MASTER of MV Taimareho 1 Michael Roy Galo has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of the 27 passengers who were swept off board and died during a sea incident in 2020. He entered his not guilty pleas to the 27 Manslaughter charges before Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea. Following his not guilty pleas, a…
Lesley Kili the Malaita Provincial Police Commander denies sexual harassment allegations WHEN Lesley Kili was appointed as Malaita’s new Provincial Police Commander (PPC) in January this year, there was hope and optimism by subordinate staff and members of the public. PPC Kili told a news conference on 12th January that his contract had been signed…
Honiara City Council will be start removing illegal markets around the City and taking actions on illegal activities at hotspots identified. Deputy Mayor and Chairman for HCC Law Enforcement Division Robert Oge, made the call during the closing of the induction training for 20 HCC new recruits. “I am grateful that you have undergone such…
DISCUSSIONS on corruption dominated the pre-Pacific Media Summit, which kicked off in Honiara, Monday. The Role of the Media in investigating the Management of Public Resources was one of two workshop sessions, held simultaneously at the Heritage Park Hotel. A Roundtable for sports journalists and preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games was the topic for…
Local resort receives token of $50k GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has rescued local resort, Urilolo Resort in North Vella La Vella, Western province with SBD$50,000 to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Urilolo Resort is one of the accommodation providers in Western Province which had been affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak…
PM Sogavare calls for international respect for Solomon Islands sovereign decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taipei to Beijing at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has called on the international community to respect Solomon Islands’ Sovereignty and Democracy, a call that comes just four days ahead of…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has told a meeting of the heads of states and governments of the ‘Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) that Solomon Islands fully supports the organisation’s objective to push for the Adoption of Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Addressing AOSIS leaders in, New York…
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed the relations between China and Solomon Islands during a meeting on Tuesday with Jeremiah Manele, foreign minister of the Pacific island country. The meeting was arranged on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.…
East Kwaio murder judgement set for October 6 JUDGEMENT for two men who stood trial for the murder of a woman in East Kwaio, Malaita, in 2019 will be delivered on October 6. This followed the closing submissions on Tuesday before Justice Maelyn Bird. Sonny Bakua and John Manassah had been tried in the trial…
Solomon Water continues to experience severe water shortages at its Kongulai source affecting many customers in Honiara. This started in July this year and as of this week there have been no significant changes to the situation. Chief Executive Officer Ian Gooden says, “𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘪 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦…