Bail has been granted for the three men who allegedly involved in a clash at the Water Front nightclub. Deputy Chief Magistrate Shepherd Lapo imposed a cash bail of $1, 000 for each of the accused attached with strict bail condition. Their sureties were also ordered to sign a principal bail of $1, 000. One…
CBSI issues interim license to BRED Bank The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Board yesterday granted an interim license to Bred Bank (Vanuatu) Limited to establish a branch and carry out banking business in the country. Bred (Solomon) Limited is expected to become the country’s next major financial institution and the fourth commercial bank…
Don Bosco says killed students are on practical Don Bosco Training Institute is in a state of shock after two of their students were killed in a horrific road accident in the early hours of Friday. “The staff and students could not belief two of our students could die in such manner,” deputy principal Joseph…
Dreams are easy to visualise, but are often difficult to materialise. The key is staying focus and such focus now got long time radio man John Adifaka Junior in a ‘launch mode’. Adifaka now prepares to launch his new radio station – the newest addition to the existing commercial radio FM stations. Now hitting the…
Temotu Vatu MP Freda Tuki says she’s disappointed at the attempts by her political rivals to prevent her from establishing a growth centre on the island of Vanikoro. Some landowners on the island prevented a barge from landing there early this month on the belief the barge was there to begin logging activities on the…
Churches need to rise up to curb the rampant increase of domestic violence in the country. Former Auditor General Edward Ronia made the statement when contributing to the Family Protection Act awareness workshop conducted for church leaders in Honiara last week. He said the root cause of violence begins at homes because churches fail to…
World Vision is prepared to work with churches and other organisations address domestic violence issues in the country. The organisation’s programme manager Julianne Oge highlighted this during her presentation at a Family Protection Act awareness workshop in Honiara last week. “There’s a missing link between communities in addressing domestic violence issues in this country,” Oge…
Former retired Police officer, Henry Kauhui appeals to chiefs to sort out land issues surrounding the Police post at Atoifi, east Kwaio. Kauhui made the appeal after land dispute threatens to relocate the police post to another location. He said the police post is important to serve the people in east Kwaio and communities closer…
Premier of Western Province Robert Pye Kuve has been sent to Australia for medical treatment. Provincial secretary Adrian Tony is accompanying the premier. They left on Friday. According to deputy premier Wayne Maepio, the medical trip was facilitated by the Office of the Prime Minister. Maepio thanked the Prime Minister’s Office to assisting the province…
Twenty-eight participants from Western Province undertook the Paediatric Pocket Book training last week. Funded by UNICEF, the training was facilitated by the University of Melbourne Centre together with the National Referral Hospital. The training was part of a series of trainings being held across the country and focused on providing additional training to participants on…