TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) says MPs should not have direct control over funds for their constituencies. Solomon Islanders go to the polls on the third of April and campaigning around the country has begun in earnest. The watchdog’s chief executive Ruth Liloqula said many voters in Solomon Islands think change will come from electing new…
THE Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury is coordinating efforts to count every citizen in the forthcoming 2019 National Population and Housing Census. This is the sixth census survey the country to have since the first one was conducted in 1970 under the then British authority. While the…
LOCAL students preparing to travel overseas to undertake their studies this year have been affected with the current shortage of ordinary passports. Reports reaching the paper said the current green coloured passports are out of stock and Government is currently in the process of sourcing more passports after payments were made. Only the Official passport…
RULING on whether or not the High Court can hear the appeal filed by the former permanent secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), Henry Murray, will be handed down on February 25. The ruling on this matter was supposed to be handed down on Monday by Justice Leonard Maina. However, on Monday, Maina…
CHIEF Electoral Officer (CEO) Mose Saitala appeals to all citizens of this nation not to take the law into your own hands. Mr Saitala issued the appeal in response to a group of voters in Ward 17 in East Kwaio Constituency, Malaita Province for making their stand not to vote unless they are paid with…
VILLAGERS EVACUATED By SOLOMON LOFANAand WILSON SAENIin Auki VILLAGERS of Kwai and Ngongosila islands, east Malaita, have been evacuated to the mainland on Tuesday due to strong winds and high seas that hammered the islands. They are now taking shelter at Adakoa Rural Training Centre’s church building. “Strong winds and high seas have started…
BUSINESSES and business owners around the country were being urged to take extra precautions as robbery incidents are increasing at the moment . Police Commissioner, Mathew Varley said people are aware that businessmen are moving around the country with bags of money and obviously that creates security. Varley highlighted this following the recent robbery incident…
Outgoing MP for Gao/Bugotu, Samuel Manetoali has had his bail varied yesterday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. This is to allow Manetoali to travel to Isabel Province today to get his nominations to contest the upcoming elections. Private lawyer, Evans Olofia made the application yesterday before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi. The bail variation is made…
TOVOSIA DEFENDS DECISION By ANDREW FANASIA and LESLEY SANGA CARETAKER Mines and Energy minister Bradley Tovosia has defended recent decisions his ministry made on a number of mining applications. And he says those decisions were made by the Mineral Board, not by him. Tovosia was responding to accusations Axiom chief executive officer Ryan Mount made against him, yesterday.…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) is urging East Kwaio Constituency in Malaita Province to stop from the intention not to cast their votes in the 2019 national general election unless they are paid with cash. It stated that the revelation in yesterday’s publication is a wake-up call for every constituency to stop selling their votes because…