BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A MAN accused of stealing a cash box containing thousands of local and international currencies has been found guilty by the Magistrate court. Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea convicted the accused Ian Pias Walelabua for stealing a…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE are yet to finalise their report into last September’s bomb explosion at Tasahe, west Honiara, that claimed the lives of two expat workers. Australian Trent Lee and Briton Stephen “Luke” Atkinson died when an unexploded ordnance…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Nearly a year on and the Royal Solomon Islands police force is left biting its nails over the $300,000 evidence cash which went missing under its nose. Even the police commissioner is scratching his head over it.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Police are echoing the call for men and boys to respect women and girls. This follows the latest case in which a 39-year-old man is being charged for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl, whom police…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man facing murder charge is without a lawyer, more than a month after being placed in custody. Principal Magistrate Fatimah Taeburi yesterday made direction for the Public Solicitor’s Office to allocate a defence lawyer for the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA AN appeal currently before the Court of Appeal will have some impact on current charges against the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Robson Djokovic. Djokovic’s lawyer Wilson Rano relayed this to deputy chief magistrate Ricky Iomea when…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Court has released a man accused of arson on bail. John Lesapa is alleged of burning down seven houses in Ghavagha village, Guadalcanal province. Defence lawyer, Bobby Harunari, applied for bail in the previous occasion to which…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA ROBSON Djokovic is expected to front the Honiara Magistrate’s Court today after police charged him for alleged breaches of the Electoral Act. Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea will preside over the case this morning. Police yesterday confirmed…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Defence lawyer of a Bangladeshi facing rape charges is accusing prosecution of playing delay tactics. Lawyer Hubert Fugui told court yesterday prosecution had been slow in providing disclosures regarding the charges against the accused. Fugui explained that…
Police are strongly encouraging people in the country, especially in islands where World War II had taken place, to make sure their area is clear of unexploded ordnance before erecting a building. This follows the unexpected explosion of a WWI…