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Crime
20-YEAR-OLD REMANDED FOR MURDER INCIDENT
A 20-year old man has been arrested in relation to a murder incident which happened at the Gilbert Camp in East Honiara on Monday. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed the arrest at a media conference today. He said the suspect is now in custody while investigation continues.
19 Mar 2015
Aviation
INCREASED LASER BEAMING ACTIVITY REPORTED AT HONIARA AIRPORT
Incidences of high powered laser beaming on arriving and departing airplanes at night are reportedly increasing and police are working on finding those responsible. Pilots who fly at night into and out of the Henderson Airport have complained of being beamed by high powered green laser lights.
19 Mar 2015
Court
YOUNG PERSON PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO UNDERAGE SEX CHARGES
A young man has pleaded not guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl last year. The man took his plea at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning. He was charged with two counts of unlawful intercourse with an underage girl.
18 Mar 2015
Abuses
REFERRAL SAFENET ESTABLISHED FOR GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE VICTIMS
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has established Referral SafeNet, a formal referral system to help victims of gender-based violence and violence against women in the country.
15 Mar 2015
Communities
R.S.I.P.F EMBARKS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is embarking on an awareness program on Family Violence to all communities in the country. The Sunday awareness is to assist communities know more about the increasing rate of family violence and how to deal with it.
11 Mar 2015
Government
GOV’T CALLED ON TO SECURE PROPER OFFICE FOR PROSECUTION STAFF
The Acting Director of Police Prosecution has called on the Government to secure a proper office building for his staff after almost ten years of rent. Mr Rodney Whitney made the call after the landlord to his office building locked the staff out yesterday morning because rental dues were delayed.
10 Mar 2015
Government
RENTAL DUES LOCKED OUT POLICE PROSECUTION STAFF
Staff of the Police Prosecution were locked out of their office building this morning because the rent for the first quarter of the year was not paid. The landlord, Korean Enterprise Limited, locked the building over the weekend and refused the staff access this morning.
9 Mar 2015
Banks
PUBLIC SERVANTS IN KIRAKIRA UNABLE TO WITHDRAW PAY
Public Servants in Makira Ulawa Province were unable to withdraw their fortnight salaries from the Bank South Pacific (BSP) agent in Kirakira last week.
9 Mar 2015
Court
SURGE IN TRAFFIC INCIDENTS ALARMING: POLICE COMMISSIONER
Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast has said the surge in traffic incidents in Honiara are a grave concern. Commissioner Prendergast said police have recorded a total of 217 traffic cases this year. He says this is quite a large data for Solomon Islands.
9 Mar 2015
Fisheries
R.S.I.P.F COMPLETES OPERATION SOLVAN SUCCESSFULLY
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has successfully completed a successful bilateral border protection operation with Vanuatu law enforcement agencies.
7 Mar 2015
Central Islands Province
CHURCH CALLED ON POLICE TO DEAL WITH DYNAMITE FISHING IN TULAGI
A church leader from Central Islands Province has called on Tulagi Police to address dynamite fishing in the Province. Lillian Keru of Tulagi, today reports, the church leader who requested anonymity made the call as dynamite fishing is poisonous and destroys marine life.
7 Mar 2015
Abuses
85 FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES RECORDED FOR JAN-FEB 2015: R.S.I.P.F
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has recorded 85 family violence related cases from January to February this year. Family Violence Coordinator Daisy Kariamae told SIBC News, this data indicates a rapid increase in family violence compared to last year.
5 Mar 2015
Court
29-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED IN RELATION TO DEATH OF FORMER PERGENT
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the death of former beauty queen contestant, Patricia Taika. The former beauty queen contestant was found dead on Sunday in Noro, Western Province. The young man has been charged one count of murder.
5 Mar 2015
Abuses
ENOUGH OF FAMILY VIOLENCE: PM TOLD FAMILY VIOLENCE CONFERENCE
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has today called on all Solomon Islanders to say “Naf Nao, No Rawa Lo Haus” as he spoke to the Royal Solomon Island Police Force’s National Conference on Family Violence.
4 Mar 2015
Abuses
WHOLE SOCIETY APPROACH, ONLY WAY TO TACKLE FAMILY VIOLENCE: PM
A whole society approach is the only way to address family violence in Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during the National Conference on Family Violence conducted by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force today.
4 Mar 2015
Explosives
NILA AREA HEALTH CENTRE WANTS UNEXPLODED BOMBS REMOVED
Nila Area Health Centre in Shortland Islands has made another call to the Bomb Disposal Unit to deal with unexploded bombs in the area. SIBC’s stringer for Shortland Islands reports, similar calls were made last year and the unexploded ordinances are posing serious threats to communities in the…
3 Mar 2015
Court
30-YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED FOR DEATH INCIDENT AT NORO
Western provincial police have arrested a 30-year-old man following the death of a 25-year-old female at Noro back road over the weekend. Police alleged the deceased was returning home from a night club in a taxi with three of her friends with the suspect and were safely dropped off some 100 meters…
2 Mar 2015
Court
POLICE INVESTIGATORS NEED MORE TRAINING IN MOBILE TECHNOLOGY: CJ
The Chief Justice has called for more training in mobile phone technologies for police investigators. In the court on Thursday last week, Sir Albert Palmer was critical of how police investigators failed to trace call logs of mobile phones that were connected to the 2012 murder of a young woman.
1 Mar 2015
Electricity and Power Energy
BODY FOUND ELECTROCUTED UNDER ELECTRICAL POST
A body, believed to be of a young male, has been found under an SIEA electrical post at Henderson. The electrical post was located within the SIBC Transmission area at Henderson. Police reports say the young man had been electrocuted after he attempted to cut down the electrical wire last night.
25 Feb 2015
Crime
MURDER CASES BY MENTALLY ILL PERSONS RAISED CONCERNS
Government Authorities have been urged to partner with key disability special service providers to combat cases of murder caused by mentally ill persons in the country.
24 Feb 2015