SENTENCING submissions and mitigation on the case of recaptured prison escapee Frank Firimolea has been further deferred to Monday next week. The sentencing submission listed for Monday did not happen as previously scheduled. Public Solicitor’s lawyer Rodney Manebosa told the court that he is yet to prepare mitigation for his client. He also said the…
Western Province Premier David Gina and his Deputy Christian Mesepitu were summoned by the Police for questioning on Monday in relation to the KHY acquisition issue in Gizo, Western Province. Early on Monday morning the Deputy Premier woke up to find the Police at his doorstep and was led down to the Police station for questioning. Christian Mesepitu met…
Gizo Police and Police Response Unit (PRU) has warned the public not to get involved or react over the demolishing of the buildings and market stalls at the KHY Seafront. The Police Officers and the PRU officers have secured the area to safeguard the process of the demolition of the buildings at the KHY Seafront to…
Over tense land issue in Gizo over the weekend BY ULUTAH GINAIN GIZO TWO top officials within the Western Provincial Government were arrested on Saturday night in relation to the KHY Seafront issue in Gizo, Western Province which has resulted in an unstable situation over the weekend. The two arrested included John Lepese Paul, the…
PREMIER Daniel Suidani has made an appeal to the Members of Parliament (MPs) representing Malaita Province to think about the people they are representing in parliament. Mr. Suidani made the call in light of the exposed USD100 billion proposed deal persuaded by the Finance Minister Hurry Kuma. Speaking to this paper, the Malaita premier said…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has been urged to work in partnership with the Solomon Islands Government. Opening the first Provincial Police Commanders and Directors Conference for 2020 at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara on Monday, Minister of Police National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Anthony Veke says, “Policing capabilities and capacities must…
Sea level rise will soon damage parts of the Visale Clinic in North West Guadalcanal. This is according to Solomon Star’s Guadalcanal stringer John Toki. The clinic was built around the 1930s by a Catholic Fr., Fr. Wall from New Zealand. With the current climate urgency faced by the health facility, its beneficiaries are urging…
MALAITA province has now identified a potential site for the proposed ‘All-Girls school’, says provincial Premier Daniel Suidani. This is a proposal by the Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) government which was announced during the policy document launching in Auki a fortnight ago. The proposed All-Girls School is aiming at providing more opportunities for…
Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) last Saturday conducted its 2020 Annual General Meeting or National Congress at the Heritage Park Hotel. The meeting started off with Party President Dr. Alice Pollard’s speech, presentation of reports and election of new office bearers. Party members who were present also have the opportunity to be part of the…
The Director of the Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence Unit (SIFIU) Mr. Jimmy Sendersley says currently the Solomon Islands does not have any specific law that can deal with pyramid schemes. Mr. Sendersley highlighted this at a press conference on the topic of illegal operation by one of the schemes in the country known as the…