THE use of knife on or against a human being belongs to our ancestors and the head-hunters and have no place in this country, says a Honiara Magistrate. Principal Magistrate Leonard Chite made this bench remark recently when sentencing a man who stabbed a father and a son during the New Year celebrations in the…
AN elderly woman lost her life after a vehicle she was traveling on run over her and killed her instantly. The incident happened along the Kwai Abu hill along the East Road in Malaita Province. The incident happened last Friday when the vehicle was heading from East into Auki. Reports said the incident happened the…
…For arriving illegally on yacht, sentence Thur By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN SENTENCING of the three expatriates accused of illegally entering the country on board a yacht last month will be made in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court tomorrow afternoon. This was after Matthew Adam Carter, Charles James Ewan Glenny and Braeton Hunter Mitchell pleaded guilty to the…
EAGON Pacific Plantation Limited (EPPL) on Tuesday donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS). The consignment worth $210,000 was brought in from the Eagon group of companies headquarters in Korea. The donation was made possible thanks to the founder and chairman of the Eagon group of companies Mr. Young-Ju…
SINCE the Stimulus Package awareness team consists of officers in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Members of Parliament (MPs), who will keep a check and balance of how the funds are disbursed, distributed and whether or not transparency and accountability issues are satisfied? This concern was raised by Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani in…
A TOTAL of 328 nationals, technical assistants (TA), and diplomats will graduate today from the quarantine centers. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Pauline McNeil stated this during the Sunday talkback show live on SIBC. “We have two repatriation flights this week, a total of 328 people in quarantine. “In…
THE Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale calls on the Commissioner of Police Acting to commence investigations into the manner in which the recent traffic accident involving the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Robson Djokovic, was conducted. Mr. Wale at the same time also calls on the PM to immediately suspend Mr. Djokovic. “I commend the…
THE Councillor for Vura Ward Reginald Ngati has been alleged to have received SBD 40 thousand dollars, beyond what each councillor should have received as ward advisory grant. A statement issued by the Honiara City Council (HCC) Media Unit claimed, Tuesday. The statement said each councillor is entitled to 60 thousand dollars during the beginning…
TESTS conducted on patients suspected to have contracted Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) or superbug have returned negative with the situation now under control. The National Referral Hospital (NRH) management revealed this yesterday in a statement to clarify an article published on 9 July carrying the headline ‘Superbug at NRH.’ The statement said NRH had conducted repeated…
IT costs the national government $400 per day to feed and meet the welfare of each inmate serving at the Correctional Centres around the country. This was highlighted by the Commissioner of Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) Gabriel Manelusi during a peace restoration ceremony held at Sughu Village in the Tasimauri Region, Weather Coast of…