Corrupt conduct & practice – HCC Lock Up shops BASED on the evidence per HCC special audit report Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) calls on the Minister responsible to dissolve the current Honiara City Council (HCC) and put in place a…
Landowners accuse WinWin mining company of lying, seeking $2m compensation BY ALFRED PAGEPITU WINWIN Mining company is being accused of hiding its gold export from the landowners of its tenement in Central Guadalcanal. Turarana landowners are demanding that Winwin pays…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE government of Australia has offered 60,000 does of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine to Solomon Islands. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday. “I am also extremely happy to inform you that the government…
New City Mayor Eddie Siapu has chaired his first Executive meeting since taking over the Mayor’s position. In his remarks, Mr Siapu said he is overwhelmed by the confidence vested upon him to assume the leading role as the Head…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO ASTRAZENECA covid-19 vaccine supply from India to Solomon Islands could potentially be delayed due to India’s covid-19 situation, says Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Sogavare echoed this earlier this week in his national address. “As COVID-19 situation…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Executive Officer of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority has refuted claims made on social media claiming that some imported items went missing at the Ports storage. CEO Eranda Kotelawala responded to a query made by this…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Verdict on an electoral fraud case will be made when it is heard on May 14. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison will deliver his ruling on the case of a man alleged to have provided false information to…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer will deliver his verdict on the case of a man, who is alleged to have raped his daughter in 2016, next week. The verdict was supposed to have been made yesterday afternoon…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case of a man alleged to have caused the death of another man at the Foxwood area last year is set for closing submissions at the Honiara Central Magistrate Court. Lawyers in charge of the case…
BY CHARLES KADAMANA A community based leading exporter Varivao Holdings Limited is set to export 14.480Metric tons of frozen yellow cassava worth more than SBD $110,000 to Melbourne Australia. The consignment of yellow cassava has been scheduled to be shipped…