THE first lot of Solomon Islands People First Party (SIPFP) members have signed their integrity pledge before Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) and other civil society groups on Sunday. The event signifies the party’s pledge to eradicate and stop corruption practices in their campaign and also if they hold power in parliament. Speaking before putting their…
An intending candidate in this year’s national general election has called for Constituency polling booths to be set up in Honiara. In a statement last night Mr Sasako said the majority of voters who registered to vote in the Constituency could miss out altogether. He made the call in light of the financial difficulties being…
Kolosori trustee Chief Elliot Cortez from Isabel Province has voiced his disappointment that Sumitomo applied for and was granted a temporary injunction stopping them from re-starting nickel prospecting activities on Kolosori land in Isabel Province, just days after the High Court validated their company Axiom KB’s prospecting and land rights. In a statement yesterday Mr…
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission says it will officially receive its completed voter’s registration list today. The Commission’s media unit has confirmed that the country’s first biometric voters list was completed last week. The new system was introduced to try to eliminate multiple registrations and ghost voting as seen in previous elections. The Electoral Commission…
A MAN is dead after being hit by a passing vehicle over the weekend. Reports reaching the paper said the hit and run incident occurred on Saturday night around 7pm while the deceased was attempting to cross the main road from the Carpenters Hardware area, Ranadi, East Honiara. The deceased is believed to be from…
HEAVY SHOWERS are expected in parts of the country the weather office has advised yesterday. This is due to a trough that is moving westward. In a weather advise number one (1) the office said heavy rain alert issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service at 5 pm yesterday evening revealed that a heavy rain…
The Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group and Spokesperson of the FLNKS of Kanaky New Caledonia, Mr Victor Tutugoro, congratulated His Excellency Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui, on his reappointment as the Governor General of Solomon Islands. Mr Tutugoro, in a congratulatory letter to His Excellency Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui, said he believes that the reappointment…
The Renbel provincial government is opening a court case against the Government through the Ministry of Mines and Energy, over a decision to issue a mining licence to Asia Pacific Investment and Development (APID). Provincial Secretary (PS) of Renbel province is challenging the decision and will today take the outgoing Minister, Director and Permanent Secretary…
WASTE management is not only council’s responsibility but should be the responsibility of all business houses, communities and everyone in the community, says city Mayor Andrew Mua. In giving his key note address at the launch of the eco-bag initiative yesterday, Mua called on all city residents and the general public to be responsible and…
The young man who raped a teenage girl in Gizo, Western Province in 2012 will be sentenced today, in the High Court. John Lilivae, now aged 25, have changed his plea when his trial was about to start during a High Court circuit in Gizo. The accused raped the victim on September 24, in 2012…