Nine male suspects have been arrested in relation to an arson incident at Marau in the Weather Coast area of Guadalcanal. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed the arrests. He says ten semi-permanent homes were burned to the ground.
Police have arrested a male suspect at Mbabanikira at Guadalcanal’s Weather Coast in relation to the rape of a disabled young woman. The rape happened over the weekend. The accused in his 20’s was arrested at his home village in Mbabanikira and is now in custody in Honiara.
Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Kouhota says the penalties for exploiting the country’s rare natural resources are grossly inadequate. Chief Magistrate Kouhota made the statement today when sentencing a Taiwanese man to pay four thousand dollars in fines for attempting to export millions of dollars worth…
The High Court has acquitted a man charged with rape and buggery this morning, due to insufficient evidence. The man was charged with one count of rape and one count of buggery, offences he allegedly committed in Lata, Temotu province in 2008.
A young father from Western Province will serve five years in jail for raping his close female relative. The defendant, Edwin Palmer was a frequent visitor to the victim’s home and trusted by her parents. She was 14 years old and a student at the time of the offence last year. The Court heard she
A male suspect has been arrested in relation to a traffic incident which occurred at the Lawson Tama bus stand this week. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed the arrest.
The Magistrate Court this morning sentenced a 27-year-old man to two and a half years imprisonment for armed robbery. Boniface Oiafa pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery. He was jointly charged with six other men for the offence.
The Magistrate Court will sentence a Taiwanese man convicted of attempting to export millions of dollars worth of tubi overseas, next week. Hsieh Fu after a one day trial, was found guilty and convicted on one count of attempted export of prohibited goods and evasion of prohibited export of goods.
Police are continuing their investigations into the rape of a nine-month old pregnant woman at Lungga, East Honiara last month. A man from Guadalcanal has been charged and remanded in custody.
The Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man to 18 months in jail for unlawfully wounding his wife. The accused, Junior Taro, received his sentence this morning.
Two women including a Solomon Islander, have been charged with submitting misleading investment. Lanyu Chen and Jennifer Sifonia appeared in Court last Friday; each facing one count each of the charges.
Police have arrested a prime suspect in relation to the recent killing incident at the Ranadi area. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed at his weekly media conference yesterday the arrest was made after a successful police investigation into the matter.
A man in custody for robbing $34,800 worth of property in Ade’ade village, East Guadalcanal has appeared in Court yesterday. Moses Laetalau was charged with robbery, house break-in and unlawful wounding.
The Office of the Independent Group in Parliament is putting together a ‘private members bill’ to review and maximise the penalty for ‘rape’ in the country. Leader of the Independent Group, Hon.
The Magistrates Court has sentenced a 28-year-old man from Malaita Province to 12 months in jail for stealing money from vendors at the central market. Robert Saeni, a father with two kids pleaded guilty to two counts of simple larceny this morning. The Court heard in June last year, Mr.
A young security guard from Makira Province has pleaded guilty to unlawfully wounding his wife with a pair of scissors during an argument in August last year. The 19-year-old man and his wife argued about the adoption of their child who was in the care of a close relative.
The High Court has sentenced a man with a mental disorder to life imprisonment for stabbing his close relative to death at Town Ground Honiara twelve times in 2013. The man pleaded guilty to manslaughter early this month.
The Magistrates Court has acquitted local lawyer Wilson Rano from forgery and fabrication charges. The Court acquitted Mr Rano after the Public prosecutions made an application this morning to formally withdraw the charges.
Two-hundred and ninety thousand dollars of the Westpac Bank robbery is still missing and this has caused a Principal Magistrate to refuse bail for the men accused of the armed robbery.
A 20-year old man has been arrested in relation to a murder incident which happened at the Gilbert Camp in East Honiara on Monday. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed the arrest at a media conference today. He said the suspect is now in custody while investigation continues.
