Election Day, November 19, has been officially declared a public holiday by the Caretaker Minister for Home Affairs. However, the public holiday will not cover the several days that some people may need in order to vote in their home Province.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade states, there is no ‘break down’ of talks between respective Governments of Fiji and Solomon Islands over the current airlines impasse as stated by the print media last Friday and today.
The issues of domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, climate change and Environmental degradation has not gone away in Solomon Islands according to the Archbishop of the Anglican Church the Most Reverend David Vunagi.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it will create jobs in the Auluta Palm Oil Plantations plus establish a new Tuna Cannery Factory for unemployed Malaitans if given the opportunity to lead the next government.
People of Gao Bugotu constituency are now able to vote in a good leader as their representative in the next house. This is after a leadership awareness program was conducted in their constituency.
The Magistrate Court today has released an intending candidate for Northeast Guadalcanal Henry Saea from murder charges. Deputy Chief Magistrate Jim Seuika granted the release after he was satisfied there was no sufficient evidence against Mr Saea to commit the matter to the High Court for trial.
The Malaita Traditional Governing Council of Chief has questioned the completion of NCRA government’s growth centre projects in Malaita Province. The organisation made the question after funding have been allocated for the Faumamanu, Liwe and Kadabina growth centres but yet to be completed.
Nominations for the Honiara City Council (HCC) Elections will open tomorrow November 12th. The Honiara City Council says the nominations will open for seven days until Wednesday 19th November.
Solomon Islanders will wait until a new government is elected to re-negotiate a settlement of the three months aviation impasse with Fiji. A delegation of senior government officials from Honiara was in Suva last week to thrash out pending issues with their Fiji counterparts.
Japanese Government through its embassy in Honiara has approved more than $600,000.00 to construct an administration and training office building at Ranadi Dump Site, East Honiara.
Honiara City Council (HCC) has shifted its new three years Waste Management Program backwards. Honiara City Council clerk Charles Kelly confirms this to SIBC News yesterday.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Participating Police Force (PPF) are continuing their crime free election operation. A police statement yesterday says the operation involved officers from the Guadalcanal police, PPF and Rove Police Station.
The High Court has yesterday sentenced two men to spend the rest of their life behind bars for murder. The two men, Allen Kaipua from Rennell Bellona Province and Gideon Bosa from North Guadalcanal were convicted last week for separate murder cases.
Former Member of Parliament for East Kwaio Alfred Sasako has raised the importance of establishing polling booths for provincial constituencies in Honiara during the elections.
The High Court will deliver its verdict Thursday next week, on whether certain provisions within the Political Parties Integrity Act were Unconstitutional. The Solomon Islands Democratic Party is challenging the Act in a case it filed against the Political Parties Commission.
A contingent of Australian riot police is among more than 90 Participating Police Officers (PPF) being flown to Solomon Islands ahead of next week’s elections.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) says there has been overwhelming support from communities within the Northern and Eastern regions of Malaita Province over a visit to the regions by police.
The Ministry of Environment will start implementing ground works with communities on the National Rehabilitation program to clean up the Mataniko River next year. Launched in June this year, the program is now in its awareness and baseline studies.
Solomon Islands Electoral Commission Awareness team has successfully completed its voter awareness program in West Makira Constituency last week. The awareness program attracts many eligible voters in the constituency as it covers more than 20 polling stations in the constituency.
The Commonwealth Secretary General has agreed to deploy an 11-person Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) for the Solomon Islands General Elections, due on 19 November. This response is directly related to an invitation by the Solomon Islands Government to the Commonwealth Secretary General’s Office.
