News of arrest in Malaita not confirmed A police team are in Malaita hunting down those they believed are responsible for the Easter-double murder in Honiara. Mutilated bodies of Chinese couple Gongzen Lao and his wife Yuegu were found inside their shop at Town Ground on 17 April 2017. Earlier police seized the car believed…
FOUR men accused of murder in Auki, Malaita Province in 2015 had their case adjourned again on Friday. This would be the third adjournment made for the closing submissions because some lawyers representing the accused are yet to hand in their closing submissions. Deputy Chief Magistrate Shepherd Lapo after hearing from the counsels adjourned the…
No date has been fixed to continue hearing evidences on the case of the men accused of ransacking a logging camp in Isabel, back in 2012. The matter of Christopher Bako, Derrick Bako and James Bako, David Bako and Benjamin Putu was therefore further adjourned to May 26. The adjournment was made to allow the…
Police confiscated car used at LGZ Murder Police have confiscated the car used to transport the suspected killers of late Gongzen Lao and Mrs Yuegui during the Easter weekend. This was confirmed by a source within the police today. Tthe car used by the suspects who broke into the LGZ building was identified and brought…
THE court will be hearing evidences on the case of the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) officer accused of defrauding the government of much needed tax revenue, in July. Chief Magistrate John Numapo set down July 3 to July 14 for the trial on the matter of Ellison Raoga. This was after the pre-trial conference was…
Officer within the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) revealed that despite having Sorcery Offense under the Criminal Law, still the country have not dealt with any case so far. Speaking to the Solomon Star, the DPP officer said the law is there but it does not elaborate on the offense of sorcery…
303 rifle, live bullets found inside car TWO men have been arrested, charged and remanded in police custody yesterday for possessing a gun, live bullets and a knife in their vehicle on Monday in Honiara. Eddie Iro Kwanairara, 41, and 29 year-old Willie Laukene Nunu were charged with one count each of possession of firearm…
Murdered Chinese couple Gongzhen Lao and Yuegui Wu were finally laid to rest at Kolaridge cemetery on Monday afternoon, two weeks after they were found dead in their LGZ building, Townground, West Honiara. The dead bodies were embalmed and preserved for the last two weeks at the RAMSI healthy facility (GBR), Henderson, East Honiara. The…
THE Commissioner of Lands Nelson Noapu yesterday confirmed that Hatanga Limited is the rightful owner of land in the Independence Valley, West Honiara. Mr Noapu confirmed this as Hatanga Company started moving squatters out from its area last week. He said Hatanga was granted a Fixed Term Estate (FTE) title over the land which is…
469 road accidents, 86 injuries, 8 deaths THE number of road traffic accidents in Solomon Islands has increased over the last four years a survey conducted within 2013 to 2016 revealed. The survey was conducted by the offices of Medical Statistics and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. According to the survey, from 2013 to…