Alleged illegal voter’s final sub deferred FINAL submissions on the matter of the man who stood trial for allegedly registered in several constituencies using different names in 2018 to vote at the Last National General Election has been further deferred. Alif Vai’s lawyer Ben Alasia of Public Solicitor’s Office was reportedly sick this…
SIBA; stop the criticisms against the judiciary THE Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA), which represents the interests of practicing lawyers, has expressed extremely concern about the media’s criticisms of the Chief Justice and Registrar of High Court. This follows reported published in this paper under the headline; “The Olssons doomed with H/Court officials” published under…
PRINCIPAL Magistrate Felix Hollison will deliver the sentence of Charles Dora, One Link Pacifica’s boss who operated the money investment scheme without a license, on October 8. This followed the sentencing submissions and mitigation made by the prosecution and the defence counsel yesterday morning. Having heard from both counsels, Mr Hollison adjourned the matter to…
Ruling in unlawful sex case, Oct 4 RULING on a committal hearing conducted on the case of a 50 year-old man accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his six year-old grandniece in 2019 will be delivered next week. A short form preliminary inquiry was conducted yesterday on this case before Principal Magistrate Leonard…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita province have attended to a report of a dead branch that fell off a tree and killed an adult male person in West Kwaio, Malaita Province on 23 September 2021. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo says, “Police received…
A commercial bank account “illegally” operated by the CUSTOMS and Excise Division of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has reportedly been closed down, it was revealed yesterday. The “Customs Revenue Holding Account”, Acct No. 2001203943, was opened with Bank South Pacific (BSP) earlier this year. Proceeds from sales of vehicles auctioned by Customs were…
Malaita acting premier walks out from premiers conference MALAITA Province Acting Premier Nelson Lenty on Tuesday reportedly walked out of the Premiers conference in Honiara, during the Attorney General’s (AG’s) presentation. Information reaching Solomon Star Auki claimed that Mr Lenty was offended when John Muria Jr did a presentation on the Provincial Government Act which…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has enrolled 4,331 students for this semester following the closure of enrollment last week. A press statement released by SINU on Monday revealed that more students have expressed their interest to enroll which continued to soar. “Unlike previous semesters and years, these enrolled students are serious about obtaining quality…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) says the ongoing serious allegations of bribery involving Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) in Malaita Province must be reported with evidence for arrest and investigation. In a statement on Monday, TSI said the ongoing blaming of MPAs for the act of bribery is really disturbing. TSI said it seems the…
Cut the green house emission Climate change threatens our islands PRIME Minister(PM) Manasseh Sogavare makes a strong call by requesting all major greenhouse gas emitting countries to cut emissions and take more ambitious action place the world on a below 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway. His call came during his address to the 76th United…