A WOMAN and her two relatives accused of attacking the woman’s husband resulting in an eye injury in May, have denied the allegations, Wednesday. Rachael Roko, 28, Lionel Aenasi 32, and Michael Malefo, 22, have pleaded not guilty to the charges of grievous harm and demanding money with menaces. After entering their pleas, a bail…
A man who burnt down a house last year at a village in Guadalcanal Province has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, Wednesday. Severo Koltoghe, 30, of Guadalcanal pleaded guilty to one count of escaping lawful custody and was found guilty after a trial for the charge of arson. Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea in…
JUST like the bus owners, a number of cab owners in the capital have also questioned the number of taxis owned by the Asian business men in the country. Speaking to the Solomon Star on Wednesday, a cab owner and taxi driver Derek Ma’abu said, that the same situation is also faced by cab owners.…
MAINTENANCE work has been completed and Aviation already declared Gwaunaru’u airport safe to received flights after an inspection, but all those efforts were in vain when landowners refused to sign the reviewed Memorandum of Understanding with the Government and Malaita Provincial Government on Tuesday this week. Malaita premier Peter Ramohia said the delegation of landowners…
A $3.7 MILLION payment government made to owners of Sun Express was financial support towards the business. That was according to Special Secretary to Prime Minister Rence Sore. He was responding to public criticisms and concern about the controversial payment. Mr Sore said the payment does not covers the costs of damage to the boat…
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A SOLID waste management workshop for counterparts in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu is currently underway in Honiara. Participants from respective countries in government, city councils including relevant organizations are here for this three days’ workshop that started on Wednesday. This is part of JICA under its J-PRISM program under its pilot projects…
AN INFLUENTIAL facilitator of the Sycamore Tree Program in the country says that our country’s justice system could be merged with the justice system encouraged by our churches so that unresolved issues can be heard. Simon Mani made the statement in an interview with this paper on Tuesday, as it is one of the challenges…
The United States of America and Solomon Islands will commemorate the 73nd anniversary of the landing of the U.S. Marines and the Battle of Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942. U.S. Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu, Walter North, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Operations Officer Colonel Michael Gann, U.S. Coast Guard Activities Far…
The reconstruction of the Fiu bridge in Central kwara’ae, Malaita province is currently under the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) assessment program. That was according to the Malaita provincial Premier Peter Channel Ramohia in a brief interview with this paper on Wednesday in Auki. He said, some other bridges in the province that had been…