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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 considered for parole. The…
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 considered for parole. The…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A retired female police officer will be sentenced after the court convicted her of one count of indecent assault and one count of consumption of liquor in a vehicle. This is the case against Lily Dagi who…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE man charged with a count of being in possession of a fire-arm will know his fate today. Judgement on a firearms related case is set to be made today at the Honiara Magistrates Court. Principal Magistrate…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man who attacked his victims when they caught him spying in their homes has been sentenced to eight months’ jail time. David Afukese pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful wounding regarding an incident on October…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE man charged with false pretence and attempt to commit false pretence incident in 2019 has been found guilty by the courts. He will be sentenced later. Peter Fakaia was charged with three counts of False Pretence…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA MEMBER of Parliament for North East Guadalcanal Constituency Ethel Vokia, and her husband Jamie Vokia with the Member of the Provincial Assembly Rose Tala and two others will come back in court on March 28, 2022 for…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case of a man alleged to be one of the instigators of last year’s November riots is set for trial in April. This was after the pre-trial conference was conducted at the Honiara Magistrate Court yesterday.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A former police officer has been convicted yesterday of one count of indecent assault and one count of consuming liquor in a vehicle. The former officer will be sentenced during her next court appearance. Principal Magistrate Augustine…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THREE people alleged to have stoned the Guadalcanal Premier’s residence at Lengakiki on January 13, 2022 will come back to court on March 17, 2022. This is for the defendants to secure legal representation. The matter was…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE pre-trial conference document in relation to the case of a man accused of forcing his wife to have sex with her ex-boyfriend will be filed to court to allow the listing committee of the High Court…