A concerned registered voter for Savo-Russell constituency says politicians and intending candidates are hijacking the new biometric voters registration system by bringing in people from other constituencies and provinces to register to vote in his constituency.
Police in Buala, Isabel Province are investigating a stabbing incident involving an adult male and his daughter. The Police Media Unit says the incident happened on Monday night and is believed to have happened after an argument between the man and his daughter over the daughter’s boyfriend of…
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and his delegation have met officials of the New Zealand Pacific Islands Business Council during the state visit to New Zealand last week.
The fourth Joint Plenary on the Draft Federal Constitution has concluded. A government statement yesterday said the Constitutional Congress and the Eminent Persons Advisory Council concluded the Joint Plenary in Honiara last Friday.
The Western Provincial Assembly is expected to table the Western province’s development budget estimate 2014-2015 tomorrow. The full assembly was opened this morning at the Provincial Capital Gizo with an official opening speech from the Western Provincial Assembly Premier, Robert Pae Kuve.
Agriculture officers are currently attending a 4-day Training of Trainers workshop on processes and tools for land use planning. Agriculture Minister David Tome told the workshop’s opening, the training is to ensure that participants share knowledge and skills from the training to communities so…
Properties belonging to Fataleka MP Steve Abana that were seized by the High Court will be put on public auction at the end of this month. Pacnews reports this comes after Mr Abana failed to fulfill a High Court order for him to pay a sum of 5-hundred and forty thousand dollars, excluding other…
Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Clay Forau says the Enhanced Integrated Framework – a multi-donor program to support Least Developed Countries address supply side constraints – is an important mechanism to boost economic growth for Solomon Islands.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is hosting the first ever forum on mobile and branchless banking in the Solomon Islands. A press statement from the Bank says the forum is to gauge the current trend of these new forms of banking services in the country. The forum is organized to take stock of the
A North Malaita man residing in Honiara has questioned whether people registering at the out-of-constituency registration Centre in Honiara will find their names on the polling day at their respective polling stations.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo is pleased with the outcome of his recent discussions with his New Zealand counterpart John Key. Prime Minister Lilo says his government had used last week’s state visit to New Zealand to establish key understanding on very strategic development issues which must be…
The Solomon Islands National Youth Congress, SINYC, has entered into a grant assistance agreement with the ‘Youth In Action’ program of the European Commission to tackle unemployment in the country.
President of Malaita Council of Women Miss Martha Rurai has raised concerns over limited opportunity offered by the Rural Development Fund, RCDF, to rural women in Malaita Province.
The Director of the San Isi Dro Care Centre in Aruligo has called on the people of Solomon Islands, to understand that the Care Centre is for every student with special needs in Solomon Islands.
Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matantga said strong discipline measures are in place to maintain the status of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. Acting Commissioner Juanita Matanga made the statement to warn police officers from gambling activities in all police compounds.
The Joint Civil Society Groups and Concerned Citizens claims, Solomon Islands has been denied ‘free and fair’ elections this year. The new Biometric Voter Registration system whilst addressing election malpractice such as double-registration and or double-voting has significantly increased…
Some voters at three polling stations in the North Malaita Constituency have withheld giving names of their parents in the current registration exercise. The three Polling Stations are Malu’u Station, Raubabate and Kakale in Ward 8 of the Constituency.
The South Seas Evangelical Church Education Director, Joash Manepuri has said there is so much treasure in our local languages that needs to exploration. Mr Manepuri made the statement while speaking at the International Mother Language Day marked in Honiara last week.
Chief Electoral Officer Polycarp Haununu calls on the eligible voters and those yet to register through the new Biometric Voter’s Registration to ensure their Identification Card, ID, is safe and must not be lost.
While a number of Voter Registration Centres, VRC, have recorded low registration turn out, a number of centres across the country have recorded the opposite during the first week of registration.
