CHIEF Magistrate Emma Garo has granted an adjournment for the prosecution’s “crucial” witness in the Dickson Mua fraud trial to recover, before giving evidence on February 26. Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea handed the ruling on Garo’s behalf yesterday as she is currently on a court circuit in the province. In her ruling, Garo said…
A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in a dark tinted taxi at a road side at Ranadi over the weekend. Richard Tahu, who faces one count of rape, is due back in court on February 26. The alleged victim came to Honiara for the first time in…
Group eyes trading votes for cash By WILSON SAENI In Auki A GROUP of voters in Ward 17 in East Kwaio Constituency, Malaita Province said they will not cast their votes in the April 3 national general election, unless they are paid with cash. The group’s spokesman and Chief, Jack Gege said they came up with…
ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has commissioned six brand new D-Max Isuzu vehicles, Thursday. The vehicles were supplied by United Auto Ltd in Honiara. Speaking during a short handing over ceremony Thursday, Commissioner Mathew Varley said those vehicles are part of the upgrade and replacement plan that have been put in place for the…
A GOOD number of beche-de-mer harvesters in Ontong Java have been caught using dredging nets in the process, during the current open period. With the surface of the report, local businessman and beche-de-mer exporter, Dr Reginald Aipia is calling on the Police to arrest the people that involved in the illegal practice. Dr Aipia said…
COURT DRAMA By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN THE Dickson Mua fraud trial is expected to turn dramatic when it resumes this morning after the prosecution’s “crucial” witness failed to arrive back from Australia, Thursday. Businessman Albert Wong, owner of Oceanic Marine Ltd, last week assured the court he would return yesterday to give evidence in the former…
ALL Members of Parliament (MP) will pay their taxes should United Party (UP) leads the next government after April’s National General Election. This was publicly declared by the Party’s President Peter Kenilorea Jr yesterday at the Party’s campaign launch and commissioning of UP’s candidates outside the national auditorium in Honiara yesterday. The current bad weather…
SOLOMON Islands United Party will launch its 2019 campaign and commission its candidates today at the National Museum arena in Honiara. UP President Peter Kenilorea will address the occasion which will also see the introduction of UP’s candidates for the April 3 National General Election. United Party, which had struggled to register for most of…
Parties unite to contest election By ANDREW FANASIA TWO political parties have teamed up to contest in the April 3 elections. This was evident yesterday when Our Party leader Manasseh Sogavare was invited to be the keynote speaker at the launch of Kadere Party’s manifesto. Kadere Party and Sogavare were part of the last ruling…
MALAITA Provincial Waste Management office and Auki local Council and Regional Affairs are now working around the clock to solve the current issue of waste management in Auki. This come after the landowner has put a stop notice for the province not to use his area to dump rubbish. The recent issue has caused inconvenience…