One of the major partners in the Coalition for Change Government has deplored the attack by some unknown people on its designated parliamentary wing leader and Member for East Are’are Andrew Manepora’a.
The High Court has acquitted a man from Malaita Province accused of drowning a young man at Sun Valley on May 23rd 2010. Justice Francis Mwanesalua acquitted him saying the prosecution’s key witness was unreliable in his evidence to the Court.
The High Court has adjourned its judgement to Monday next week for the drowning and murder of a young man in Tamone settlement, Sun Valley in September 2010. The verdict was set for yesterday afternoon, but it was adjourned because the presiding judge is yet to complete it.
Police have recovered $187,000.00 of the money robbed from the ANZ ATM machine at the Kwaimani building in July this year. A defence Counsel who was representing one of the men accused of being part of the robbery revealed this to a Principle Magistrate this morning.
The High Court has convicted a 73 year old custom doctor from Isabel province for raping a 15 year old girl at a village in Isabel province last year. The man initially stood trial for two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault.
Two men alleged to be part of the group attempting to murder a Rennell Bellona man at a walk-through Kai Bar in Point Cruz earlier this month, have appeared behind bars at the Magistrate Court this morning.
A man from North Malaita charged with attempted rape and indecent assault has denied the charges and pled ‘not guilty’ before a Principal Magistrate in Court this morning. He is being charged with one count of attempt rape and three counts of indecent assault.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has arrested four men in relation to the recent attack on a man at the Kingsley Kai bar in Point Cruz. The attack was believed to be in relation to a logging disagreement between land owners and a logging company in Rennell and Bellona province.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force continues its investigation into the suspicious death of a member of the Melanesian Brotherhood on Northwest Guadalcanal earlier this month. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirms investigations into the death of the Tasiu continues progressively.
The Magistrate Court today has released an intending candidate for Northeast Guadalcanal Henry Saea from murder charges. Deputy Chief Magistrate Jim Seuika granted the release after he was satisfied there was no sufficient evidence against Mr Saea to commit the matter to the High Court for trial.
The High Court has yesterday sentenced two men to spend the rest of their life behind bars for murder. The two men, Allen Kaipua from Rennell Bellona Province and Gideon Bosa from North Guadalcanal were convicted last week for separate murder cases.
Six people have been arrested for the break in and assault incident at the Ruavatu National Secondary School. The School closed early last weekend after a group of men stormed into the school and broke into a girls dormitory.
Trial has began today at the High Court for three men accused of killing young diplomat Simon Fo’ou at the Central market in Honiara on April 2012. The three men, Cecil Manu, Peter Delemani, and Peter Diau were present behind bars this morning.
The Diocesan Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Guadalcanal has strongly condemn the inhumane attack on innocent students of Ruavatu school last weekend. Bishop Nathan Tome says such attack on innocent female students is barbaric and reflects an uncivilised mind in the attackers.
The acting Guadalcanal Provincial deputy premier, Rolland Seleso has condemned the recent attack on Ruavatu Secondary School students. Freelancer George Atkin today reports Mr Seleso says the incident at the school is inhumane and display a lack of respect to students by villagers who supposed to…
Expatriates working in the country have expressed surprise at the recent brutal killing of the Melanesian Brother (Tasiu) of the Anglican Church of Melanesia’s Brotherhood on North West Guadalcanal.
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.
Ruavatu National Secondary School in North East Guadalcanal has been forced to close early, after a group of drunk men entered the school and threatened its students, including female students.
Police are investigating a road accident death that happened in West Honiara on Wednesday night this week. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast told a media conference yesterday, the police media unit is yet to provide details of the accident.
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.
