A man in his fifties, convicted of raping a disabled girl, has been sentenced to 14 years of jail time. The man, who is a close relative of the victim, raped her on two separate occasions in 2010 and in 2011 in her bedroom at her parents house in Western Province. He was 46 years
The Chairman of the FOPA Evacuation centre’s internal committee and his spokesperson appeared at the Magistrate Courts this morning on charges of allegedly obstructing and refusing to cooperate with Government disaster officials.
Members of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, at Tetere have arrested a second suspect in relation to a murder incident at Dudula area, Tasimboko in 2011.
Police are investigating a death incident where a male body was found at the Lungga river early this morning. According to the Police Media Unit, the deceased is in his early 20’s and is from the Central Islands. Locals who discovered the body early this morning alerted the Police.
A young man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a man with a screwdriver. The stabbing took place at Lungga in February, 2010. On the night of February 10 that year, the deceased and his brother took a taxi from the China Town bus-stop and headed East to Henderson.
Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at Ranandi, East Honiara. The armed robbery happened yesterday afternoon, when five men wearing masks and armed with bush knives, entered an Asian-owned Concrete Company compound and stole more than 30-thousand dollars, along with electronic…
Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga says the police investigation into the beche-de-mer issue is still a priority. The beche-de-mer consignment weighed one-thousand five-hundred and ninety-eight kilograms and was valued at just under 10-million Solomon dollars.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force will remain on high alert, following the rioting, looting and arson last weekend. Speaking during a police conference yesterday, Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga said police will continue its operation until the situation returns to normal.
Police have arrested 22 suspects in relation to the rioting, looting and arson in Honiara over the weekend. Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga confirms the numbers, saying the suspects were charged with arson,criminal trespass and unlawful assembly.
Twelve Computers have been stolen from the Panatina Campus Computer Lab last Thursday. President of the Solomon Islands National University Student Association, Wilson Mae confirmed the theft to SIBC News, saying the robbery happened on Thursday night last week.
Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga is urging people in Honiara to remain calm and allow the Police to continue in its operations. In a statement today, Commissioner Matanga said the Police will remain on high alert and will continue to conduct their operation high visibility in hot spot…
A man is standing trial in the High Court for allegedly stabbing another man with a screwdriver in February 2010 at Lungga, East Honiara. The deceased was later found at the Panatina field. The Crown’s case is that the accused intended to cause the death or grievous bodily harm to the deceased.
A total of 53 suspects relating to last weekend’s looting and burning incident have been apprehended and are assisting police investigations. The Police Media Unit confirms in its latest update.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, has launched a major security operation to target the current lawlessness experiences in parts of Honiara. Additional officers have been deployed and are patrolling Honiara and surrounding communities.
A mob of people claiming to be acting in the interests of flood victims residing at the Panatina Campus Pavilion in East Honiara looted and burned down a commercial building at Ranadi last night.
The police have issued a warning against touching victims of road accidents without professional medical assistance saying more harm might be done, than good.
The Family Support Centre F-S-C is providing awareness on sexual abuse and violence for women, girls and children in evacuation centres as it started to record and verify cases.
Guadalcanal Police have arrested a 19-year old man in relation to an alleged rape of a 3-year old girl, at the Sun Valley area over the weekend. Following police investigation, police raided the suspect’s home on early Saturday and apprehended him.
The Arao House of Chiefs in West Baelelea, North Malaita has taken an initiative to form and enforce by-laws in their community- an initiative to cut down on illegal and anti-social behaviours in their area.
A Safe House has been established at Noro, Western Province to look after women victims of domestic and sexual violence. Noro Safe House is an initiative by Sergeant Elizabeth Takeiango from Noro Police and another female Sergeant from the Gizo Police office to provide shelter and care for the…
