COMMISSIONER of Lands, Alan McNeil – the man who this week lifted the lid on alleged fraudulent land dealings in Honiara – has vowed to keep pursuing police investigations to ensure those responsible are brought to justice. Mr. McNeil made the stand as the relationship between his Office and that of the Registrar of Titles…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force at Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province are investigating an alleged robbery at the Winwin mining company operating in Central Guadalcanal on 9 December 2020. It is alleged that seven men entered the Winwin mining company at Turarana in a G-plated white plain Toyota land cruiser. …
A CONCERNED Honiara citizen has questioned why it has taken the Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Christopher Laore so long to respond to the final auditor’s report regarding the Honiara City Council’s (HCC) financial status. Kennedy Evans who resides at Lengakiki, East Honiara said that as someone who follows the issue closely, he knows the…
* Man found guilty of indecently assaulting, raping daughter * Def case on alleged unlawful entry continues next week Man found guilty of indecently assaulting, raping daughter A 39-year-old man accused of indecently assaulting and raping her daughter in 2013 and 2019 had been found guilty and convicted for both offences, Wednesday. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison found…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says Solomon Island has made good progress so far in the fight against corruption. Sogavare made the statement when delivering his nation-wide address which coincidentally falls on this year’s World Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, 2020. He said the appointment of the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption [SIICAC] is the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare said that Solomon Islands have only 5 positive cases of COVID-19 within its isolation centres as of Tuesday 8 December 2020. In his nation-wide address on Wednesday, Sogavare said that only 5 still remain positive out of the 17 diagnosed cases. “This means that 12 have already been tested negative and…
GOOD Guest Ltd has surrendered its Fixed Term Estate (FTE) title back to the Commissioner of Lands, the second company to have done so following a clash of culture between the offices of the Commissioner and the Registrar of Titles. Commissioner of Lands, Alan McNeil, confirmed the voluntary return of the title on Wednesday afternoon. “The…
THE director of a logging company, Sunrise Investment Limited had been fined $50,000 to the state on Wednesday for harvesting Tubi trees in Isabel. Richard Song Sing Ngea from Malaysia was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of illegal harvesting of restricted species without a license, export, or attempt to export restricted specimen under…
ABOUT six local students studying in the Philippines have failed to show up at the Manila airport yesterday to board their repatriation flight back to Honiara, Wednesday. This was revealed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his nation-wide address yesterday. “Six students failed to show up at the airport in Manila this morning (yesterday) leading…
* Mentally disabled man’s case tomorrow * Firearm trial continues Thursday Mentally disabled man’s case tomorrow THE case of a mentally disabled man accused of breaching the Covid-19 related lockdown in May has been adjourned to tomorrow. Jeffery Basiota who faces one count of restriction of movement was supposed to appear before the Honiara Magistrate’s Court yesterday. However,…