One Link missing money case nears trial date THE Police Officer who was accused of stealing $300,000 kept as exhibit at the Police exhibit storage facility at Rove in Honiara in 2020 will return to court on September 11. That is the final interim mention date, leading up to a two-week trial commencing on 25…
FORMER militant groups were the main beneficiaries of the USD$25million (SBD$200m) EXIM loan from Taiwan in mid-2001. This was highlighted by the Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale, in his speech to contribute to the debate on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report last week. He said the EXIM loan funds led to a lot…
Dear Editor, Harvesting of marine resources such as turtles, beche-de-mer, shark fins and other fish species was traditionally a normal activity for most communities in parts of the country. There was no such law as banning of these resources, which were harvested for food mainly as only small quantity would be sold or traded for…
AGRICULTURE is one of the sectors that was hard hit during the ethnic crisis from 1998-2003. This was highlighted recently by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lau-Mbaelelea and Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Augustine Auga, in his contribution to the debate on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report. He told Parliament…
KURUKURU Coach Damon Shaw strongly believes Kurukuru will reach a high level in Futsal, but said it will take some time. The English coach issued a statement following criticisms from disappointed football fans at home over Kurukuru’s defeats in the recent Continental Futsal Championship 2023 in Thailand. “It’s always been the plan to play the…
GIANNI Infantino will visit the country for the first time, becoming the first FIFA President to visit the country where football is the national sport. During his short visit to the capital, Infantino will witness the Solomon Power Iumi U-14 Championship at DC Park, a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister and FIFA President’s 11…
LIVES of patients suffering from hypertension and high blood pressure in the Western Provincial Capital and those in the province relying on the Gizo Hospital Pharmacy for their supply of Simvastatin and Enalapril are at risk as these two vital drugs are out of stock. The two drugs are necessary for the treatment of patients…
THE Honiara City Council (HCC) has announced that all betelnut stalls in Honiara will be closed down and demolition activities by the HCC Law and Enforcement Officers will occur in the second week of September. This is to prepare Honiara City for the Sol2023 Pacific Games from November 19 to December 2. HCC Legal Officer,…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has outlined weaknesses in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act. Speaking in Parliament recently, Hon Wale said firstly there is a lack of a specified timeframe for the implementation of the TRC recommendations. Hon Wale said this has led to a delay of over a decade, an indication…
Unavailability of medical consumables sends National Referral Hospital Theatres into emergency mode THEATRES at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) are reportedly being forced to go into emergency mode as medical consumables such as gauge and other accessories are no longer available. Because of the situation, “all hospital departments who are theatre users have decided to…