THEY were criticized and condemned internationally for killing dolphins, but Bita’ama community is turning that into pride. The North Malaita community under an Association formed (Bita’ama United Tribal Community Assembly Association, BUTCAA), is now preparing to showcase a well-designed concept to the world. A delegation from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will be travelling…
THE man accused of sexually abusing a five-year-old girl at Henderson this year is yet to enter his pleas to the charges laid against him. The case will return to court on June 4 in order for the prosecution to make amendments to particulars of the charges. The accused who cannot be named to protect…
The pastor of a local church in East Are’are Malaita, who is facing a rape charge, has been released on bail yesterday. Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea allowed the 42-year-old father of four under strict bail conditions. The pastor’s two securities yesterday each paid $1,000 before he was released. His lawyer George Gray made the successful…
The Taiwanese national accused of intimidating two Malaysian brothers over the issue of Tubi logs will know his fate on May 25. This was after the prosecution and the defence counsel orally presented their closing submissions on Wednesday in the Magistrates’ Court. The judgment was supposed to be handed down by Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi…
POLICE commissioner Frank Prendergast and visiting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Marta Santos Pais have discussed ways forward on the issue of family violence and violence against children. Mr Prendergast on Thursday said he had fruitful discussions on the continuous combat against the issue. “It was a useful meeting and we appreciate the…
Police are following up on a number of leads on the shooting at Mbike Island in the Central Islands Province according to Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast. Mr Prendergast said police are actively onto some “promising leads” but maintained his consistency in not talking about operational issues in detail. In December last year, some men discharged…
Blood Bank at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) is running out of blood and is calling on the general public for voluntary blood donation. A member of the Blood Donation Programme, Fragrana Balova revealed to this paper yesterday that the Blood Bank is in urgent need for blood as the demand for blood is on…
A PEACEFUL rally calling for Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders to vote for West Papua to become full member of the MSG will go ahead today after permission was granted by the Police Commissioner yesterday. Solomon Islands Solidarity for West Papua Freedom (SISWPF) is organising the rally to demonstrate their support for West Papua. Initially…
Discipline is very crucial if the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA), as a State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), is to move forward, Chief Executive Officer, Colin Yow says. Mr Yow made the remark in Singapore this week when he presented an overview of SIPA’s projected growth to a visiting Solomon Islands Government delegation. The delegation consisting of…
The visiting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG), Marta Santos Pais has called on the Solomon Islands Government to redouble its effort towards achieving full implementation of protocols to the protection of child convention. “It’s time to scale up,” said the SRSG, Ms. Pais. While she acknowledges passing of the Child and Family…