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Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:00 PM
A Former Forestry Commissioner has gotten off lightly on official corruption charges after a Magistrate ruled on a suspended sentence.
Gideon Bauro was sentenced on two counts of official corruption which he pleaded guilty to last week at the Magistrate's Court. He had committed the offences in his capacity as the Commissioner of the forestry department in 2003 when he received a SBD$50,000 cheque for himself and others on two occasions from the Lu Ling Company and Bulcan Company on behalf of the Forestry Department. Magistrate Mekeo Gauli sentenced Bauro to one year imprisonment each for counts one and two respectively but suspended them and instead placed Bauro on a good behaviour bond for a period of...
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Economy
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 10:56 AM
The High Court has sentenced a former member of Parliament, John Kaliuae Maetia to three and a half years imprisonment for Official Corruption.
This follows a hearing last week in which submissions on the case were heard from the defence and prosecution. Mr Maetia was charged with 35 counts of official corruption while a fellow accused Clement Rojumana was charged with 25 counts of the same charges. The allegations say they had illegally granted citizenship to 25 Asians in 2003. At the time of the allegations Mr Rojumana was minister of Home Affairs and Mr Maetia was Chairman of the Citizenship Commission. Both men had stood trial at the High Court. Mr Rojumana was acquitted but Mr Maetia,...
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Politics
Monday, June 21, 2010 9:32 AM
The High Court has convicted a former Member of Parliament on charges of official corruption while his co-accused, also a former member of Parliament, was acquitted on the same charges.
John Maetia Kaliuae was found guilty on ten counts of official corruption, while Clement Rojumana was acquitted on 25 counts of official corruption. This comes after both men stood trial at the High Court on allegations that they had illegally granted citizenship to 25 Asians in 2003. At the time of the allegations Rojumana was Minister of Home Affair and Kaliuae was Chairman of the Citizenship Commission. Mr Rojumana was charged with 25 counts of official corruption, while Mr Maetia was charged with 35 counts of the same offence. Justice Sekove...
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Economy
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 9:04 AM
Former premier of Western Province Alex Lokopio has appeared for final mention at the Magistrate's Court this morning.
It was in relation to a bribery charge which allegedly took place on the 15th of June 2009. Police have alleged Lokopio tried to bribe Freda Ngai with intent to pervert the course of Justice. Principal Magistrate Steve Wilson says the case will again go before the Gizo Magistrate Court on the 3rd of May, and Mr Lokopio is required to attend. A trial date has already been set for May 31 to June 18. In February this year, the former Premier was acquitted of one count of attempting to procure another to commit a criminal act, after two prosecution...
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Economy
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:12 AM
Prime Minister Derek Sikua has rejected as "unfair and misguided," recent criticism of the government relating to the foiled attempts by Chung Sol logging company to export tubi logs.
In a statement, the prime minister says logging and timber exports play an important part in Solomon Islands economy, and the Forestry and Customs officers play an important role in detecting any activity that may be in breach of the country's laws. He says it was the hard work and vigilance of those officials that identified the recent proposed export of tubi; saying investigations into the matter remain in progress. Dr Sikua says many investigations into alleged breaches of forestry and customs laws are complex and multi-faceted. But Dr Sikua has given...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:51 AM
The Magistrates Court in Honiara will hand down its decision, Friday this week on former acting Commissioner of Forest Mahlon Ali who faces charges of official corruption, abuse of office and false pretences
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Monday, December 07, 2009 7:36 AM
Corruption, in all its forms, is the target of a new week-long comic series launched today by RAMSI and the Solomon Islands Government, in partnership with Transparency Solomon Islands
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:17 PM
Prime Minister, Dr Derek Sikua, has said the government has lost an estimated 400 million dollars through carelessness and malpractice in government Ministries
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:07 AM
A second workshop on corruption and anti-corruption in Solomon Islands has begun in Honiara
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:36 AM
The Government's Anti-Corruption taskforce is stepping up on its work against corruption - with an appeal to community leaders and people to come forward with their experiences with corruption in politics and in public services
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Monday, April 27, 2009 1:19 PM
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury today clarified recent media reports of an alleged abuse and misuse of SBD$10 million provided by the Republic of China for Cattle Development Project
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Friday, April 24, 2009 9:43 AM
Frustration is growing amongst the public with the missing SBD$10 million dollars earmarked for the revitalization of the cattle industry.
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Friday, April 17, 2009 11:11 AM
Minister for Environment, Conservation and Meteorology and MP for Gizo-Kolombangara Hon Gordon Darcy Lilo categorically denies receiving any money from the ROC-funded Cattle revitalization programme
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:33 AM
The CNURA government is setting up a Special Taskforce on Corruption with the view to advising and helping the Government develop a policy paper on how to fight against corruption in Solomon Islands
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Friday, September 26, 2008 5:11 AM
A survey by Transparency International ranking Papua New Guinea as one of the 30 most corrupt countries in the world and most corrupt in the region reflects a situation affecting the entire region
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