A TWELVE year-old male facing three criminal offences has confessed to all the allegations made against him this week in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. The teenager who cannot be named for legal reasons has pleaded guilty to the charges of larceny in dwelling house, malicious damage and burglary. Following his guilty pleas, Deputy Chief Magistrate…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) saga has taken another twist. It was understood that the government has refused granting SINU’s Vice Chancellor Dr. Ganesh Chand the work permit to allow him to work legally in the country. A Government source familiar with the current issue told Solomon Star that the Labour Division within the…
THE spouses of two ousted Members of Parliament (MP) for Central Honiara and North East Guadalcanal constituencies are in the political race for a seat in next month’s by-election. Central Honiara MP John Moffat Fugui and North East Guadalcanal Jamie Vokia MP lost their respective seats following petition cases against them. The two wives; Mrs.…
TWO men who confess to threatening two people who came to sell their products at the Honiara Central Market, Honiara have been jailed for 30 days. Ian Kitalua and George Dele were sentenced after pleading guilty to the charge of uses threatening words in public. The incident happened on the morning of 20 July this…
Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare says the government’s budget needs redirection. Mr. Sogavare highlighted this during his visit to Pisei which hosts the North-West Guadalcanal Development Association (NWGDA) base on Wednesday. “The government’s budget needs bigger redirection,” he said. Prime Minister said one of the reasons why they did not pass the 2021 budget was…
MAKIRA leaders who have asked that their identities are withheld claim the immoral behaviors of some members of the National Parliament are worrying, and are uncalled for. Makira leaders spoken to say, the worrying and the uncalled-for issue is, some MPs indulge in what has become known in the Solomon Islands as, having O2s and…
WITH the rising numbers of Bank South Pacific (BSP) customers accessing services at the Gizo branch after the closure of ANZ in Gizo, Western Province, there are calls for BSP to expand its services. A concerned man speaking on behalf of a number of BSP customers said BSP management should consider expanding its services. A…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale commends Foreign Investment Board (FIB) for demanding Mas Solo Investment to explain its tubi dealings and calls for stringent follow-throughs. “I must once again applaud FIB and the Director for continuing to hold suspected illegal loggers to account. “As I have said earlier, corruption is a disease that is crippling…
THE WESTERN Provincial Assembly (WPA) ended with a fiery closing on Thursday as members of the Assembly took time to utilize the motion of Sine Die that was moved the day before by premier David Gina. First to take up the opportunity to speak was the elected representing member for Ward 24 Hon. Samuel Sive who…
REGISTERED Candidates to contest the North East Guadalcanal and Central Honiara by-election have until 4 pm today to withdraw their candidacies. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mrs. Jane Waetara confirmed this in a statement to the paper on Wednesday. Mrs. Waetara said the earlier released names of 14 candidates are still subjected to candidate’s withdrawal given…