REVIEW of the Honiara City Act will not drastically change the image of the city. Vura ward Councilor, Reginald Ngati stated this after the city is facing road issues, traffic congestion, unregulated businesses and others. Ngati said there are other…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE man alleged to be the owner of One-Link Pacifica Charles Dora will appear again in court on June 16 for mention. His case was mentioned in court yesterday before Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison, and since the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TWO former male employees of the Heritage Park Hotel are facing court for allegedly stealing alcohol to the total of $8,020. The two had entered a not-guilty plea and their appearance yesterday was for pre-trial conference to…
LEADERS in the Western Province have pledged their support behind the institutionalisation of the Traditional Governance Custom Facilitation Bill 2018. The support was affirmed at a consultation held in the Shortland Islands and Kolombangara from June 2-3. FAMOA council of…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO YESTERDAY saw the long-awaited ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) office space aimed at boosting local testing capacity to international standards. The ground-breaking ceremony was made possible through the partnership…
KAVA project recipients in Renbel Province have expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). This was after MAL, through its Agriculture Extension Division in Renbel, delivered essential farming tools to three farmer groups last month under its…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) commends the wish of the Premier of Isabel Province Leslie Kikolo to have an anti-corruption office set up in his province once the establishment of SIICAC rolls out to the provincial level. Here is a Premier…
New patrol boat outpost land owners not happy with Gov’t BY JARED KOLI With ground-breaking to be held soon, a customary landowning group of the soon-to-be built patrol boat base at Lofung in Shortland Islands have expressed their disappointment on…
By EDDIE OSIFELO FOREIGNER Dr Deogratias Harorimana has come out to defend himself on many allegations raised against him – from over-charging local businesses to visa breaches, to tax evasion. Deo, a Rwandan with Zimbabwe and United Kingdom citizenship, operates…
By EDDIE OSIFELO ONE of the owners of Honiara Refrigeration and Air Condition, Kate Cheffers allegedly signed the Contract of Sale for her property at Ranadi without reading the documents. Her cousin brother, Ruddy Oti, stated this to Island Sun…
