ULAWA/UGI constituency in Makira province will likely to see a tough contest between the only three candidates contesting the more than five thousand people on the islands. FORMER Ulawa/Ugi Member of Parliament James Tora is seeking his three and a half term in parliament whilst facing a good opposition from his two contenders Willie Marau…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) AND Participating Police Force advisors (PPF) continues to conduct its High visibility operations around hot spot areas around Honiara, with increasing number of police mobile patrols, foot beat patrols resulting in the arrests of more than 40 suspects over the weekend. In conjunction with National General Election police…
A NORTH East Guadalcanal Chief has condemned the recent attacks on students of Ruavatu Provincial Secondary School over the weekend. Speaking to the Solomon Star on Monday, Chief Benedict Garimane said that the attack on the students, involving the alleged rape of a female student was inhumane, inappropriate and unnecessary. Reports in this paper stated…
The Women’s Rights Action Movement (WRAM) has condemned the barbaric act of the raping of a female student at Ruavatu Secondary School in North East Guadalcanal as reported in the media on Monday. In a statement on Monday WRAM said; “This incident which occurred over the weekend has brought to our attention the fact that…
A Bill to deal with issues concerning children is expected to go before Cabinet and Parliament when a new Government comes into power after November 19 elections. It is called the Child Family Welfare Bill, specifically to deal with issues concerning a child. Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs said the Bill is still…
The Acting Premier of Guadalcanal Province Rolland Seleso has condemned the alleged attack on students of Ruavatu Provincial Secondary School on North-East Guadalcanal over the weekend. According to reports, one female student was allegedly raped in nearby bushes while others were injured in the attack. Members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Rapid Response…
THE High Court trial of men accused of murdering a young diplomat in 2012 outside the central market starts today. The hearing was adjourned yesterday in order for the prosecution to sort out the charges against the men before the trial can start today. One of the four men, John Tii who was19 at the…
A murder accused is still awaiting his case to be heard in a long form preliminary inquiry in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. The committal hearing that was supposed to take place yesterday before Principal Magistrate Jim Seuika was however adjourned to November 10, for a mention. The adjournment was made because the accused William Totoha…
The recent brutal killing of a Melanesian Brother (Tasiu) of the Anglican Church of Melanesia’s Brotherhood, has surprised many people, both nationals and expatriates. Late Brother Jackson Lodo of Masi Village, East Guadalcanal was killed while walking home along Vura Road on North-West Guadalcanal last Thursday morning by a group of men. In the attack,…
Landowners disturbed by reports of takeover REPORTS have surfaced that the country’s leading Palm Oil producer Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) as of next month would come under a new management. GIPPOL is currently being owned by foreign investors with land owners having only a minimum of twenty percent shares in the company. However…