THE 2019 National General Election (NGE) candidate for Baegu/Asifola in Malaita Province has been fined $5,000 for breaching the Electoral Act 2018. George Taloga Suri had pleaded guilty to the charge of Election Expenses and Donation, a count under sections 125 (2) and 69 (1) (a) and (b) of the Electoral Act 2018. Principal Magistrate…
The SI delegation to the world climate summit in Egypt will be finalised this Friday and it is expected to consist of around 30 delegates from the government and key stakeholders THE number of Solomon Islands delegates to this year’s world climate summit -COP 27- in the Red Sea resort Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt will…
ONE of the State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) trending as Solomon Airlines will review its fares in February 2023. This to allow Xmas travels to be settled and un-interrupted. Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Mr Gus Kraus told this paper in an interview that the Domestic fares are yet to be reviewed. “Domestic fares are not as…
More details on hefty bill revealed THE GOVERNMENT insists the 2.5 million bill incurred by Prime Minister’s delegation to the recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York is worth spending. Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Jimmy Rodgers made this stance in light of further details have emerged about accommodation costs for members of…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has called on police to thoroughly investigate the use of an alleged replica firearm by Win Win Company’s managing director to threaten a community at Central Guadalcanal. In a statement today, Hon Wale said apart from the intimidation charge as reported in the media, police should also investigate allegations whether…
A TEAM consisting of Wildlife Conservation Society and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) are inspecting Vonavona Lagoon following complaints of increasing shark fishing. A statement from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and MFMR said the inspection was in direct response to concerns raised by lagoon fisherwomen who have reported an increase in…
A 48-year-old community chief who had sex with a six-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years and nine months recently in the High Court. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the six-year-old victim was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of having sexual intercourse with a child under…
Vella United is the newly crowned champion of the Western Province Inter-Island Soccer Championship (IISC) 2022 that ended tonight at the JFK Stadium in Gizo Western Province. The grand final match saw Vella scored the winning goal by Andrew Tiazi, a former Western Cup player. Both teams fought hard during the full 90 minutes but…
I remember somebody says Life is a disease caused by birth and cured by death That living is risky and dangerous Life is the breath of God and a body of soil So easily can be converted to dust This morning I wake up with a thoughtful erection Thinking of the United Nations hooligans Taking…
DEAR EDITOR, As one keen to see the development of the Solomon Islands for the benefit of all its citizens, but one who is merely an outsider with a lay man’s knowledge of the complexity of local customary land ownership and tenure, I was concerned last week about a reported threat by angry landowners to…