A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested, charged and remanded in custody for having sexually abused a 12-year-old boy in Honiara. The defendant who is facing one count of buggery was remanded on Wednesday afternoon in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. He is due in court again on January 18. The maximum penalty for this offence is…
NAURU Airlines has added Honiara to its “Island Hopper” route. This is supported by Australia to increase connectivity across the Pacific through its Pacific Flights Program. The Island Hopper route will connect Solomon Islands to Australia and its northern Pacific neighbours. Operating every Thursday, this route commences from Brisbane to Honiara, Nauru, Tarawa, Majuro and…
THE election of a new premier for Western Province has been adjourned to Monday 9th January 2023. Western Province Assembly Speaker Ramrakah Talasasa said this was because the two candidates for the premier’s position were unable to secure an absolute majority in votes. “We cannot elect the new premier unless the number of votes must…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Executive with the company of Chinese Embassy Officials and China Police Liaison Team (CPLT), visited the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and the Solomon Islands National University Dormitory Buildings Project built by JiangSu Provincial Construction Group Corporation (JPC). RSIPF executives…
WATER borehole drilling is underway on Gizo Island, Western Province. This borehole drilling process is part of a project aimed at addressing the longstanding water shortage on the island where the Western Provincial capital is situated. This project, once completed, is expected to ensure a constant supply of clean water to all Gizo town residents.…
POLICE in Auki, Malaita Province are investigating the Fiu Bridge murder case in a neutral way, says Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Leslie Kili. PPC Kili is responding to a call made by the mother of the juvenile suspect who is currently remanded in the Auki Correctional Centre (ACC) awaiting court for the murder.…
A TEENAGE male who consumed beer at Talise Bus Stop area, Honiara, and used abusive words at some boys after the New Year has been fined a total of $1,000 yesterday. He has until today to pay up his fine or failure to do so will result in a 40-day imprisonment. The teenager who is…
Dear Editor, Who in his right mind in SI would swallow such an entitlement? Common! SI. Where are we? Tuesday’s papers followed by various FB posts revealed: The 50 members of Parliament are allocated an extra $4.5 million on top of the $3 million under National Parliament, to refer them for medical treatment abroad ……
A SOLOMON Islands seasonal worker employed at a pet food company in New South Wale, Australia, was suspended from work on Thursday after being caught chewing betel nut. The seasonal worker said his two supervisors saw his stained teeth and asked him what he was chewing and he told them that he was chewing betel.…
MISS Solomon Islands, Tiare Haro’s, recent Christmas holiday at her father’s home village of Tetemara, Viru Habour, Western Province, has inspired youths to be determined to pursue their dreams. Miss Haro travelled to her father’s village after being crowned the Miss Solomon Islands 2022-2023 last month. She is of mixed parentage. Her father, Alex Haro,…