THE Parliamentary Opposition Group is calling on the Prime Minister and his Cabinet to tell the truth to the public regarding the $3.7 million compensation payout. In a statement on Wednesday, the Parliamentary Opposition Group says revelation that the Finance Ministry has already paid $3,732,828 to Aggressor Solomons Limited (ASL) is “shocking especially to taxpayers…
MALAITA Province premier Peter Chanel Ramohia has praised Fiu resource owners saying they set an example to other Malaita resource owners. Mr Ramohia said Malaitans always talked about development, but never organise themselves to pave way for development. “What Fiu Resource Owners are doing which allows for a smooth coordination of planning the Fiu Hydro…
The Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has on Wednesday signed a milestone memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) which will pave the way for a $747,807.02 assistance to the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality at the SINU School of Business and Management. This assistance is part of…
A woman has been sent on Wednesday to serve 30 days in prison after she failed to pay up her fines, in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Bridgette Ngalena was arrested on 20 April, 2015 for selling betel nut, fruit leaf and cigarettes at various spots in Honiara. She pleaded guilty to the two counts of…
ONE of the men who robbed more than $130,000 from another man at the King George Bus stop in East Honiara will be sentenced on August 7. Adam Talu pleaded guilty to one count of robbery in relation to the incident on 17 September, 2014. His co-accused, a taxi driver, Francis Gugumae who had also…
Prosecution will today call its last witness for a trial against a man accused of raping a nine year-old girl at Lungga area, East of Honiara last year. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the alleged child victim is standing trial for one count of rape. The hearing of evidences…
The type of committal hearing to be conducted on two men accused of the murder of a man in West Honiara this year will be made known in court on August 12. This was after Michael Holara of Public Solicitor’s Office confirmed to the court, Wednesday he has now received full disclosures on the case…
Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has deferred judgement for a man accused of murdering a man in Makira. The judgment was listed for Wednesday but was re-listed for August 4 at 1.30pm. Patrick Sovesuia, 24, was accused stabbing a man with a screw driver on the night of 3 December 2012 at Terea Settlement in…
SENTENCING of the former Central Bank (CBSI) officer will be made as soon as the defence and prosecution sort out a legal issue. Philip Bobongi stole more than $1.7 million of muted notes from CBSI when he served there. Sentencing submissions and mitigation on this case were made in court, Wednesday. Justice Leonard Maina however…
One of the men accused of attacking a man with a knife early this year at a village in Guadalcanal will be facing trial in the High Court. Principal Magistrate Jim Seuika on Wednesday committed 28-year-old Selwyn Namo to stand trial in the High Court for one count of attempted murder. This was after a…