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by Ofani Eremae After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for May 1, when the Court of Appeal will deliver a ruling that could shape not only this case but future relations between the executive and Parliament. More than that, next Friday’s decision will determine the…
Attorney-General John Muria Jnr has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside last week’s High Court ruling that ordered Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to convene Parliament within three days. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer had ordered Manele to call Parliament to debate a motion of no confidence filed against…
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has formally acknowledged a landmark High Court judgment regarding the convening of Parliament, while simultaneously announcing his intention to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal. The statement, released Tuesday, 14 April 2026, follows a ruling by Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer that…
by Ofani Eremae Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has ruled that Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele acted unconstitutionally by delaying the convening of Parliament in the face of a pending motion of no confidence. In a landmark judgment delivered this afternoon, Palmer found that once a motion of no confidence has…
by Ofani Eremae Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer today ordered Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to convene Parliament within the next three days. In a two-hour ruling, Sir Albert told a packed courtroom that the prime minister had failed in his constitutional duty by refusing to call Parliament after losing the…
The nation’s political deadlock has shifted from the halls of Parliament to the steps of the High Court, as the newly formed coalition of 28 MPs filed a landmark legal challenge to compel Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to convene the House immediately. The legal action, spearheaded by Opposition Leader Matthew…
by Georgina Maka’a Moffat Konofilia, the former national footballer arrested and remanded following his return from the United Kingdom late last month, has been released on bail this morning – much to the relief of his family and supporters. His lawyer Lily Ramo of JustLaw Attorneys applied for bail on…
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘢’𝘢 Former national footballer Moffat Konofilia fronted a packed Magistrate’s Court in Honiara this morning, but his highly publicised sedition case was adjourned to Monday, 17 November. The adjournment was to allow the court to address a question raised at this morning’s appearance as to whether Magistrate Tearo…
Police say Konofilia breached bail conditions linked to his 2021 sedition case, but supporters accuse authorities of using the law to silence dissent by Georgina Maka’a Police say they are remanding Moffat Joel Konofilia because he breached bail conditions he was granted prior to his travel to the United Kingdom…
The Office of the Parliamentary Independent Group of Solomon Islands has welcomed a landmark High Court decision that clarifies legal procedures in the country’s fast-growing mining sector, describing the ruling as both “timely and significant.” The case centered on a dispute between the Thavia Clan, represented by Ms. Ethel Vokia,…
