No lawyer, case adjourned

A YOUNG man facing criminal offences in the Honiara Magistrate Court is still without a lawyer. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court he made a request to the Public Solicitor’s Office seeking legal representation but since then no lawyer has visited him. Principle Magistrate Shepherd Lapo explained to the…

Marijuana plants uprooted

POLICE in Central Province on Wednesday uprooted more than 335 marijuana plantsand arrested a suspect believed to be the owner of the plants. Provincial Police Commander, Central, Alfred Satu said the suspect has been on the run since last week. However through intensive search and investigation with the help of the community the suspect was…

Free education a success: Ha’amori

THE Fee Free Basic Education Policy has been hailed a success. Minister of Education, Dick Ha’amori highlighted this in Parliament on Thursday. The policy, which was implemented back in 2004 and carried on by the current NCRA government, was part of the MDG (Millennium Development Goals), which stated that education must be given to everyone.…

Former RAMSI chief dies

A FORMER RAMSI Special Coordinator has died on Tuesday while serving abroad as an Australian High Commissioner. RAMSI’s Office of the Special Coordinator announced the death of Graeme Wilson on Thursday. The late Graeme Wilson was the Australian High Commissioner to South Africa when he died peacefully at his residence in Pretoria on 2 September…

Tina Hydro project highlighted at SIDS

THE country’s flagship sustainable development project was highlighted at the third international conference on Small Island Developing States(SIDS) this week in Apia, Samoa. The local delegation to the conference headed by fisheries minister Alfred Ghiro gave the opening remarks highlighting why this project has been seen as NCRA’s flagship project that aims to achieve the…