Court officials accused of receiving illegal pay
By EDDIE OSIFELO
HIGH Court officials have been accused of requesting and illegally receiving payments worth around $83,300 from a party in a case.
Those reportedly benefitted include Jeff Hou, Registrar Myonnie Tutua and and a...
Six years for abusive father
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
A FATHER, 37, guilty of having sex with his 14-year-old daughter has been jailed for six years.
Justice Maelyn Bird imposed the sentence on the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Justice...
Men accused of setting fire to PM’s residence deny charges
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
Two men have denied before the court setting fire to the Prime minister’s residence.
PM Manasseh Sogavare’s mansion at Lungga was torched during the November riots.
Moses Tome and Wilson Poelo are charged with...
Man gets 18 months after ‘massage gone wrong’
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
A 46-year-old man found guilty of sexually assaulting his niece has been sent to jail for 18 months.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea in sentencing the accused said the victim was feeling unwell...
23-yo faces rape and false pretence
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
A man who claimed to be a doctor and a lawyer has appeared in court over rape and false pretence charges.
Public Prosecutor Jonathan Auga Tuesday told the court via zoom that investigations...
LONGEST JAIL TERM
Couple killers to spend 53 years in prison
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has imposed a minimum term of 53 years sentence on Jimson Erega Goufi and Raymond Keota before they can be...
Alleged riot ‘instigator’ on $1,000 bail
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
THE court has granted bail to one of the instigators of the recent rioting and looting in Honiara.
Simon Mannie was arrested and charged by police with one count of unauthorized public assembly...
LIFE-TERM FOR SHOP KILLER
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
A SHOP-KEEPER who murdered his Chinese female boss in cold-blood April last year in Honiara has been jailed for life.
And High Court judge Justice Howard Lawry ordered that Max Gosia Taiga of...
Sir Albert wants Commission of Inquiry into 2021 Honiara riots.
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has called for a Commission of Inquiry to determine the cause of the 2021 November riot and looting.
He made the call during the opening of the legal...
MP Vokia and husband face election bribery charges
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
POLICE have charged the MP for North East Guadalcanal Constituency Ethel Vokia and her husband Jamie Vokia with election bribery charges.
This was in relation to the 2019 national election.
The couple has been...