High Court judge Stephen Pallaras has acquitted a man from rape charges yesterday because there was no consistent evidence against him. The defendant was accused of allegedly raping a woman from Makira Province at Burnscreek in 2012. His trial started Monday this week.
Four men from the Weather Coast of South Guadalcanal are standing trial at the Central Magistrate’s Court for allegedly knowing that prisoner escapee Gedly Isa, was a convicted murderer. The men are charged with accessory after the fact.
Acting Police Commander for Honiara City, Superintendent Simpson Pogeava has called on all drivers in Honiara to always abide by traffic laws. The call came following a fatal traffic accident yesterday morning along the Prince Philip High Way in Honiara, which resulted in one death and three others…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force have arrested three people suspected of robbing 20-thousand dollars cash from a shop at Kukum in Honiara recently.
A 55 year old Taiwanese national who escaped from a court ruling in 2009 was re-arrested by police. A statement from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, said this was after the accused and his co-offender have failed to pay out a large sum of money against them in 2009.
Police are investigating a fatal collision at the Tetere area following the death of a 14-year old boy and many others were in serious wounds at the National Referral hospital.
The Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Kola says flat tyres caused his collision with the post in Honiara – the accident happened in the early hours of Friday last week. Mr Kola made the statement in a letter published in today’s Letters to the Editor column in the Solomon Star newspaper.
The Deputy Police Commissioner, Walter Kola is again the subject of an internal police inquiry after being involved in yet another traffic accident. The accident happened yesterday morning.
The Price Control Unit says it will prosecute any wholesaler or retailer in Honiara who are found to increase prices of any Price Controlled item. In a statement today, the Unit warned wholesale and retail stores against increasing prices of basic consumable goods during the current disaster…
Tetere police have recovered a stolen bulldozer over the weekend following police negotiations with community leaders at Lulunga area. The stolen bulldozer was removed early this month by angry landowners and demanded ransom from a private logging company which was operating at Numbu area, East…
A suspect wanted for attacking an off-duty police officer is now in custody on remand charges. A police statement yesterday said the off-duty officer was walking home when he was stoned by his attackers along the main road at Kakabona and Karaina area at White River, West Honiara.
Buala Police today reports, the suspect wanted for the alleged murder of his own daughter in Isabel Province has reportedly committed suicide. A statement from the Police Media today says Police at Buala found the suspect’s body this afternoon.
Police in Buala, Isabel Province are still searching for the man wanted for murder, after he allegedly stabbed his daughter who later died in Buala hospital last week.
Police at Henderson Airport have conducted an operation and arrested a Chinese female National in relation to larceny by servant over the weekend. Police alleged the suspect was believed to have stolen hard cash from one of the Chinese shop at Point Cruz and was about to board a flight overseas…
The Isabel Concerned Group for incest and abuse has lashed out against a father who allegedly stabbed her daughter to death last week. Speaking on behalf of the Group, Nester Leguvaka condemned the brutal killing of a daughter allegedly by the very person whom she had trusted and depended on all…
Leaders in North Malaita Constituency are calling on the national government and the police to address youth problem in the country. SIBC stringer John Andrew Kiri confirms, leaders in the constituency learn about increased youth problems in the area.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force continues its investigation on a stabbing resulting in the death of a young woman by his father in Buala,Isabel province on Monday.
Police in Buala, Isabel Province are investigating a stabbing incident involving an adult male and his daughter. The Police Media Unit says the incident happened on Monday night and is believed to have happened after an argument between the man and his daughter over the daughter’s boyfriend of…
Properties belonging to Fataleka MP Steve Abana that were seized by the High Court will be put on public auction at the end of this month. Pacnews reports this comes after Mr Abana failed to fulfill a High Court order for him to pay a sum of 5-hundred and forty thousand dollars, excluding other…
A woman from Duff Island, Temotu Province has been arrested on a charge of cruelty to children after she allegedly burnt her 6 year old daughter’s buttocks.
