The Parliamentary Bills and Legislation Committee today began its first hearing into the Land Surveyors Bill 2016. Committee Chair Hon. Connelley Sandakabatu told SIBC News, four bills are ready for hearing this week.
The National Parliament and the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs have proposed to host the Melanesian Youth Parliament in Honiara next year.
Despite culture being the bedrock of our identity as Solomon Islanders, it never supports the idea of equality in Parliament. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during the award ceremony for recipients of the 2016 Secondary School Essay Competition on Women’s Leadership and…
Speaker of the National Parliament, Ajilon Jasper Nasiu has said many Solomon Islanders do not understand and appreciate the roles and functions of Parliament. Mr. Nasiu made the statement in his remarks to welcome 50 youth participants of the 2016 National Youth Parliament in Honiara.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is gearing up for the upcoming Parliament meeting next month. Parliament will start its fifth sitting for this year on 1st November.
The National Parliament is set to convene its fifth meeting on 01st November. Clerk to Parliament Clezy Rore confirms to SIBC News. Mr Rore says the meeting has three bills endorsed by the Speaker of Parliament Ajilon Jasper Nasiu.
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury confirms the 2016 Mid-Year Budget Review has been tabled in Parliament. The announcement was made yesterday clarify Opposition claims, the Minister of Finance and Treasury may have breached the Public Finance Management, PFM Act by not tabling the report.
The dual citizenship bill will be taken to Parliament at its final sitting this year or first sitting next year, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare reveals.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has called on each Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee to provide progressive of reports on what they have been doing.
The Bills and Legislation Committee has completed scrutinising the Anti-Corruption Bill and the Whistle Blowers Bill. This was confirmed by the Chairman of the Bills and Legislation Committee MP for North West Choiseul Connelly Sandakabatu on Distaem Nao this morning.
A team of Australian parliamentary professionals and academics is in Honiara this week to deliver training to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands on parliamentary law, practice, and procedure. Twenty staff from the National Parliament will attend the training.
Parliament has been adjourned till 17 May. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced the special adjournment in Parliament yesterday. He explains, reasons for the special adjournment is that a Government delegation will be heading to Vanuatu next week to present the country’s bid to host the 2023…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) believes the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 and the Whistle Blowers Bill 2016 are the most effective tool to combat the increasing rate of corruption in the country’s logging sector.
The Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Jeremiah Manele has said land-related matters are common issues our people often suffer their negative impacts.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government is disappointed that the Opposition and Independent Groups in Parliament will not support the Government efforts in getting the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 through Parliament.
The Minister of Infrastructure Development and MP for North Malaita Hon. Jimmy Lusibaea has resigned from the Democratic Coalition of Change Government (DCCG). In a signed letter addressed to the Governor General dated 29th April, Hon.
The Government is set to table the Police and Transport Legislation (Amendment) (Alcohol Testing) Bill 2016 tomorrow. The Bill will be subjected to Second Reading and Debate, Committee Stage of the Whole House Examination and Third Reading.
The Government is set to table the Police and Transport Legislation (Amendment) (Alcohol Testing) Bill 2016, Penal Code (Amendment) (Sexual Offences) Bill 2016 and Anti-Corruption Bill 2016, next week.
Parliament Resumes tomorrow after the Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) concludes hearing on two more Bills over the weekend. The BLC hearing concluded on Saturday 23rd April. The Parliament Media Unit reports, the Anti-corruption Bill and the Whistle Blowers Bill were the last to be heard.
A new bill to amend the Penal Code in relation to sexual offences to provide greater protection against sexual violence and exploitation has passed through the Bills and Legislation Committee and now taken to Parliament.
