THE case of a man who allegedly led a group of protestors to the Parliament House and to set fire to the Naha Police Station during last November’s unrest will return to court September 14. This is for pre-trial conference. Sade Kwate’e had already pleaded not guilty to one count of Sedition, two counts of unlawful assembly and…
The SI Government has confirmed that the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project or SINBIP for the construction of up to 161 towers has been progressed with the recent signing of a contracting agreement with the vendor and contractor, Huawei/China Harbour Engineering Company Limited. A joint statement from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and…
MALAITA Premier Daniel Suidani took time during the Malaita 39th Second Appointed Day anniversary to express his disagreement with continuing reference to provincial governments as mere agents of the national government. The Malaita Provincial Premier is of the view that those who refer to provincial governments as agents of the national government have taken the meaning…
THE Franjti Shipping Ltd’s new passenger vessel, MV Auki Express, successfully made its first passenger voyage to Auki, Malaita Province, yesterday. Auki Express broke the record as the fastest passenger vessel to ever serve the Honiara- Auki route with only two hours running time between Honiara and Auki. Passengers who travelled onboard MV Auki Express…
RHINOVIRUS and Influenza H3 are the main drivers of the current outbreak of flu-like illness in Honiara and Malaita Province, the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr. Culwick Togamana announced in his special nation-wide address yesterday. He said during the week from 25 to 30 July, the National Public Health Surveillance Unit has recorded…
JUDGEMENT on the case of two juveniles accused of setting fire to the leaf hut next to the Parliament Building during last November’s unrest will be delivered this afternoon. Chief Magistrate Emma Garo will hand down the judgement at 2pm this afternoon. The judgement was previously listed last Monday but Ms Garo had it further…
Govt to table 2022 supplementary budget with Politicians as ‘biggest winners’ THE Government is spending an additional $284 million-plus to take us to the end of the year and, as in any budgetary appropriations, there are winners and losers. Politicians are amongst the biggest winners in the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2022. Finance Minister Harry…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogvare today welcomed the Ambassador of Portugal, His Excellency Pedro Rodrigues Da Silva into the country. H.E Da Silva is in the country to formally introduce himself after he was unable to pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister earlier because of the Global Pandemic. Prime Minister Sogavare assured the…
AFTER ignoring High Court enforcement orders for four and a half years, the ruling DCGA government has finally run out of steam and will comply. Within hours of a High Court ruling on Tuesday 16th August 2022 that dismissed government application to suspend enforcement Orders in the Levers Solomon Ltd v Attorney General case, the…
OFFICE of the Prime Minister will respond to the “Malaita People’s Log of Claim” once they see the contents of the claim. Special Secretary to Prime Minister Albert Kabui in a press conference yesterday said they have to see it first then see how they will respond to it. He said as reported in the…