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INDEPENDENT candidates will still hold the balance of power in the formation of government despite the introduction of the Political Parties Integrity Act (PPIA), it was revealed. This is because the Act allows elected Members of Parliament (MP),who is a member of a party or independent, to vote a Prime Minister during election. As such…
AUKI POLICE are focusing more on election related activities amidst the tense environment fueled by hard-hitting political campaigning. Provincial Police Commander Alfred Uiga said some unwanted incidents has happened therefore, his officers will put more effort and resources into election policing operations. “My office has received a number of complaints in relation to unwanted disturbances…
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer will make his ruling on the case challenging the constitutionality of the Political Parties Integrity Act (PPIA) at 2pm today, inside court room 1. This came after he adjourned his ruling on Thursday, with no reasons given for the adjournment. The ruling is to see whether the constitutional guarantee to…
PARTICIPATING Police Force (PPF) officers to assist in the forthcoming National General Election next week have arrived in Auki, Malaita Province. The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Alfred Uiga confirmed this to the paper on Thursday. He said that about four PPF officers are now in Auki adding more are coming in the remaining days before…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has started its deployment of additional officers to the Provinces ahead of next week’s National General Elections. Police Commissioner, Frank Prendergast said that this is part of the Election Operation Police is staging which has already been in full swing. “The intension of sending additional officers to the…
During the big dengue outbreak in March, 2013, Dr. Ruby Jih-Jin Tsai, MD and PhD (Director, Tropical Medicine Center), Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH) in Taiwan, arrived at Honiara and attended the dengue ward at National Referral Hospital (NRH). She was surprised at the fact there was no blood separator in Solomon Islands. Blood separator…
Victim speaks of how his hand was sliced at crowded food bar IT was a daylight senseless criminal act. A prominent chief and tribal leader from Rennell arrived last Saturday in Honiara from his home village and landed in hospital the same day. His arm was sliced with a sharp knife when he was having…
THE Political Party Integrity Act does not infringe on constitutional rights, says John Muria Jnr. Muria Jnr, representing the Attorney General Chambers, stressed this when he presented his submission in defence to the PPI Act in High Court on Monday. Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP), which has refused to register under the Act, took the…
WITH less than a week before the country goes into poll, Auki, Malaita Province has witnessed mass arrival of voters and supporters flooding in from Honiara on ships. Voters started arriving in huge numbers since last week. Over the past days Auki has witnessed ships being loaded with people most of the voters and supporters…
WEDNESDAY next week – 19th November has been declared a public holiday due to the election. Caretaker Minister for Home Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has declared. A statement from the Electoral Commission said, the public holiday will not cover the several days that some people may need in order to vote in…