Former Solomon Islands Prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has hit out at Opposition Leader Dr Derek Sikua over the Julian Moti settlement claim. Sogavare, who is a senior Opposition member, said he was surprised Dr Sikua was now calling for a Commission of Inquiry to inquire into Mr.
Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has congratulated the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force for their operation to curb the recent riot during the Julian Marley concert at Panatina.
Former Secretary to the Prime Minister during the Sikua-led Government, now a private law practitioner, has said the government should not use tax payers’ money to address the Julian Moti saga, because Moti’s claims are ‘weak’.
Chief Justice, Sir Albert Palmer has called on the judiciary to not be complacent – saying also, he wants something better in justice delivered for people in Solomon Islands this year.
Two men charged with criminal trespass and arson have pleaded not guilty in court. Both are charged separately, one with two counts of criminal trespass, the other one count of arson.
Thirty-two suspects, charged with taking part in last week’s Julian Marley concert riot, have been remanded in custody until January 24. Another eight suspects were released on cash bails of one thousand and 7-hundred dollars. Four of the suspects who were released on bail, were juveniles.
A 22 year-old man who allegedly conned his way to getting more than one hundred thousand dollars has appeared this morning at the Magistrates Court. At different times in 2012 and 2013, George Gwari allegedly conned three people, including a Chinese businessman, and collected one hundred and…
The Central Magistrate’s Court adjourned its listed criminal cases today because there was no Principal Magistrate. 16 criminal cases were listed to go before Principal Magistrate Rodgers Tovosia this morning, but he was absent, attending a death in his family.
A man accused of attempting to rape his cousin sister-in-law has appeared at the Central Magistrate’s Court this morning. The man from Ngella, Central Islands is also charged with one count of house break-in.
The Magistrates Court has acquitted a Polish gold dealer and his local agent for making false declaration to customs and trying to evade export duties after failing to declare more than 5-hundred grams of gold dust.
