Murder accused to seek bail
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A MAN accused of causing the death of another man during a fight at Foxwood, east of Honiara last year, will apply for bail in the High Court. Garnet Babaua is facing murder. Since the incident in…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A MAN accused of causing the death of another man during a fight at Foxwood, east of Honiara last year, will apply for bail in the High Court. Garnet Babaua is facing murder. Since the incident in…
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 Sherriff officer, Moses Inomae.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A MAN found guilty of five counts of traffic offences has been fined $4,000. Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea imposed the fine on Kaieti Manute yesterday over the incident, which occurred on 4 February this year. Iomea…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE man charged for causing death to five people at the Tenaru bridge in July this year is facing manslaughter. Yesterday the Public Prosecution substituted the charges of causing death to five people by reckless and careless…
Policeman stealing $300,000 One Link’s money must follow Dora: TSI THE recent conviction and two years sentencing of the founder of the country’s largest Ponzi scheme becomes the case in point for the officer who stole $300,000 under police custody…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA OUSTANDING files at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that have been pending investigations for over 10 months is concerning. Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Andrew Kelesi expressed this in the High Court yesterday. Assistant Crime Manager for…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA The officer in charge of the Henderson Police station has been summoned to the High Court. This is so that the officer can explain to the Courts why summons to witnesses were not served when ample time…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Director and sole trader of the One Link Pacifica money scheme has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s court. This is the case of Charles Dora who pleaded guilty to one count of…
Magistrates’ Court circuits to the provinces will now go ahead for the rest of this year after the Australian Government agreed to make up the funding shortfall which last month forced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2021 court…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE directors, General Manager, captains and the West Are’are Constituency shipping company have entered not guilty pleas to charges regarding the April 2020 incident that cost 27 lives at sea. The plead this to 102 counts under…