Landowners from Afio on Small Malaita have blocked a road upgrading work in the area over land issue. A paramount chief of Abunimali tribe John Iro said the road upgrade was halted because they want the land dispute to be resolved first. He said the dispute is currently before the courts. “I call on the…
The Office of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has clarified reports that two of the former senior police officers were forcefully removed from their positions within the Force. That report was published in the Island Sun newspaper recently. In a statement the RSIPF office said it advises that while it is true that…
The hearing into the alleged sexual abuse of a seven year-old girl in Isabel last year has concluded on Monday, in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Presentation of the closing submissions will be made before Principal Magistrate Shepherd Lapo on October 20 by the prosecution and the defence counsel. The man in his 60’s stood trial…
The Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) is calling on public to get the voluntary counseling concerning test (VCCT) for HIV. The testing is very important because the results can be seen on the same time after testing has been conducted. An officer from SIPPA HIV department told this paper that currently the disease is…
The Honiara city police have arrested and charged an 18 year-old male suspect following a burglary incident which occurred on 28 September 2014 at Vura-1 Height, East Honiara. Police alleged the intruder used some 44-gallon drums to enter through the window of a resident at the time of incident. He then used a long object…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Fraud Squad officers had arrested and charged, two women on fraud charges from two separate incidents of larceny and conversion earlier this month. Police investigation revealed that one of the suspect who is from Vobvota village, Guadalcanal province, was reported by her banking service, that on two separate occasions…
An academic says it is obvious Solomon Islanders are determined to ensure a change in leadership. Warren Paia, a former University of the South Pacific (USP) lecturer in Fiji who now operates an island tourist resort in the Western province, said it is obvious people want to ensure new leaders are elected into the National…
A LONG serving Solomon Islands lecturer at the University of the South Pacific (USP), Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji, has died over the weekend after a short illness. A statement from the USP Human Resource Office revealed that Dr. Alfred Liligeto was a lecturer at the School of Education at the USP, Laucala campus. He was…
About 35 intending candidates that will contest in the coming elections have signed the Election Integrity Pledge organized by Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI). In a statement TSI said the first 14 candidates that signed the pledge are from the National Transformation Party of Solomon Islands (NTPSI). “Last Sunday we have witnessed another 20 candidates from…
THE country’s national flight carrier Solomon Airlines has marked its 52nd anniversary with the opening of its new travel centre earlier this week. The new travel centre at Point Cruz will accommodate all airline staff and customer service standards under one roof. The new office was officially opened yesterday with the unveiling of the office’s…