PRIME Minister Rick Hou has held bilateral talks with Norway’s International Development Minister Hon Nikolai Astrup at the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit in Nauru this week. During the meeting, Mr Hou acknowledged Norway for its significant…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CONSTITUENTS are now reported to be re-registering in other Constituencies because of no longer having trust in their own Constituency pointing directly of being fed-up of corruption. If people are switching constituencies then such twist from citizens…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PROSECUTION has been told to provide disclosures in relation to the case against a man facing domestic violence and physical abuse charge. On Tuesday, Defence Lawyer Lazarus Waroka told court that the case has just been allocated…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA SENTENCE on the case against man guilty of counts of simple larceny and damage to property will be delivered today at the Honiara Magistrate Court. The case was called yesterday in court for sentencing, but since prosecution…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme with the Australian Government at the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Nauru on Tuesday. Prime Minister Hou signed the MoU with the…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA NGELLA’S famous Forum (NGF) warns Ngella Constituents to watch out for corruption practises starting from the current voter’s registration process leading to the 2019 National General Election (NGE). The team advises that if any NGF member or…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) system in Solomon Islands is said to be not effective. Speaking during a training for stakeholders on the EIA processes, Under Secretary Technical of the Ministry of Climate Change Disaster Management (MCDM)…
POLICE in Central province is investigating an alleged serious wounding incident which occurred at Sifola Village at Yandina in the Russell Islands on August 26, 2018. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central province, Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “It is alleged the…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA A new packet of candies for children depicting cigarettes is currently on sale in shops in Honiara. Brought to limelight via social media, this packet of candy has sparked a public debate by those who saw it.…
Concerns over smoke-like candies in shops, painting positive pictures on cigarettes By Gary Hatigeva PARENTS are concerned over the new set of candies currently being sold in many Chinese shops around Honiara. While parents and schools are doing their best…
