Boboa House of Chiefs in North Malaita have said they supported the call made by East Choiseul MP Manasseh Sogavare, for a quick amendment to the Electoral Commission Act to make the selling of ID cards illegal.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has described his meeting with Australia’s Justice Minister, Michael Keenan as “a very successful one”. Speaking to the local media in Honiara today, Prime Minister Lilo says discussions were centered around the development of the country’s Justice system.
Australia’s Minister for Justice, Michael Keenan has praised the enduring support of RAMSI and Australia to the Solomon Islands’ Law and Justice sector over the past 10 years. The Justice Minister made these comments after his arrival yesterday in Honiara.
Solomon Islands will celebrate her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second’s birthday tomorrow, Friday 13th June. Celebrations will be held at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara and will kick off with a parade at 8am.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission, SIEC, is functioning effectively and has rejected claims that ‘the country does not have an Electoral Commission’. Earlier this week, Mr.
Preparations for the first ever Financial Inclusion Expo for this year is almost 90 percent complete, confirms the Manager of the National Financial Inclusion Unit at the Central bank of Solomon Islands.
A member of the Television board Mr Daniel Aba cautions Solomon Telekom and other interested institutions or persons not to televise the 2014 World Cup matches if they are not legally licensed to publicly televise the games.
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Hon. Clay Forau Soalaoi has joined his Pacific Islands Colleagues in Istanbul from June 7-8 to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between Turkey and the Pacific’s Small Islands Developing States, SIDS.
The Chairman of the FOPA Evacuation centre’s internal committee and his spokesperson appeared at the Magistrate Courts this morning on charges of allegedly obstructing and refusing to cooperate with Government disaster officials.
The Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has held a reconciliation ceremony to end its political turmoil yesterday. The reconciliation was organized by the Provincial speaker’s office and the provincial clerk to end the recent differences between the current executive and the ousted Panga led…
Gold Ridge Mining Limited, GRML, and the Solomon Islands Government have agreed for GRML personnel to return to the Solomon Islands following the lifting of a government immigration ban, to enable a site assessment and a range of agreed site works to be undertaken.
Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan is visiting Solomon Islands over the next two days to discuss continuing support for the Solomon Islands people through law and justice initiatives.
The country’s second mobile entrant, Bmobile is re-branding soon, changing its orange colour to a royal blue, along with the introduction of new and cheaper data plans as well as new phones to follow.
A series of workshops to support Auki market vendors have ended yesterday with encouraging plans to strengthen vendors’ voices in market governance and enable positive changes for everyone.
Preparations towards the much awaited Financial Inclusion Expo next week is well underway and all the major financial institutions in the country have now confirmed their participation.
The Rennell-Bellona Provincial Premier Lence Tangosia says the mining prospect currently conducted in East Rennell is expected to bring substantial development to the province.
Central Islands Province is a sleeping tourism monster capable of overtaking Western Province, the country’s current tourism hub if developed. Michael Tokuru of Green Tourism says four tourism sites on Rodrick Bay have been identified as best tourism spots because of their natural settings and…
Members of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, at Tetere have arrested a second suspect in relation to a murder incident at Dudula area, Tasimboko in 2011.
Solomon Breweries has launched its 6-packs throughout the provinces following its success in Honiara. The easy to carry packs have proven to be very popular and are cheaper compared to buying six single bottles.
The Young Women’s Christian Association-YWCA in Solomon Islands vows to continue to invest on her journey and mission to see young women being empowered.
