ONE of the men who robbed the ANZ bank Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) at Kwaimani Building in East Honiara in 2014 has been sentenced to four years in prison. Dilo Faiga was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to one count of armed robbery and one count of malicious damage. He earlier denied the charges…
Facebook Company to dialogue with S.I Gov’t soon MP Kenilorea condemns the decision Suidani said ban is not the answer to people’s frustrations By ANDREW FANASIANewsroom, Honiara FACEBOOK (FB) Company will discuss with the government about the Cabinet’s decision to temporarily ban Facebook in Solomon Islands in the coming days. That’s according to Facebook Company…
COUNTING of votes for Central Honiara and North East Guadalcanal constituencies will take place at the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Headquarters at Rove. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealed this during his weekly nation-wide address, Monday. Mr. Sogavare said this was endorsed in accordance with Section 98 of the Electoral Act 2018 during the Solomon…
A MAN who was convicted after a trial over a fatal stabbing of another man in North Malaita in 2015 had been sentenced to life in prison. Stanley Suikona Agwa was sentenced following his conviction on one count of murder during a High Court circuit in Auki, Malaita last Friday. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer…
THE Cabinet has approved a recommendation by the Oversight Committee to allow two repatriation flights by Solomon Airlines in November. That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his weekly nationwide address on Monday. He said the first flight will be on 19 November to Kiribati and Nadi to pick up our stranded citizens from…
The country’s population hits 721,455 By IAN M.KAUKUINewsroom, Honiara THE country’s population now stands at 721,455 with an annual growth rate of approximately 2.7 percent. The provisional figure was obtained from the 2019 National Population and Housing Census which ended on the midnight “census night” of 24th November 2019. Ten years ago the country’s…
Women fear for the worst BY TERENCE ZIRUGizo News Bureau Women of Kuava in South Vella La Vella are calling on the Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Western Province to deal with the rising threats fueled by Logging disagreements in their community. Reports received said that a group of Kubokale Sarapaito Tribesmen led by…
It has come to light that the arrest of CID Police Officer who was working at the Guadalcanal Police Station at Henderson on the night of 7th November 2020 has raised more questions than answers. This incident was quickly released over both the print and social media, SIBC, and even on Facebook. Reports reaching this…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is currently conducting the Health Facility Readiness and Service Availability Assessment ( HFRSA) on health facilities mainly hospitals and Area Health Centers (AHC) across the country. With financial and technical support from the United Nations Population Fund, the government of Australia and the Solomon Islands Government, 11…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has called on the Permanent Secretary of Finance to state when he will publish the list of Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) beneficiaries. Responding to PS Finance’s statements during the talkback show on Sunday, Hon. Wale said Dentana’s statements are evasive. He stressed that what would be most useful…