THE court will be handing down its ruling on March 20 in relation to an application made by the prosecution regarding the trial issue on the case of the men accused of ransacking a logging camp in Isabel in 2012. Deputy Chief Magistrate Shepherd Lapo was supposed to hand down the ruling on Friday but…
ANOTHER bail application will be made anytime soon for the three young men accused of attacking another man last month at Lunga. Lazarus Kwaiga of L & L Lawyers put the court and prosecution on notice, Friday of the intended bail application for William Ghiro, 18, Hensley Ghiro, 18, and John Areni, 25. He said…
Foreigner admits keeping pictures of local girls A FOREIGN national last Friday pleaded guilty to possessing digital photographs of private body parts of local girls as young as 12. Masao Saito entered a guilty plea to one count of being in possession of child exploitation materials before Deputy Chief Magistrate Shepherd Lapo. This relates to…
After two weeks drifting at sea TWO adults and a six-year-old child have rescued by a fishing vessel this week south-east of Honiara afterdrifting at sea for two weeks. The three are from Malau Paina, Three Sisters Island,in Makira/Ulawa Province. A Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources compliance officer told the Solomon Star thetrio were…
Leader of the Independent Group and Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal Dr. Derek Sikua explained the MPs’ scholarships as Good Samaritan for the disadvantage group in the community. In an exclusive interview with the Solomon Star, Sikua said MPs’ scholarships bring equality among our people who were left out by the National…
Marist FC has ended its friendly match against a tough Honiara Select Side with a 3-0 win at the Lawson Tama Stadium on Wednesday. Marist’s senior player, Abraham Iniga scored a hat trick to give Marist their win in the first of two friendly matches scheduled between the two teams. He scored two goals in…
TELEKOM S-League Champions Marist FC has selected its final 23 line-up for its OFC Champions League campaign. Head coach Juliano Schmeling announced thefinal squad after their3-0 victory over TSL Select Side at Lawson Tama, Wednesday. The side is days away from competing in the OFC Champions League group D to be hosted in Tahiti. The…
SIFF Titans will play the Parliament Bullets at Lawson Tama at 5pm for an exciting encounter this Friday afternoon. A statement from the organisers said, the Bullets will be lead by none other than Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga who is a top striker with bullet shot. His striking partner…
The M.P.Quan Wing Chun Kung Fu School Epalle Branch has kicked off its martial arts classes for this year. Classes was scheduled to start on Wednesday at the Bishop Epalle School Hall. Enrollment has started as of February 22. The M.P Quan Wing Chun School is expecting an increase in number for enrollment this year.…
Former President of National Sports Council Solomon Islands (NOCSI) Charles Dausabeahas called on the Civil Aviation Authority Solomon Islands (CAASI) to build the terminal at Tingoa airport on Rennell, Renbell province. Speaking to the Solomon Star Dausabea said Renbell will host the Solomon Game in 2018 but poor preparation like none release of fund from…