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Lagomarsino Baules, the son of a pro-China Palauan senator, was arrested in Fiji during a major anti-drug operation amid growing concerns over Chinese-linked criminal networks expanding influence in the Pacific. Reported byEmanuel Stoakes and Bernadette Carreon/OCCRP Among the 10 people arrested in Fiji last week in a major anti-drug operation…
Together, Australia and Solomon Islands are strengthening the law and justice sector by co-funding critical infrastructure and equipment upgrades, enabling the National Judiciary to give more Solomon Islanders access to justice. The refurbishment of Court Room 5 of the Solomon Islands High Court and the conversion of Court Room 2…
by Ofani Eremae Whilst the Government says its legal team is reviewing the Daniel Suidani court ruling with the intention to appeal, a local law expert and academic says an appeal may not be possible. Solomon Islander Dr Joseph Foukona, an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii in the…
by Ofani Eremae A local law expert says the Suidani court ruling serves as a reminder that “those who exercise governmental power must do so responsibly and justly”. Dr Joseph Foukona, a Solomon Islander currently teaching at the University of Hawaii in the United States, was responding to the High…
by Ednal Palmer WEST Honiara Member of Parliament Namson Tran has been cleared of election bribery allegations filed through an election petition after last April’s national General Elections. Solomon Islands High Court Judge and Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer struck out the election petition case today on the basis that the…
Six Years on….Rennell Landowners Seek Justice by Georgina Maka’a In a first-of-its-kind claim in both collaboration and magnitude, landowners of Kangava Bay, East Rennell, are seeking at least USD$38,145,275 in compensation over the 2019 oil spill that left their coasts and sea covered in oil for weeks. The claim was…
A High Court judge recently ordered the Director of Government Communications George Herming to pay $20,000 to a prominent Honiara businessman for defaming him on Facebook. This came after the chief executive officer of Solomon Motors Ltd, Craig Day, took Herming to court over the Facebook post he made in…
