BY ROMINAH FAKA Verbal sentencing submission for former Bank South Pacific (BSP) Teller has been moved for May 1. Tessa Solenone Rore earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny by servant and one count of forgery of certain documents…
‘Independent MPs holding the balance’ BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA WITH the large turnout of Independent Member of Parliament (MP) elects, this grouping holds the fine line of the current lobby and camping period Political numbers are currently evident in The…
Lobbing for the premiership post in Central Islands province begins this week and is expected to complete by next week. Former premier and returning MPA for Ward 8 – North-west Ngella, Polycarp Galaigu, said he is confident in taking back…
Police in Malaita are on the hunt for a man who reportedly stabbed another over an election related argument over the weekend. The suspect is said to be in hiding somewhere on Malaita. Malaita police commander Leslie Kili said the…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE current lobbying period is building up possible camps of what is known to our country’s political norm to happen now. Solomon Islands is well known for its unpredictable political nature when it comes to the current…
BY ROMINAH FAKA THE case into the grievous bodily harm charge against accused Zane Taisia Gegeu has moved for tomorrow, April 26, for the setting of a new trial date. Magistrate Pauline Smith Taroimae who presided yesterday told court, Chief…
SIEC advises aggrieved candidates to lodge petition with High Court BY NED GAGAHE The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has clarified that the appropriate avenue to request re-count is with the court through petition not the SIEC. SIEC Chief Electoral…
BY NED GAGAHE Governor of Central Bank of Solomon Islands Dr Luke Forau has urged the incoming government to support and facilitate the export sector. He said Solomon Islands seriously needs to focus on increasing the export volume. Speaking at…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA NEWCOMER Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Shortland Islands Isikeli Junior Vave has vowed to prioritise the needs of his constituents. When queried by Island Sun yesterday, he made clear that as a newcomer MP elect, he…
BY NED GAGAHE The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) is projecting that the Solomon Islands post-Pacific Games economy to grow by 2.9 percent in 2024 and 2.5 percent in 2025. Governor Dr Luke Forau made the projection when he…