THE Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) detective yesterday arrested another man involved in the ANZ ATM robbery. The suspect named by police as Dilo Faiga, 24, was arrested at Kukum, east Honiara. Assistant police commissioner for national capital Gabriel Manelusi said police detectives made a professional capture of the suspect after some thorough investigations.…
The two conflict parties involved in the Independence valley row in White River, West Honiara over the weekend finally reached peace during a reconciliation ceremony yesterday at central police station. This ceremony was staged to resolve the dispute where few homes were burnt down. The ceremony was witnessed by members of both parties including high…
Temotu province is mourning the loss of their provincial police commander (PPC) who passed away on Wednesday night at his resident in Lata, Temotu province. A spokesperson from the Lata police station told the Solomon Star yesterday morning that late Fred Saeni collapsed at his residents after a short illness. He was rushed to Lata…
A total of twenty-one (21) rural training centres (RTC) in the country will benefit from training equipments worth five hundred thousand dollars for skills development. The assistance came from the Down Stream Support programme of the ministry of forestry and research. Solomon Islands Association Vocational Rural Training Centre director Billy Mae received the equipment Tuesday…
Fifty (50) containers of tubi round logs t ready to export were held up by the Customs yesterday. The consignments are owned by the Southern Pacific Wood (SPW). They were held up by the Solomon Ports Authority for further investigation. The containers were held up following series of reports on the issue with the involvement…
It is always incomprehensible to me how any man could think so little of a member of his own family as to treat them with so little humanity, says a High Court Judge. Justice Stephen Pallaras made this comment when handing down a total sentence of 13 years imprisonment on the accused he found guilty…
With the new inclusive 3G tower launched at Buma parish in West Kwaio, Malaita province, people within the areas has now do away with writing letters when trying to pass messages to their family members and relatives as in the past. Buma tower site was launched by Our Telekom on Wednesday infront of a good…
Newly established commercial bank Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) was surprised with the overwhelming response from the public since opening up its doors fortnight ago. Speaking in an interview with the Solomon Star yesterday at the bank’s head office located at Hyundai Mall, the bank’s chief executive officer (CEO) Nihal Kekulawala said they did not expect…
Solomon Island Red Cross [SIRC] officially opens its kaikai house yesterday. The kaikai house is being funded by European Union. Mr Nicolas Boyrie head of Delegation French Red Cross said this kaikai house is to generate income to help SIRC in providing services. “This kaikai house was mainly to generate income and sustain those who…
Our Telekom office in Auki is yet to receive complaints concerning coverage of the new 13 towers. The company’s public relation officer Lawrence Nodua said this is another good sign for the company when it comes to problems that usually affects the 11 towers that were installed some years back around the province. He said…