The Magistrate Court has adjourned the sentencing submissions and mitigation for a man who was arrested for wielding a 30 centimetre hook during the Prime Minister’s election in 2011.
A team of officers from the World Vision Solomon Islands Branch is currently doing disaster risk reduction awareness in North Guadalcanal. The team’s first awareness program was on Monday night and they have seventeen villages to cover.
The National Disaster Management Office, says there is no tsunami threat following an earthquake which occurred around 11am this morning. An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred at 11:13am this morning near latitude 10.8 South Longitude 165.6 East approximately 23 kilometers of Lata, Temotu…
The new Chief Magistrate of the Honiara Magistrates Court Emanuel Kouhota said the increasing incidents of rape in Solomon Islands is worrying. Chief Magistrate Kouhota made the statement after being sworn-in by the country’s Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer.
The hospital committee at Malu’u, North Malaita has said health services in the region will be severely affected if the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority, SIEA, decides to cease its operation in the area.
The closure of the only Chemist shop in Auki means people around Malaita in general no longer have access to medical prescription services. SIBC’s stringer for North Malaita John Kiri reports, people living in Auki do not have an alternative medical supply when Kilu’ufi hospital runs out.
The caretaker Minister of Finance and Treasury, Rick Hou has confirmed on Tuesday that the weaker economic growth outlook for this year has impacted government revenues.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) NCID Unit have finally arrested and charged a man in his 40’s in relation to the Beche-de-mer theft at the Fisheries compound last year.
Traffic offenders have claimed in Court they paid fines to traffic officers who arrested them expecting they will be free of further prosecution. Two traffic offenders told the Court they paid fines to the traffic officers who arrested them and see no reason why they should also pay fines to the…
Pressure group, the Malaita Ma’asina Forum, MMF, has described the launching of a new political party called the Melanesian Party as “funny looking”. The newly formed political party was launched at the Pacific Casino Hotel in Honiara last Sunday.
Jarihana Sports Association at the Kmaga ward, Maringe Kokota Constituency in Isabel Province has started its sports league. Association Chair, Nathan Posala told SIBC Sports they have been organizing leagues since 2000 and the one just started already has 14 sports clubs participating.
Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer says there will be a vigorous recruitment drive for new Magistrates to fill in long outstanding vacancies within the Magistracy in the next few weeks.
Chief Edison Biliki of Susuka village, Choiseul Province is appealing to all native Ririo tribes not to sit and watch while their mother tongue, the Ririo language becomes extinct.
The managing Director of Isabel Development Company, IDC, shipping Dennis Lulei says travelling agencies have the right to know soon, the date for this year’s National General Elections.
Reviewing the current provisional Act ranks number one task for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission in 2015. Out going Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Manasseh Maelanga made the assurance during his debate on the Prime Minister’s sine die…
The new Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Kouhota says he will assist the Magistrates Court dispense its huge backlog of cases. The former Leadership Code Commission Chairman has been with the LCC for almost twelve years. The new Chief Magistrate says after such a long time, he feels it is time to move on.
Another five life time prisoners were released from the Tetere Correctional Services Center in North Guadalcanal yesterday, after a full assessment by the Solomon Islands Parole Board was made to the Minister for Police and Correctional Services.
Members from the Alcoholics Anonymous Australia are currently in Honiara to re-visit an AA program established eighteen months ago. AA, or Alcoholics Anonymous is a global fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to solve their common problem and to…
The High Court has yesterday sentenced a 33 year old father from Marau, Guadalcanal Province to eight years in prison for raping his 12 year old daughter. The father earlier pleaded guilty to the 5 counts of rape he committed on different occasions last year.
Tthe Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will introduce a National Women’s League and National under 16 leagues later this month. The SIFF media officer and coordinator of the national leagues Joseph Boso says this is part of SIFF’s ongoing program in the development of national leagues.
