There is a strong possibility a large number of women will contest this year’s National General Elections. Project Manager for the Parliament U-N-D-P Strengthening project Celsus Talifilu is organising a Solomon Islands mock women’s parliament next week in which 35 women are participating.
The Parliamentary Opposition has called on the Speaker of Parliament Sir Allan Kemakeza to reprimand the Minister for Culture and Tourism Hon. Samuel Manetoali for contempt of Parliament for lying during the last sitting of the House that the government had settled all its outstanding dues with…
MP for North Vella Lavella, Milner Tozaka has told a Regional Consultation Conference on human rights in New Zealand that having women in Solomon Islands Parliament could wipe out violence against women.
MP for North Vella La Vella, Milner Tozaka says he supports the campaign to get 10 reserved seats for women in the National Parliament. Freelancer George Atkin reports, the Parliamentarian also urges the NCRA Government to proceed with its plan to introduce legislation to reserve the 10 seats. Mr.
Speaker of Parliament Sir Allan Kemakeza has shown interest in a Commonwealth workshop on Parliamentary privilege and Transparency of Parliament. Clerk to Parliament Taeasi Sanga told SIBC News, the Speaker indicated his interest in the workshop when he registered to attend the 22nd Conference of…
The National Parliament will dissolve in September this year. Clerk to Parliament, Taeasi Sanga told SIBC News yesterday, Parliament will dissolve on 8th September. She explained this is because the first meeting after the National General Elections in 2010 was held on 8th September that year. Mrs.
