Police say investigation into $4m bank robbery continues POLICE investigation into the $4 million daylight robbery outside Westpac Bank, Point Cruz, last month is still continuing. Police prosecutor David Tepai yesterday told the court investigation is still ongoing and that disclosures are yet to be provided to the defence counsel. Allan Tinoni of Public Solicitor’s…
TWENTY Seven volunteers from Seventh Day Adventist Churches in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are currently undergoing a week-long intensive training in radio broadcasting here in Honiara. The training is organized by the Solomon Islands SDA Mission and facilitated by various experienced radio and television broadcasters from the Adventist World Radio. Speaking to this paper…
POLICE need community and public support to tackle serious crime in Honiara city. This came after the city had experienced some serious crimes in the past months like the senseless attack on a Renbel chief at Kingsley fast food bar last November and the Westpac bank robbery this month. Honiara Police city commander Jack Balaga…
Fifteen men who allegedly involved in the recent logging dispute on Kolombangara Island in Western Province were released on bail on Wednesday. Their matter has been brought over from Gizo, Western Province. The men whom two of them are sons of a well-known business man were released on a bail of $300 each. They will…
THE Solomon Islands Seventh Day Adventist Mission (SIM) will tonight be testing their new FM radio station. Speaking to this paper yesterday, SIM Communications Secretary, James Bouro revealed that work on the new FM Radio station is nearing completion, adding that a test run on its new equipments will be conducted tonight. “Currently we have…
A NEW dispute is brewing at April Hill, where victims of last year’s flash flood in Honiara recently settled. It followed the arrival of new settlers, who claimed they were sent in there by Central Honiara MP Moffat Fugui. But a spokesman for the April Hill community, Daniel Kisi, claimed these new arrivals were not…
FOUR people are in critical condition following a fatal motor accident at the Tandai highway, west Honiara. According to Police, the accident occurred in early hours of yesterday morning when a car carrying five people crashed onto a rain tree on the opposite side of the road, seriously injuring four people (two male and two…
SPECIAL Secretary to Prime Minister (SSPM), Mr Rence Sore yesterday denied any row or arguments between himself, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the 39 earmarked Political Appointees under the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG). This was following reports reaching this paper that a row escalated within the PMO on over the weekend between…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has made a special visit to the Youth@Work office In Art Gallery on Wednesday. The visit which was accompanied by officials from the government department was conducted based on a request by the organisation. In his brief visit, PM Sogavare was introduced to certain programs under the Youth@Work project, and its…
REPORTS claiming that the Prime Minister’s official residence is without any furniture has been rubbished. PM’s official residence former butler, Brian Fatai, said the news article ran by Island Sun newspaper this week claiming that Red House is empty off furniture is untrue. He described the article is erroneous in its entirety because the Red…