Chiefs in East Kwaio, Malaita Province say the constituency welcomes the new Voter Biometric Registration program. Chief Jackson Waneagea made the statement after reports that East Kwaio people wanted to boycott the registration in their constituency because of the massacre that happened in the…
People working and living in Buala, Isabel province have questioned why there is no ‘out of constituency’ registration center in the provinces. A Nursing Officer working at Buala Hospital, Martin Gavira said it is too expensive for people to travel to Honiara to register from provinces they work…
Voter registration turn out at two Registration Centers in the North Malaita Constituency started low and slow on Monday, as discovered by registration officers at the sites.
Chief Electoral Officer, Polycarp Haununu says Alfred Sasako’s article that had cast doubt on the biometric voter registration exercise is “baseless” and “further from the truth”.
The biometric voter registration has started at almost all VRCs in the country. Scheduled to start yesterday, the registration will run for a period of forty days.
The Joint Civil Society Group has acknowledged the government and the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission for their commitment to the Biometric Voter’s Registration which was open yesterday.
Day one of the Bio-metric Voter Registration did not start well in other provinces and the capital. Reports reaching SIBC News says some of the voter registration centres in the country did not start due to technical problems encountered with registration computers.
Today marks the official commencement of the Biometric Voter Registration process. The registration process will take 40 days ending April 18th. An earlier assurance from the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission, SIEC, says work was on schedule to meet the 10th March Biometric Voter Registration…
As the new Biometric Voter Registration system opens in Solomon Islands today, a former MP has called on the international community to help protect the integrity of the new system.
The Joint Civil Society and Concerned Citizens Group, is urging all eligible voters to register and participate in the coming general elections. Interim Chairperson of the group Barnabas Henson said the general election is an important democratic process that must be treated with respect and…
A lawyer Mr George Gray says an important issue for the Electoral Commission to address to ensure the upcoming National General election fulfils the electoral process is cross-border voting.
Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Sir Allan Kemakeza has called on voters in the country to re-register during the upcoming Biometric Voters Registration program.
Choiseul Province Premier Jackson Kiloe has questioned the accessibility of the new Biometric Voter Registration, BVR system for all citizens in the country.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has praised the Ministry of Home Affairs for taking responsibility to improve lives through a new civil registration system.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in Partnership with the United Nation’s Children’s Fund,UNICEF, have launched the country’s newly established Electronic Civil Registration System today in Honiara. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo officially launched the Electronic Civil Registration System.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in Partnership with the United Nation’s Children’s Fund, UNICEF, will launch the country’s newly established Electronic Civil Registration System tomorrow.
