Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal and Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group has come under heavy criticism for allegedly hitting the security gate at King George Sixth School early this week. Dr Derek Sikua was claimed to have driven dangerously at a high speed which resulted in the boom gate being hit.…
THE Police investigation team had questioned the wife of the prime suspect in connection to the cash stolen from the LGZ shop in Townground, West Honiara, it was revealed. Information reaching this paper claimed the investigation team this week questioned the wife of the second suspect – Raymond Koeta, in Auki in relation to the…
THE Police investigation team had questioned the wife of the prime suspect in connection to the cash stolen from the LGZ shop in Townground, West Honiara, it was revealed. Information reaching this paper claimed the investigation team this week questioned the wife of the second suspect – Raymond Koeta, in Auki in relation to the…
The pre-trial conference on the case of the Provincial Government minister David Tome who is facing conversion charges will be made in court on June 16. This date was fixed last Friday where he appeared in court and entered not guilty pleas to the 14 counts of conversion against him. The court after hearing the…
Police and members of the Solomon Islands Post Conflict Rehabilitation and Restoration Association (SIPRRA) of Guadalcanal Desk are preparing to visit eight constituencies of the province, to collect fire arms believed to be hidden, since RAMSI arrived in the country. This is part of the amnesty program declared by the Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare…
ONE of the policy action areas of the Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) is that leaders must have high ethical leadership qualities. This was revealed by the President of the group John Usuramo. “Our aim is to house people with highest ethical standards,” Mr Usuramo said. He added that its more important leaders to have personal…
The captains of the three blue boats who illegally entered our waters and stole our marine resources will appear in the High Court again on June 9. This is for the mention of their matter and for the court to hear the next step their matter had reached so far since now they are legally…
Three men facing the murder of an elderly person in North Guadalcanal early this month will be appearing in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court today. This would be their first appearance in court after they were remanded in custody on the last occasion. George Meloli, 35, Patrick Kennedy, 26 and 20 year-old Maison Okeni Hilly were…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has applauded the Government for initiating and launching the 2017 Disarmament and Amnesty Exercise. The gun amnesty exercise came into effective as of Monday May 22nd 2017 and will lapse on June 9th 2017. In a statement early this week, the Parliamentary Opposition Leader Honorable Jeremiah Manele said this initiative is…
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Solomon Islands Leonidas Tezapsidis warns Solomon Islands not to rely much on foreign aid if they are seriously thinking of building and empowering the economy. He stressed this during the recent launching of the 2016 Annual Report of Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) on Friday at the Heritage Park…