TOVOSIA DEFENDS DECISION By ANDREW FANASIA and LESLEY SANGA CARETAKER Mines and Energy minister Bradley Tovosia has defended recent decisions his ministry made on a number of mining applications. And he says those decisions were made by the Mineral Board, not by him. Tovosia was responding to accusations Axiom chief executive officer Ryan Mount made against him, yesterday.…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) is urging East Kwaio Constituency in Malaita Province to stop from the intention not to cast their votes in the 2019 national general election unless they are paid with cash. It stated that the revelation in yesterday’s publication is a wake-up call for every constituency to stop selling their votes because…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and police from Bougainville on the Papua New Guinea (PNG) side of the common border are working together to find suspects in the recent armed robbery incident at Maleai Village in the Shortland Islands, Western Province last Wednesday. RSIPF Assistant Commissioner (AC) for Provincial Police, Joseph Manelugu says,…
POWERFUL Honiara Businessman, Sir Thomas Chan is calling on any new government formed this year to work together with international partners and donors to assist local business houses to manufacture local products for export. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Sir Chan said this is trade in partnership and development partners need to assist national government…
CHIEF Magistrate Emma Garo has granted an adjournment for the prosecution’s “crucial” witness in the Dickson Mua fraud trial to recover, before giving evidence on February 26. Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea handed the ruling on Garo’s behalf yesterday as she is currently on a court circuit in the province. In her ruling, Garo said…
A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in a dark tinted taxi at a road side at Ranadi over the weekend. Richard Tahu, who faces one count of rape, is due back in court on February 26. The alleged victim came to Honiara for the first time in…
Group eyes trading votes for cash By WILSON SAENI In Auki A GROUP of voters in Ward 17 in East Kwaio Constituency, Malaita Province said they will not cast their votes in the April 3 national general election, unless they are paid with cash. The group’s spokesman and Chief, Jack Gege said they came up with…
ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has commissioned six brand new D-Max Isuzu vehicles, Thursday. The vehicles were supplied by United Auto Ltd in Honiara. Speaking during a short handing over ceremony Thursday, Commissioner Mathew Varley said those vehicles are part of the upgrade and replacement plan that have been put in place for the…
A GOOD number of beche-de-mer harvesters in Ontong Java have been caught using dredging nets in the process, during the current open period. With the surface of the report, local businessman and beche-de-mer exporter, Dr Reginald Aipia is calling on the Police to arrest the people that involved in the illegal practice. Dr Aipia said…
COURT DRAMA By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN THE Dickson Mua fraud trial is expected to turn dramatic when it resumes this morning after the prosecution’s “crucial” witness failed to arrive back from Australia, Thursday. Businessman Albert Wong, owner of Oceanic Marine Ltd, last week assured the court he would return yesterday to give evidence in the former…