THE two men accused of stabbing another man to death with a knife at Gilbert Camp in East Honiara last October have been committed to stand trial in the High Court. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule had found sufficient evidence against the two defendants on the charge of murder. This followed a Short Form Preliminary Inquiry…
THE condition of the road in East Fataleka, Malaita Province, continues to worsen, causing major disruptions to government services and businesses undertakings in the region. Road users told the Solomon Star that the road condition has deteriorated to the worst state and certain sections of the road are almost impassable by vehicles. Small businesses in…
A 26-YEAR-OLD man has denied having unlawful sex with a 17-year-old girl on two occasions when he appeared in the Honiara Magistrate Court. The defendant, whose identity is withheld to protect the alleged victim, faces two counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 18. His case was adjourned this week and will continue tomorrow…
A 43-year-old male suspect has been arrested for an alleged attempted murder of a 19-year-old girl in Northwest Choiseul recently. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Berry Pogesopa said, it was alleged that the suspect repeatedly punched the victim on her forehead and repeatedly hit the victim’s head against the post of a graveyard…
Police in Auki have arrested a suspect who attack and cut a victim in his 20s with a bush knife early Wednesday morning at Maofa village in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa, said it was alleged that the suspect entered the victim’s house and attacked him…
Two men, a 36-year-old and a 43-year-old male suspects have been arrested for assaulting a 24-year-old male victim recently at Taro in Choiseul Province over a missing phone. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Berry Pogesopa, said, “The incident occurred at Sunset Lodge at night when the suspects accused the victim of taking a…
MINISTRY of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) will advise the public when the results are ready. The assurance came after many students, teachers, parents, guardians and the public are anticipating the release of the placement results for forms 4, 6 and 7. Placement results for year 7 (form 1) were the first to be…
WESTERN Province Premier Billy Veo has confirmed that the ongoing review of the Provincial Government Act (PGA) of 1997 could offer a pathway towards greater provincial autonomy in the Western Province and Solomon Islands as a whole. The Western Provincial Government (WPG) has already submitted its report to the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional…
TUBERCULOSIS (TB), a disease eradicated from the country in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has returned. But the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has still to announce what provinces the disease has reached their shores although it has announced the efforts to deal with it. After the disease was eradicated, the MHMS…
A MAN has confessed to possessing a police VHF radio inside his vehicle in Honiara last October when he appeared in the Honiara Magistrate Court, Tuesday. Darren Maelaua entered a guilty plea to one count of Possessing Police Property, contrary to section 183 (a) of the Police Act 2013. Following his guilty plea, Magistrate Emily…