TRIAL in the case filed against the national government in 2016 by the owner of the Mammal Breeding Centre on Mbungana Island in the Central Islands Province, Dr Bradley Anita concluded in the High Court on Tuesday. Dr Anita, now deceased, filed a lawsuit in 2016 seeking $31,819,591.03 in damages and losses from the Ministry…
TRIAL for the police officer accused of stealing $300,000 kept as exhibit from the Police Facility at Rove in Honiara in 2020, has commenced in the Honiara Magistrate Court. Makasi Dolaiano is on trial one count of Stealing as a Clerk. The prosecution has a total of about six witnesses and is still calling its…
A 21-year-old man, who broke into his uncle’s liquor shop and stole alcohol and also stole a guitar from a church in Isabel Province, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. Zivoka Lamani Orodo pleaded guilty to two counts of Housebreaking and committing Felony and one count of Simple Larceny. In his sentencing remark…
LOCAL organisations in Malaita Province can apply for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). CFLI Australia-based representative, Ms Marie Claude Codsi introduced the Fund at the Malaita Youth Hub Centre in Auki last week. According to a statement, the session provided an opportunity for attendees to learn more about the funding initiative, including its…
AN induction and professional development workshop aimed at strengthening the Parliamentary oversight role of the country’s 50 Members of Parliament is underway in Honiara. The workshop is hosted by the National Parliament of Solomon Islands, through its Committee Secretariat Department, in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD). The three-day workshop commenced on Tuesday…
THE British Government is helping Solomon Islands to navigate the bureaucratic hurdles of accessing the Global Climate Fund (GCF). Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and Nauru, Paul Turner confirmed that the United Kingdom (UK) has invested heavily in the GCF in recognition of the challenges Pacific nations…
THE Government of the Republic of Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), is embarking on a new partnership to strengthen climate resilience social services in Guadalcanal Province. The new partnership initiative worth US$7 million (SB$58.3 million) was launched yesterday at the King Solomon Hotel…
LEADERS of West Are’are Constituency (WAC) unreservedly endorsed the new Constituency Development Funds (CDF) Act 2023 and have reiterated their resolute commitment to implementing development programmes under this new legislation. The Act, which aims to enhance governance and ensure the effective delivery of CDF development projects, has been welcomed as a significant step forward for…
NEARLY four years after he killed five people on the night of the Independence Day 7th July 2021 at Tenaru Bridge in Central Guadalcanal, Inmate Benson Daniel was able to reconcile with a victims’ family at Tetere Correctional Centre over the weekend. The reconciliation ceremony was made possible by the Prison Fellowship Solomon Islands (PFSI).…
THE British government has expressed its readiness to provide technical assistance to Solomon Islands Government for the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant in West Kwaio, Malaita Province. The Bina Harbour project is expected to create employment opportunities in Malaita and generate much-needed revenue for the country. The new British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and…