BY JENNIFER KUSAPA ROBSON Djokovic is expected to front the Honiara Magistrate’s Court today after police charged him for alleged breaches of the Electoral Act. Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea will preside over the case this morning. Police yesterday confirmed…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE country has recorded one case of a serious anaphylactic reaction to the AstraZeneca vaccine. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the case was witnessed in the Shortland Vaccination roll out. “I am duty bound to inform…
PRESS RELEASE Construction of a light steel factory is underway near the Mamara New City project west of Honiara, which will provide more job opportunities for locals with the potential to boost the country’s export sector. Once operational, the factory…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Public is being encouraged to continue with basic covid-19 safety measures. Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Health and Medical Services Pauline McNeil issued this advice amid the roll-out of the covid-19 vaccine. She said despite being…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Defence lawyer of a Bangladeshi facing rape charges is accusing prosecution of playing delay tactics. Lawyer Hubert Fugui told court yesterday prosecution had been slow in providing disclosures regarding the charges against the accused. Fugui explained that…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA The case of a police officer accused of crashing a police vehicle into the Holy Cross cathedral brick wall has been adjourned for today. The incident occurred in 2019. Police officer Markie Rokoto’s case was mentioned in…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) commends the Commissioner of Lands (CoL) Mr.Alan McNeil for reporting the forgery allegation to police and refusing to grant the Fixed Term Estate (FTE) to Chengs Constructions Ltd. The allegation [forgery] by the Commissioner of Lands…
PRESS RELEASE The Royal Solomon Islands police force (RSIPF) yesterday farewelled one of its officers who passed away late last week. Officers in Honiara farewelled their colleague officer the late Police Constable (PC) Elizabeth Kala Auna during a funeral service…
LANDOWNERS of Nukuma’anu in east Rennell, Renbel Province, claim a logging craft that drifted from west of the island landed on their shoreline last month, causing extensive damages to marine life in their bay. And tribal spokesman Jim Sevesi said…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU People in Buena Vista and surrounding islands in the Central province are being warned of an increasing number of crocodile sightings. A Mr Desmond Probets Mae told Island Sun yesterday villages in Buena Vista are at risk…
