One of the country’s top female Police officer has appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this morning on personal larceny charges. Her husband filed the case against her.
The High Court this morning has convicted a husband for causing the death of his wife at Lambi West Guadalcanal in 2009. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer convicted the husband on one count of manslaughter after the Court found he had unintentionally caused his wife’s death.
A pre-trial conference will be held this week for three Guadalcanal men who allegedly stole and sold six solar power panels, worth $400,000.00, from the Telekom Tower in Tamboko, West Guadalcanal this year. The men have each been charged with two counts of simple larceny.
Mining company, Axiom KB says the company is now optimistic to restart its exploration following this week’s decision by the Court of Appeal to dismiss Sumitomo’s injunction against the joint venture’s operation in Isabel.
Two women have been detained on fraud-related charges – committed at two different times and incidents. One suspect, a Guadalcanal woman from Vobvota Village, was arrested after she deposited a total of $133,829.17 to two different account holders at a bank in Point Cruz.
A man accused of stealing $7.3 million of a $10 million health fund has appeared in the Honiara Magistrates Court. He is 45-years old John Biliki, from Choisuel Province who is the second accused involved in the $10 million scandal within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services.
The High Court has sentenced a 25 year old man from Western Province to seven years in jail for rape. The man pleaded guilty to the offence in the Gizo Magistrate’s Court early this month on the first day of his trial. In September 2012, he entered the home of the victim, a young mother
Axiom Mining has welcomed the High Court ruling that recognised the company’s lease over Kolosori in Isabel Province. Kolosori became the site of much controversy as a nickel prospecting site between Japanese owned company, Sumitomo Metal Mining Solomons and Axiom KB – the joint venture company…
Six men have been arrested in Gizo, Western Province for an armed robbery incident at a logging camp in North New Georgia. In a media release, the Police Media Unit says the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force in Noro made the arrests and the armed robbery happened on Thursday afternoon.
A man accused of stealing 7-point-3 million dollars of a 10-million dollar health fund has appeared in the Honiara Magistrates Court. He is 45-years old John Biliki, from Choisuel Province who is the second accused involved in the 10-million dollar scandal within the Ministry of Health and Medical…
Two women have been detained on fraud-related charges – committed at two different times and incidents. One suspect, a Guadalcanal woman from Vobvota Village, was arrested after she deposited a total of 133-thousand, 8-hundred 29 and seventeen cents to two different account holders at a bank in…
A senior accountant at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has pleaded guilty for failing to declare more than fifty-thousand dollars of foreign currency to a Customs officer and false declaration under the Customs and Excise Act.
The High Court has thrown out Sumitomo’s case against Australian Mining company, Axiom KB. The Japanese-owned mining company had applied for a judicial review of Axiom KB’s prospecting licence for a proposed nickel area in Isabel Province.
A man accused of going armed in public and stealing a wallet containing $3,000.00 has spoken out in court this morning, after his case was further adjourned. In court this morning, the accused asked the Court why his case is taking so long to conclude, and that he is tired of being remanded in jail.
The High Court will deliver its Judgement into the lengthy Court battle between mining giants Axiom KB of Australia and Japanese mining firm Sumitomo this week. The judgement expected to be an extensive one, has been set down for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 10am and 12pm respectively.
The Director Public Prosecutions is appealing the acquittal of a murder accused in July this year. The accused stood trial at the High Court for allegedly hitting a young man at Mbokona in February 2013 with a piece of timber, that resulted in his death.
High Court Judge, Justice Stephen Pallaras says families should start educating their children on sexual offence issues at an early age. Justice Pallaras says educating each other on the rights of women and what is legally wrong is very important in tackling sexual offences in the country.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Ronald Bei Talasasa has denied claims his office did not make any effort to complete a criminal case which took five years to go to trial. The accused in the case was Charles Levo, a former lawyer and he passed away just before the trial began at the High
The High Court has forfeited 10,000 Euros to the State that were undeclared by a couple from New Caledonia. The couple in March this year pleaded guilty to one count of failing to declare the sum to a Customs officer and one count of false declaration under the Customs and Excise Act. The case came
High Court Judge, Justice Stephen Pallaras says unless the Government actually does something, treaties and conventions of human rights and the elimination of violence including the recently passed Family Protection Act, barley worth anything.
