Ruling on murder inquiry next BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Three young men charged with the murder of a 23-year-old male at Forest Valley earlier this year have pleaded not guilty. The killing took place on July 15 this year. Sanders Mataisau,…
PERMANENT Secretary for the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS), Stanley Dick Pirione has labelled a front-page article on the Solomon Star newspaper yesterday “out of context, provocative and malicious”. The article was on the Malaita Acting Premier’s…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services has lauded the European Union for support towards boosting infrastructure capacity which has reduced ‘bottleneck’ at the ministry. Deputy Secretary for Public Heath Dr Nemia Bainivalu said the recent…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRINCIPAL Magistrate Felix Hollison will deliver his sentence on the case against Charles Dora on October 8 after sentencing and mitigation submission was made yesterday in court. Mr Dora has been found guilty of one count unlicensed…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA COURT circuits for the provinces have been cancelled for the rest of the year. This is reportedly due to lack of funds. This will delay cases in the provinces, and will add to next year’s load of…
Auki police, Malaita province, have attended to a report of an adult male person who was killed by a falling branch in West Kwaio, Malaita Province on September 23, 2021. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo…
Recently, READ SI Director, Joyce Boykin, and members of Rotaract, a youth service NGO, met to discuss surveying settlements to see how many children are not in school. Along with the numbers of children who are out of school, the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has lauded Cuba for training our medical students. Some have graduates after successfully completing their programmes, others are continuing. “I wish to offer my deep thanks to Cuba for the training of…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PREMIER of Central Islands Province Stanley Manetiva has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with CEMA for coconut refinery and livestock production. General Manager for CEMA Patterson Siliota said the Government programme to revitalise CEMA is a seven-year…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE construction of the Outpost Patrol Boat base will commence next year in the Shortland Islands. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police National Security and Correctional Services revealed during the Public Accounts Committee meeting last week.…
