Author: Sista Magazine

The former principal of Nabangasale Junior Secondary School on Tongoa has been sentenced to 13 years and 9 months in prison. John Richard William was convicted after a trial on sexual-related charges against two of his then...

The Supreme Court has handed a suspended sentence to a woman over the fatal stabbing of her de-facto partner. 23-year-old Heromingly Marie Therese was convicted of one charge of intentional assault resulting in death, an offence...

A 14-year-old boy who was convicted of having sexual intercourse without consent and threatening to kill has been given a sentence of two years and nine months, but suspended for three years. Additionally, the young offender was...

A 54-year-old man that threatened to kill his de-facto partner for voting for a particular candidate without his approval, has been sentenced by the Supreme Court this week. Sam Philimon said these words to effect when he used a...

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months imprisonment for unlawful sexual intercourse with 14-year-old girl. Timothy Salro pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity to unlawful sexual intercourse with a...

A young mother of one has entered a guilty plea on one count of Intentional Assault causing death, contrary to Section 107 (d) of the Penal Code Act [CAP 135]. Ms. Lasari Hinge admitted in court this week that she stabbed late...

The Supreme Court has sentenced a woman to six years and 10 months in jail, in relation to the fatal stabbing of her husband last year. Ms. Caroline Wasabulu, who resides in Pango had been convicted on one charge of intentional...

A woman in her late twenties has been remanded after recently allegedly stabbing a man from Mele village to dead with a knife. Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Unit (CID), Donald James, conveyed that the woman...

One of the injured patients who was medevaced to Vila for emergency medical care in the aftermaths of category 5 cyclone Harold has recently died. The woman who died at Vila Central Hospital (VCH) is from Melsisi in central...

The National Disaster Committee (NDC) has asked the Government to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) imposed for COVID-19, in order to respond to the immediate needs of families impacted by cyclone Harold. This has been...

A vineyard worker convicted of indecently assaulting a girl in Marlborough will be deported on the first flight to Vanuatu, but amid the coronavirus pandemic no-one knows when that will be. Luk Philip, 40, was convicted of...

For the first time in Vanuatu’s history, parliament sessions in the 12th Legislature will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube. In the past legislatures, the national Parliament only publicized sessions using Radio Vanuatu...

The people of Vanuatu will for the first time in the country’s history witness the official counting of a national election via live streaming today. Caretaker Minister responsible for the Electoral Office and Internal Affairs,...

Over 21,000 voters in four constituencies – Ambae, Maewo, Banks and Torres – will exercise their right to vote today, because of the delay in delivery of the ballot boxes yesterday. “The severe weather disrupted the...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that inequality for women is growing and it “should shame us all in the 21st century because it is not only unacceptable, it is stupid.” The U.N....

A woman from Malekula has been remanded in custody after allegedly stabbing her partner to death with a knife during an argument in their home at BP Pon, Santo. According to the incident report received by police, they were...

Advocates for Women in Parliament (AWP) is calling on female candidates and voters to keep uplifting the women’s mandate during this year’s general election. The women’s mandate is: ‘Vote Women to Balance Gender Equality in...

The National Executive Committee of the Leleon Vanua Democratic Party wishes to inform the public, especially political parties, organisations, movements and other stakeholders that it will not be contesting the 2020 general...

President of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs, Chief Willie Gray Plasua has condemned the recent brutal killings in Port Vila. He shared his deepest condolences to the families of the deceased victims and stressed on...

The body of the woman who was found at Joint Court in Port Vila has been identified as a 24-year old from Ambae, Elina Vira, Police confirmed yesterday. The deceased was engaged to a man from Banks Island. Families of the...

Two suspects have been arrested after the discovery of the body of a woman from Tanna at Smet in Port Vila last Saturday night. The body of the deceased was found on the road at the area, police conveyed in a statement. Killing...

Police in Port Vila are investigating the death of a woman from Tanna whose body was discovered at Smet area around 8pm last Saturday. Director of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Jack Joses, said further details of...

Police in Port Vila are investigating the deaths of two women, one who committed suicide at Teouma and another whose body was found at Joint Court area this week. The suicide at Teouma was the first case for this year 2020....