Palua faces the axe

    GOV’T TO SACK PS By ANDREW FANASIA THE Government is in the process of removing the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs George Palua for incompetency. The move follows the sacking of his minister Commins Mewa for similar reasons. Well-placed government insiders told the Solomon Star on Thursday Palua should receive…

Man, 23, detained for rape

A 23-YEAR-OLD male has been arrested for the alleged rape of a 20-year-old girl in the Lunga area in East Honiara on 9 July 2018. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Guadalcanal Province Superintendent Nixon Manetoga says his officers attended to the report of the alleged rape after it was reported to them on 10 July…

Romania envoy presents credentials

The Romanian ambassador to Solomon Islands Nineta Barbulescu has presented her credentials to Governor General Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui last week at the Government House. In opening remarks, she briefly highlighted Romania’s Geo-political timeline and highlighted the country’s bilateral ties. “As a European Union member state since 2007, Romania brought its contribution to the development…

M.A.R.T gov’t eyes smooth transition

THE Malaita Alliance for Reform and Transformation (MART) government under Premier Peter Ramohia is now focusing on putting the house in order, for the remaining months in office. This is to ensure that when the next government comes into power, they will focus on service delivery for the people of Malaita province, instead of starting…

Police thank Gizo public

PROVINCIAL Police Commander (PPC) Western province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu, thanks the people of the province for a peaceful 40th anniversary of independence celebration from the 4th to the 6th of July, 2018. “This is a very positive outcome for the people here in Western Province especially residents of Gizo Town and visiting people from…

Sikua trial progresses

TRIAL into the alleged corruption case against the former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Edmond Sikua, continues on Thursday. Prosecution is now in the process of extracting evidence from their second witness after completing their first witness on Wednesday mid- morning. The first witness is the Chief Infrastructure…

NO NEW WATER FEE

SOLOMON Water has strongly denied introducing any new water fees to its customers. The water authority was responding to an article freelance journalist Alfred Sasako penned in the Island Sun newspaper on Wednesday. “That article was misleading,” General Manager Ian Gooden said in a statement. He said the house deposit referred to in the article…

Woman: police bashed my brother

THE sister of the man police recently arrested for allegedly burning down a police boat in Makira/Ulawa Province is accusing police of mishandling her brother during the arrest. Speaking to the Solomon Star via a mobile phone from Makira, Everlyn Kahia said she witnessed the injuries on her brother’s (Solomon Bea) face when police brought…