BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A MAN has pleaded guilty to the killing of a 28-year-old boy at Avatai village, Rennell on 15 February this year. Ashley Ghapuika admitted the crime when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi yesterday. Taeburi adjourned…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Media personnel are on a three-day refresher workshop on court reporting, starting yesterday. The workshop is an initiative by the media association of Solomon Islands to improve on how journalists report on court cases and other court-related…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A Bangladeshi man facing rape charge has been released on bail. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison released the Bangladesh national on bail yesterday following application by defence lawyer Hubert Fugui on Monday. Mr Hollison ordered that the man…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A 66-year-old man who accidently killed a 39-year-old at Yandina in 2017 following a row over the price of a packet sugar has been sent to jail for six years. Abrahma Kevaru was sentenced by High Court…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA EIGHT men alleged to have involved in the death of a 50-year-old man on Utupua Island on December 22, 2019 return to court for mention. This is the case against Ishmael Nipwae, Nickson Kabitene, Hendry Roto, Samson…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case of a man charged with possession of firearm at Guzo Point in June last year, will appear again before Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison. Alfred Maefalea was arrested on June 6, 2020 at the Guzo Point…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Five individuals alleged to have involved in a gang rape will appear again at the High Court on April 29. Their case was mentioned in court for pre-trial conference but since counsels in carriage of the case…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA “No man, woman, or young person in the society in his right mind should tolerate the increasing surge of crimes of violence against families.” Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer says this in the face of rising gender…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case of a father alleged to have sexually assaulted his daughter in Ngella last year will be mentioned again in court on April 19. This is for the defence counsel Ron Dickey Pulekera to obtain further…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE court has issued a warrant of arrest on the School Chaplain for Holau Vocational Christian Academy in West Honiara. This followed the chaplain’s failure to turn up in court yesterday. Police Prosecutor Watson Akwai applied for…
