PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has accepted a letter from the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country informing him of a planned protest march to deliver their petition for him to re-introduce the Anti-Corruption Bill when Parliament resumes next month. A member of the CSO Anti-Corruption Committee Lawrence Makili told the Sunday Star that the…
Sin refused bail A MAGISTRATE last Friday refused the bail application for the Malaysian facing a human trafficking charge. Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea ruled that there is probable risk of the accused Wong Thien Sin interfering with prosecution witnesses and investigation. “I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the risk of interference in…
DIRECTOR of Fisheries Edward Honiwala says the arrest of Dr Reginald Aipia and his American friend was done over alleged breaches of fisheries laws. Aipia and his friend were brought over from Ontong Java into Honiara last week on Wednesday night. Mr Honiwala said Aipia did not have any proper permits with the Ministry of…
THE Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP) 2017 continues to get support from business houses in Honiara. Pageant Director Joyce Konofilia said Honiara Hotel has agreed to become a Silver sponsor and have also identified their contestant. “More details on the contestant will be made available this week,” Ms Konofilia said. Meanwhile, she said Ela Motors’…
First female chief magistrate appointed By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN THE GOVERNMENT has appointed a first female chief magistrate for the country. She is Emma Garo, who was sworn in before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer at the High Court last Friday. Ms Garo replaces former Chief Magistrate John Numapo whose contract ends this month. Mr Numapo…
The Kurukuru futsal team has won their second match against the strong Chinese Taipei last night, 4-3. The match kicked off at around 11pm last night in Turkmenistan where the current 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games is currently underway. It was Kurukuru’s second match. And the victory has brought much excitement and pride…
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline and Solomon Airlines, the national carrier of the Solomon Islands, have signed a codeshare agreement for flights between Nadi and Honiara. The codeshare, which comes into effect on September 30th 2017 will see both airlines place their respective ‘FJ’ and ‘IE’ codes on each other’s flights between Nadi and Honiara.…
CHINA United Cooperation clarifies that Shiyao Guo is not the main investor behind the development of the Town Ground rugby complex as stated in an earlier report. A representative from the company told this paper Guo is one of the investors of the complex. “Guo played an important role in the negotiation between Solomon Islands…
THIS year’s Miss Solomon Islands Pageant will be staged on the 20th and 21st October under the theme ‘Women in Peace and Harmony with Society.’ Pageant Director Joyce Konofilia of Solomon Host said the theme was chosen to coincide with post RAMSI and women’s contributions to sustaining peace in our society. “Our women are the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare was forced to cut short his trip to the Samoan capital Apia last week for the 48th Pacific Islands Forum last week “due to domestic political moves to remove him from office”. This was the explanation provided by the Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Maliegagoe at a press conference last Thursday…