The Office of the Auditor General has presented its 2014 Annual Report to the Speaker of the 10th Parliament. The report contains audit operation details for 2012 and 2013.
A father of seven from Choiseul Province has appeared behind bars this morning at the Magistrate Court, for allegedly raping his young teenage daughter in 2013. The father in his 40’s is charged with seven counts of rape.
More than $20,000.00 have been stolen at the Yandina Russell Islands Our Telekom company sales office last Friday. SIBC’s stringer for Yandina Tome Kiki reports the robbery happened on Friday night after a power outage which failed to light up the office.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has acknowledged the cooperation and respect of law and order from the public during the Christmas and New year operations. Honiara City Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Jack Balaga made this statement on behalf of the RSIPF.
Police Officers in Kirakira, Makira Ulawa Province have apprehended a male suspect in his 20s this morning following an alleged murder incident at Waihaoru village, in West Bauro, Central Makira on new year’s day.
Former Parliamentarian Alfred Sasako is optimistic that enacting a rural constituency development fund commission will boost the role of the national parliament as a legislature.
The High Court has received 15 election petitions lodged after the National General Elections in November this year. The petitioners include former Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo against his successor Jimson Fiau Tanangada, former MP for Temotu Vatud Clay Forau against Freda Soriacomua and…
The Magistrate’s Court has adjourned the case of two men charged with armed burglary to January 5th. The two men, Eddie Egeta and Micheal Auga are charged each with one count of armed robbery. In June this year, the two allegedly robbed an employee of the Honiara Casino who was on his way to the
A former Parliamentarian Alfred Sasako has called on the current Parliament to introduce a draft legislation to manage all Rural Constituency Development Funds (CDF). Speaking to SIBC News Mr.
The former police minister and member of parliament for Shortlands Province, Chris Laore has warned the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCC) to tread carefully in the withdrawal of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has confiscated the first ever counterfeit copy of the newly introduced 50 dollar banknote recently launched on September last year.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) advises the travelling public and vessels to abide with Marine laws when travelling for their Christmas holiday.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government said it will review the Political Parties Integrity Act. Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare confirmed while responding to a question asked by a member of the audience on SIBC’s talk-back show last weekend.
The Magistrate Court has sentenced a young man from Malaita Province to 18 months in prison for unlawfully wounding his de-facto partner. The man Dickson Kwaimani in his twenties pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful wounding in October this year.
Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and the Premier of Guadalcanal Province Anthony Veke are currently facing charges of abuse of office and demanding with menace. The two men appeared before the Magistrate Court yesterday behind bars.
The woman who buried alive her newborn baby in a shallow grave last year at Kaibia will serve two and a half years in prison. The High Court sentenced her this afternoon. Nelly Waitai earlier pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder.
The High Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow for a woman who allegedly buried alive her newborn baby in a shallow grave last year at Kaibia. Nelly Waitai, 34 was charged with attempted murder for allegedly burying her newborn baby girl in a shallow grave after she gave birth her.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force have arrested four male suspects following an assault which left one police officer injured during the police ‘Big Man Operation’ at Kukum Labour line area on Wednesday morning. Police alleged the officer was attacked while on duty inside a police vehicle.
The Office of the Opposition has strongly condemned the alleged shooting incident which happened Monday morning saying those involved must face justice.
The High Court has sentenced two men from Isabel province for incest and rape. One of the accused is a 41-year-old father of six who earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of incest and one count of attempted rape.