The National Government has seen a number of achievements to date, says the Minister for Finance and Treasury, Rick Hou. Minister Hou made the statement in Parliament yesterday, when he presented the Government’s No. 2 Appropriation Bill for this year.
Speaker of Parliament, Sir Allan Kemakeza has given the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources until tomorrow to inform Parliament of the exact location of the beche-de-mer consignment which was stolen from the Ministry’s compound last year.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has devised a plan to manage its Beche-de-mer resources. This is revealed by the Fisheries Minister Hon. Alfred Ghiro in Parliament yesterday.
Women and children across the country now have a legislation to protect them from domestic violence. This follows the passage of the Family Protection Bill 2014 in Parliament yesterday.
Member of Parliament for East Choiseul, and Chairman of the Bills and Legislation Committee, Manasseh Sogavare has described the issue of Domestic Violence in Solomon Islands as sickening. MP Sogavare made the statement when contributing to debate on the Family Protection Bill yesterday.
Domestic violence offenders including perpetrators breaching the new Police Safety Notices and Family Protection Orders face a three years imprisonment term or $30,000 fine.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has said details of funds donated towards the recent April flash floods will be included in a supplementary budget this year.
Parliament was adjourned this morning to next Monday due to lack of quorum. Speaker of Parliament Sir Allan Kemakeza moved the adjournment after a 15 minute waiting time he issued had lapsed.
Parliamentary debate on the ‘Family Protection Bill 2014’ has been adjourned after its second reading today. Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs Commins Aston Mewa moved the Bill in its second reading in parliament this morning.
The newly passed Business Names Act 2014 will support Government’s policy to invest in reforms to enable more Solomon Islanders participate in business activities.
Parliament has today passed two Bills namely; the ‘Business Names Bill 2014’ and the ‘Solomon Islands National University Amendment Bill 2014’, both of which are now Acts of Parliament.
The Provincial Government Amendment Bill 2014 has been passed without amendments at its third reading in parliament late this afternoon. The Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Silas Tausinga says it is intended the new ACT will give the Minister powers to determine…
The ‘Business Names Bill 2014’ has reached the Committee of the Whole House in Parliament today. Introduced by the Minister of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration, Elijah Doro Muala, the Bill is designed to repeal and replace the exiting registration of business names.
The Minister for Rural Development Lionel Alex has confirmed that the 50 constituencies in the country did not receive the ROC funding for Rural Water and Sanitation 2013.
President of the Peoples Alliance Party (PAP) Sir Nathaniel Waena says leaders should be selective with words they use to avoid misleading people. Sir Nathaniel made the comment yesterday, in reaction to Alfred Sasko’s call for Parliament to immediately dissolve.
Parliament has been adjourned to Monday next week. This is to allow the Bills and Legislation Committee to conduct its inquiry into the Provincial Government (Amendment) Bill and the Solomon Islands National University (Amendment) Bill.
The Family Protection Bill has been tabled in Parliament this morning. The Bill is one of the recommendations of the Solomon Islands Family Health and Safety Study, which had found that almost two in every three women, aged between 15 and 49 years of age, reported they had experienced violence in…
Intending candidate for East Kwaio, Alfred Sasako has called for the immediate dissolution of Parliament, saying the nation has reached the height of fiscal irresponsibility through abuse of public funds.
The Parliamentary Bills and Legislation Committee is calling for written submissions from individuals, groups and organisations who wish to express their views, knowledge or experiences in regards to the Family Protection Bill 2014 that is now before Parliament.
Aspiring women political candidates from around the country and male champions of women in leadership are currently attending a five-day training on Transformational Leadership. The training was officially opened at the Heritage Park Hotel Conference Room in Honiara yesterday.
