BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRINCIPAL Magistrate Felix Hollison has adjourned the case of a Private Land acquisition officer to March 31 for setting of trial date. Yesterday the case was mentioned via zoom and a pre-trial conference was conducted orally before…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA The PNG doctor, who was wrongly accused by the Prime Minister as being Solomon Islands’ index covid-19 case, has been acquitted by the courts. Dr Maine Asapo and his wife, along with two Solomon Islands locals, were…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Government has now recognised the Courts as an “essential service”. And President of the Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA) Eran Soma acknowledges the government for this. He said since the simulated lockdown in August 2021 courts…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA SOLOMON Islands Bar Association (SIBA) President Eran Soma has called on the Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs to restart the process of enactment of the Legal Profession Bill. He said the bill is vital as it…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A Bail application for a Papua New Guinea doctor, his wife and two others accused of entering the Solomon Islands without any exemption has been refused by the Magistrate Court yesterday. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison refused the…
Investigation into their immigration status will follow, says Mesepitu By EDDIE OSIFELO THE five Asians brought by the Patrol boat from Ontong Java over the weekend are currently in self-isolation, awaiting investigation by authorities on their immigration status. It was…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA STRENGTHENING judicial independence is vital for the future of this nation and her people, says Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. He said it is well recognised that the economic prosperity of any developing country like depends, at…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has acknowledged the work of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force in their ongoing support to the courts and Judiciary in 2021. Sir Albert said RSIPF worked long hours in difficult and…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA ATTORNEY General John Muria Jnr has called on the Bar Association to continue discharge their legal duties without fear no favour, despite the onset of COVID-19 Community transmission in the country. Speaking at the opening of 2022…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE 2022 legal opened on Monday, with Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer thanking churches for continuing to uphold the work of the courts in their prayers and for the support and encouragement given to the judiciary. “As…
