Police in Honiara have arrested four suspects in connection with an alleged armed robbery at the Panatina Ridge, East Honiara in the early morning of Friday 13 October during which thieves took off with cash and property worth more than $50,000.00. It is alleged that six masked men armed with bush knives and axes entered…
Police Traffic Officers in Honiara have arrested and charged nine drivers with the presence of alcohol above the prescribed amount in their blood during the weekend. “Out of the total of nine drivers, seven of the drivers were arrested during the police traffic operation conducted in Honiara from 14 – 15 and the two others…
Technical issue in Aipia-Hagberg case rejected THE Court has on Monday dismissed the application on a technical issue raised on the case of Dr Reginald Aipia and his American business consultant Eric Hagberg. Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea on Monday ruled that the section 126 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) does not apply on the…
The capability of Forensic Officers in the Royal Solomon Islands Police in the use of finger print technology to strengthen evidence has been boosted with the completion of a two-day training workshop on new fingerprint technology. The training held 12 – 13 October was conducted by a trainer from United Kingdom specialised in operating equipment…
Dr Sikua says fear of ACB may delay passage By AATAI JOHN Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group and Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal Dr Derek Sikua says growing fear of the Anti-Corruption Bill (ACB) may delay its passage. He said this during his meeting with the Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Anti…
WORK to slot Bloody Ridge into the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status list is currently underway. The Solomon Scouts and Coastwatcher’s Trust Board member Dr Martin Hadlow said they are collaborating with the Chairman of the Solomon Islands National Commission for UNESCO Dr Franco Rodie. “We hope to work with him to help move this forward…
IT’S very risky or dangerous situation for this country or city to go back to a stage where people were not reporting matters to the police and as a result, criminals escape justice. This was the strongest statement disclosed to the local media by the Commissioner of police Mathew Varley, during his weekly media conference…
THE Asia Pacific Investment Development (APID) has defended Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s leaked acknowledgement letter to the Bintan General Manager describing it as a personal letter and does not represent any favoritism or endorsement of any company obligations. “Whatever the Prime Minister shared with the company like this leaked letter is his personal approach. “That…
Corruption has grown to an endemic level in the country and the delay in tabling and passing the anti-corruption bill is a manifestation of the pervasiveness of this scourge, an activist says. Lawrence Makili is a member of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Civil Society Organisations that is on an intensive campaign for the tabling…
Muaki: PM should address letter to APID, not Bintan By TEDDY KAFO A FORMER special secretary to the prime minister has exposed a major dent in the attempt by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to clarify the highly controversial letter he wrote to miners, Bintan Mining Ltd. Mr Sogavare has said of the letter that it…