HCC) headquarters yesterday, the…
A land surveying company Azimuth Surveys is contracted to undertake a topographical and cadastral survey of Noah Hill community, also known as Nine Ridges above Marble Street in Honiara. The work has been made possible thanks to funding assistance by the Australian Government to the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Survey. The work has already…
The government and people of Solomon Islands has expressed heartfelt sympathy to the government and people of New Zealand for the loss it bears as a result of the COVID-19. Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Jeremiah Manele extended the condolence yesterday to New Zealand High Commissioner, Her Excellency Georgina Roberts during the presentation of…
A MAN who was accused of sorcery that led to the burning of his family’s dwelling in Masupa in East Are’are, Malaita Province, has finally shared his side of the story. Speaking exclusively to Solomon Star Auki, Ricky Riiolo said that jealousy is the source of the incident. He said on the 26th of March,…