THIRTEEN of the 14 family members that went missing at sea are still missing between Vella La Vella, Shortlands, and Choiseul waters and a lone female body was found. The female body was spotted at Zinoa Island Northwest Choiseul on Tuesday this week, three days after the sea tragedy, and was transported to Taro by…
Malaita ex-militants halted, questioned by mob in Auki under Police guidance A QUICK response from Auki police on Thursday afternoon saved three Malaita ex-militants from an angry group at the Auki wharf, Malaita Province. Those three ex-militants were on their way to Auki via MV Pelican Express when a group armed with traditional weapons…
THERE is a report of an on-going discussion to relocate Chinatown, it was revealed. Solomon Star was informed that there were meetings being held to relocate Chinatown just outside of Honiara. “The likely locations are Mamara, west of Honiara or somewhere around the Corona market area, east of Honiara,” one source has revealed. The move…
Women and children of Lilisiana community on the outskirts of Auki town, Malaita Province are now uncertain about their future and living in fear due to recent king tides that hit the community. Unlike other king tides that hit the community in recent years, the current one raised more eyebrows and worries as it reaches…
B.H.P, a locally owned business shop in Auki has presented gifts to sick patents at Kilu’ufi Hospital and Inmates at Auki Correctional Service on New Year’s eve. The gift is part of the business’s community obligation to give back to the community through sick patients and inmates. The gifts contained food stuff, plates, cups, spoons,…
THE Governor General and Head of State Sir David Vunagi wants strong disciplinary school rules to curb unaccepted attitude that has filtered into the schools in the country. He highlighted this in his New Year 2022 speech. “Unaccepted attitude has also filtered into schools and displayed by some students, such students do not take school…
POLICE officers and court securities are reminded to keep an eye on defendants who are remanded in custody and waiting to be transported to Rove Correctional Centre. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison made this friendly reminder yesterday when dealing with the matter of a young man who had escaped from Honiara Magistrate’s court last month whilst…
Men linked in Firearm case to plea TWO men facing firearm related charges will be entering their pleas to the allegation against them on January 11. Peter Carlos Kwaitaka, 23, and Iro Kwaita are each facing one count of possession of firearm without Firearm Licence. They were supposed to enter their pleas yesterday. However, Kwaitaka’s…
Now that the 2021 festive session is over, hundreds of Malaitans who spent their festive session in Malaita are now starting to move back to Honiara resulting in high demand for ships in Auki and other parts of the province. Since the beginning of 2022 over the weekend, ships operating the Auki-Honiara route have been…
Police Response Team (PRT) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) were boosted with level three Public Order Management (POM) training, which was conducted by Australian Federal Police (AFP) Specialist Tactical Group at Rove police headquarters on 4 January 2022. Central Response Unit, Guadalcanal Response Unit and Correctional Services Solomon Islands (CSII) Emergency Response…