A MAN was sentenced on Wednesday to 13 years in prison for raping his 14 year-old daughter on three occasions in 2016. T.K, 47, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to three counts of rape. Justice Maelyn Bird when sentencing the defendant that what he did to his daughter is very demeaning to her. “You…
Lapse in legislation threatens young children A lapse in legislation has left police in a quandary as a new drug with potential harmful effects invades nearly every school in Honiara. And police warned yesterday that unless urgent action is taken to make the production of the drug an offence, they will be powerless to deal…
THE ‘March for Justice’ for young Mary which was scheduled to take place yesterday in Honiara has been rescheduled for today. Yesterday’s heavy down pour has forced the cancelation of the event, a spokeswoman who is part of the organising committee said. “Due to the weather today (yesterday), the march has been postponed and is…
THE Solomon Islands Chinese Business Council (SCBC) a newly registered body that aims to promote and assist in the development aspirations of Solomon Islands with China has met with the Prime Minister yesterday. The group paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare yesterday at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet, a…
BETWEEN 50 to 60 students at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) claimed their names were excluded from the graduation list scheduled for this November graduation. A parent who informed this paper yesterday said these students have completed their studies in June, however their names were not in the graduation list for 2021. “We would…
THE case of the controversial Chief of Staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, Robson Djokovic accused of fraudulent voting during the 2019 National General Election will be mentioned today in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. His lawyer will be updating the court on the status of the appeal lodged on behalf of his client in the…
ISRAEL has expressed its willingness to offer Solomon Islands its groundbreaking medical antiviral drug against COVID-19 – Codivir for use. This came about when Deputy Commissioner General Dennis Marita met with officials from Israeli pharmaceutical company CODE PHARMA at the Dubai Expo this week, a statement issued by Government Communication Unit said. The statement said…
PUBLIC Servants who have chosen not get vaccinated no longer have access to their work stations as of Monday. This was revealed by Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare yesterday during his nationwide address. However, PM Sogavare still appeals to all public servants as well as the country citizens to come forward and get their vaccine.…
Choiseul Province has a new Premier after the Provincial Assembly Members voted in Benjamin Harrison for the premiership position, Monday. The Provincial Member for Katupika Ward was nominated into the electoral process by Hon. Clement Kengava and Hon. William Sualalu. By the close of the nomination period, Harrison’s only challenger for the leadership was Hon.…
Man admits manslaughter of five people at Tenaru bridge THE driver of a vehicle who rammed and killed five people at the Tenaru Bridge, east of Honiara in July had pleaded guilty to the offence. Danny Benson, 18, entered guilty pleas to five counts of manslaughter yesterday when he appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky…