THE High Court sent a man who had unlawful sex with his 14-year-old niece twice in 2018 in Makira-Ulawa Province to prison for nine years. The now 31- year-old defendant was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Intercourse with a Child under 15 years of age. Judge John Keniapisia, in his…
ABOUT 6,982 local workers are currently working in the agriculture, meat and aged-care sectors in Australia and Solomon Islands Government is planning to increase the number of workers to 16,000 by 2028. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), Peter Shanel Agovaka revealed this statistic when speaking at a pre-departure briefing for 96 Solomon…
THE hearing of the claim of the candidate of the CARE-SIUP-SIPRA candidate for the Prime Ministership on May 2, Matthew Cooper Wale has been deferred to July 4. It was initially scheduled to be heard before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer at 9:30am yesterday. However, had to be rescheduled for July 4 because Wale’s lawyer…
Solomon Islands continue to shine at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Honolulu, Hawaii this week as dancers and musicians put another electrifying show at Waikiki Beach Walk area on day six of the festival. The show was opened by the Wa’uraha panpipers that mesmerized the crowd, some of whom have…
MP Lilo calls for abortion of SBD140 million LSL-RIPEL buy-back scheme, questions the amount of money the ‘investors’ brought into the country to warrant SIG to buy off their shares THE Government for National Unity and Transformation’s (GNUT’s) $140million buy-back scheme for the prime land jointly owned by Levels Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands…
SBD 83.6 million lost from exemptions, mismanagement and corruption from January to April 2024, GNUT plans cost-cutting measure to boost state revenue, including review of discretionary exemptions THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury plans to implement cost-cutting measures to increase revenue and meet the country’s service needs as outlined in the Government for National Unity…
Solomon Airlines is celebrating a significant expansion of the airline’s pilot workforce and capability, warmly congratulating eight new pilots who will fly the national carrier’s domestic routes and the promotion of existing flight crew members who have completed further advanced training. The airline hosted a ‘Presentation of Wings’ ceremony at the company’s Honiara head office…
KOSSA Football Club and the new TSL debutants FC Juniper Tree have registered their first points in the 2024 Telekom Super League (TSL) season last weekend. The new debutants FC Juniper Tree registered their first point of the season after 1-1 draw with Southern United on Saturday at Lawson Tama Stadium. KOSSA FC AND Laugu…
Land fraud case for trial, June 3 A MAN accused of forging the withdrawal of an objection letter regarding a land dispute over logging in Isabel, is facing trial next week. The trial on the matter of Elliot Havilegu will start at 10am on Monday next week in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. Havilegu is facing…
Ministry of Rural Development calls for understanding from voters and constituents to be patient with their Members of Parliament as due processes are being facilitated according to the enacted CDF Act 2023 The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) says that the Payment of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) for this financial year will be delayed. Permanent…