PRIME Minister Lilo and his deputy Manasseh Maelanga silently left Honiara yesterday to their respective provinces, resulting in the cancellation of a planned joint press conference with visiting Australian justice minister Michael Keenan. Mr Lilo travelled out to the Western Province to attend the funeral of the founder of the Christian Fellowship Church (CFC) Sir…
A FORMER police officer will be re-sentenced in the Honiara Magistrate Courts after successfully appealing his sentence. Ubaldo Tiva was sentenced in 2010 for one count of reckless and dangerous driving and careless driving. The court has imposed a total fine of $1,500 in default of two months, twenty days. His driving licence was also…
NO further progress has been made so far on the case of the two Chinese nationals facing larceny charges. This was because they have no interpreters to translate the court proceedings or for the prosecutors or lawyers to get instructions from them. Xu Jie Ping (fmale) and Zhau Zhen Wei (male) could only speak and…
POLICE at Tetere, northeast Guadalcanal, arrested a second suspect in relation to a murder incident at Dudula at Tasimboko area in 2011. An off duty police officer spotted the accused working on the palm oil farm yesterday morning, when he quickly alerted the Guadalcanal Police headquarters which led to his arrest. The accused saw police…
A TAIWANESE national accused of attempting to export tubi logs out of the country will face the court again on June 17. This is for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to serve his lawyer with the disclosures. Hsieh Chen Chin Fu was charged with one count of attempted export of prohibited goods.…
BRISBANE-BASED video and photo production company, Torn Parachute, arrived Monday this week to kick start a number of local projects. The three-man team comprised of Karl & Andrew Bouro and Sapati Gautusa. One of the important undertakings that the three-man production team will fulfil during their time here is the implementation of a joint effort…
BEMOBILE yesterday announced its 3G service is now operational. Chief executive officer Niall Downey relayed the news to the media. He said mobile subscribers with smarts phones can now access their 3G service. “Our 3G service is now operational in Honiara. So our subscribers who have smart phones can now access it,” Mr Downey said.…
FLOOD victims who used to occupy Mbokonavera evacuation centre say they will not move out of camp unless the government assists them. The victims are now living at FOPA village, Panatina. A spokesman for the victims, Noel Max, said they will not move out of FOPA village until they were told to move to their…
PROSPECTING company, Australian Resource Management (ARM), is set to kick start its prospecting operation in Kuma, South Guadalcanal. The UK listed and Brisbane based company is gearing up to resume operation. Local representative and consultant who will oversee the project, Desmond Sese said he is very keen to see the project gets off the ground.…
BRITISH High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Dominic Meiklenjohn said violence against those vulnerable, including women, during conflicts is a serious concern that must be addressed. He uttered this in parallel to the ‘Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict’ that will begin today in London. It is an international declaration by England in recognition…