THE court case that was transferred to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) from police due to ‘pressure of political nature’ will return to court on October 20. This is to allow the prosecutor who was allocated the file to go through the file. Crown Prosecutor Willy Vaiyu told the court yesterday that…
Assistance commissioner for Honiara capital Gabriel Manelusi has issued strong appeal to the public to assist the police investigation team on the hit and run incident over the weekend. The incident occurred opposite the OBBA shop at Ranadi late on Saturday evening. Mr Manelusi told the paper that members of the public who witnessed the…
The Honiara city police have responded to 62 reports and arrested 35 suspects around Honiara areas over the weekend. Police made the arrests in relation to offences of, drunk and disorderly, consuming liquor in public places, threatening violence, domestic violence, theft, house break-in and traffic accident. Police recovered stolen properties Police at Guadalcanal have recovered…
The gospel singer who stood trial for allegedly having sex on four occasions with a 14-year-old girl has been set free yesterday, in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. This was after the court found him not guilty and had him acquitted of all the charges against him. The young man whose name was withheld to protect the…
The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) is facing court for allegedly failing to produce documents to the Ombudsman Office. Selina Boso is facing one count of failure to furnish information or produce document as requested by the Ombudsman Office or any member ofstaff acting on behalf of his (Ombudsman) duties. She…
The Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne will kick off a two day visit to Malaita province starting on Tuesday. The tour will see Mr Byrne visiting Kilu’ufi hospital, clinics and to other schools in and around Auki. Malaita provincial Premier Edwin Suibaea confirmed the visit on Monday saying the tour would start just after 10am…
A Guadalcanal leader demands that any future company operating the Gold Ridge mine must not serve the interest of any ‘foreign’ national leader. Provincial member for Vulolo ward and minister for Provincial Affairs , Patrick Kennedy, said the recent revelation that former deputy opposition leader, Matthew Wale, has been benefiting from a tailored scholarship for…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has continued its crack down on the illegal erection of buildings within the Honiara City boundary. HCC Building Inspector, Samson Aengari informed this paper that the exercise which began in June, has continued successfully over the past five months. “We have managed to crack down on various illegal buildings being…
ALL existing and newly erected businesses operating within the boundaries of Honiara City must have business license to operate. Speaking to the Solomon Star, Samson Aengari of the Honiara City Council’s (HCC) Planning Division said that HCC have already began an exercise which involved checking vehicles, shops, canteens for their HCC business license. “We have…
LOCALS in the country have raised their concerns over huge and luxury living of expats coming to work in the country in the name of aid workers, volunteers or advisors. Whilst some Solomon islanders accept the fact that the government did not spend any single penny on the salaries and allowances of these expat workers,…