Pro to confirm if Motel’s armed robbery case will proceed or not MORE time has been given to the prosecution to consider if they will proceed further or not with the matter of three men accused of robbing $100,000 at the Holiday Resort Motel at Henderson, Guadalcanal early this year. Sio Wale, 22, Dickson Fito’o,…
WEST KWARA’AE voters are expected to go to the polls in a bye-election on 17th May this year. The bye-election followed the death of Sam Iduri, who passed away earlier this year. No other details could be obtained. It is understood the Government, in consultation with representatives from the Constitution, has decided the date for…
SOLOMON Islands striker Jaygray Sipakana will not be part of the Telekom S-league’s champion, Solomon Warriors FC’s line-up for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League. This was recently confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). Sipakana was set to be included in Solomon Warriors line-up for the OFC Champions League. However shortly the…
‘Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country’. These were the words that Late Dr Baddley Ashton Anita often used to remind his children of his hard work and dedication to the church and his country, Solomon Islands. Dr Anita, who is the country’s first veterinarian…
THIRTY Solomon Islanders left the country on Monday to work as berry pickers in Queensland, Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM). The group that left on Monday consist of 15 men and 15 women who will work under a 4 year contract which is expected to end in 2026. According to the…
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG) has briefly met with the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to PNG last week in Port Moresby. During the meeting, the two officials, His Excellency (H.E) William Soaki and H.E Jacques Fradin shared and discussed issues of common interest between the EU, SI and the region. In…
Cabinet approved initiatives to reinforce by-laws CABINET has approved “On the Spot Fine” effective as of 1st May. Attorney General John Muria Jnr confirmed this in a press conference at the new national stadium on Friday. He said instructions have been sent to his office for amendment to the Honiara City Council Act to enable…
ONLY eight Vanuatu nursing students managed to arrive in the country, Sunday. Forty of them were turned back at the Port Vila International Airport due to failure of flight arrangements with Solomon Airlines. Solomon Islands National University Media Officer, Estee Longamei explains that 40 nursing students were unable to board the Solomon Airline because they…
SOLOMON Islands Futsal National Team, Kurukuru, has a new head coach. He is Englishman Damon Shaw. A statement from Solomon Islands Football Federation said Shaw applied for the job and was given the role by the SIFF executive committee after a successful zoom interview earlier this year. SIFF said Shaw is a professional coach and…
MP thanks the helping hands who re-floated her constituency ship after being perched between rocks by Cyclone Judy TEMOTU VATUD MP Freda Rotutafi Rangirei was all smiles on the weekend after her Constituency ship the Vatud Star was refloated last week. Vatud Star was driven ashore at Kukum by strong winds and heavy seas associated…