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.
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.
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of raping a mentally-ill woman at the Honiara Magistrate area just this month. It is believed the accused forced the woman with a knife and raped her. Police reports show the victim had knife wounds to her left back.
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.
A 26 year old man has died after a hit and run accident at Ranadi in East Honiara. The fatal accident happened Saturday evening. The Police Media Unit says the man was injured after a car hit him while he was crossing the main road at Ranadi with his wife. Police allege the car had hit the
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
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.
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.
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.
Police are investigating three reported death incidents over the weekend. The Police Media Unit today says, Police are conducting investigation cases relating to a fire incident which left a seven year old boy deceased at Kaibia heights and a body discovered floating at Mamana water area yesterday…
The new Police Commissioner, Frank Prendergast says one of his top priorities as commissioner of RSIPF is to address family violence in the country. Commissioner Prendergast made this statement to local media during police weekly press conference in Honiara yesterday.
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.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force are concerned about recent reports of sexual assault committed by unknown taxi drivers on school children in Honiara.
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.
Low crime rate reported this week in Honiara gives hope for a free crime election this year. Speaking today to local media during the police weekly media conference, the commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Frank Prendergast says the low crime rate reported in Honiara this week is…
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.
A man is in custody under suspicion of killing his wife during a domestic row at the staff housing area at the Kukum Campus of the Solomon Islands National University. The woman’s body was discovered early Wednesday morning under a tree near her house, with a piece of rope around her neck.
