Technical issue in Aipia-Hagberg case rejected THE Court has on Monday dismissed the application on a technical issue raised on the case of Dr Reginald Aipia and his American business consultant Eric Hagberg. Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea on Monday ruled that the section 126 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) does not apply on the…
The capability of Forensic Officers in the Royal Solomon Islands Police in the use of finger print technology to strengthen evidence has been boosted with the completion of a two-day training workshop on new fingerprint technology. The training held 12 – 13 October was conducted by a trainer from United Kingdom specialised in operating equipment…
Dr Sikua says fear of ACB may delay passage By AATAI JOHN Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group and Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal Dr Derek Sikua says growing fear of the Anti-Corruption Bill (ACB) may delay its passage. He said this during his meeting with the Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Anti…
WORK to slot Bloody Ridge into the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status list is currently underway. The Solomon Scouts and Coastwatcher’s Trust Board member Dr Martin Hadlow said they are collaborating with the Chairman of the Solomon Islands National Commission for UNESCO Dr Franco Rodie. “We hope to work with him to help move this forward…
IT’S very risky or dangerous situation for this country or city to go back to a stage where people were not reporting matters to the police and as a result, criminals escape justice. This was the strongest statement disclosed to the local media by the Commissioner of police Mathew Varley, during his weekly media conference…
THE Asia Pacific Investment Development (APID) has defended Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s leaked acknowledgement letter to the Bintan General Manager describing it as a personal letter and does not represent any favoritism or endorsement of any company obligations. “Whatever the Prime Minister shared with the company like this leaked letter is his personal approach. “That…
Corruption has grown to an endemic level in the country and the delay in tabling and passing the anti-corruption bill is a manifestation of the pervasiveness of this scourge, an activist says. Lawrence Makili is a member of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Civil Society Organisations that is on an intensive campaign for the tabling…
Muaki: PM should address letter to APID, not Bintan By TEDDY KAFO A FORMER special secretary to the prime minister has exposed a major dent in the attempt by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to clarify the highly controversial letter he wrote to miners, Bintan Mining Ltd. Mr Sogavare has said of the letter that it…
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPMC) has slammed a report by Alfred Sasako in the Island Sun newspaper, Thursday. This was in response to a report bearing the headline; “Two senior officers escape PM’s cost-cutting measures.” Alex Akwai of the Prime Minister Office (PMO) Press in a statement on Friday described the report as…
THE reigning Miss Pacific Islands Miss Ann Dunn of Fiji calls on Solomon Islands for support for the seven Miss Solomon Islands Pageant contestants as they prepare for the crowning night and the ultimate Miss Pacific Islands pageant. Ms Dunn made the call at the launch of the Miss Solomon Islands Pageant 2017 at the…