BY JARED KOLI THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has launched the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) update for Western and Choiseul province hopes to commence on November 28, 2017. The BVR exercise will be conducted in readiness for the two…
BY JARED KOLI PREPARATIONS are well ahead for the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) for Western and Choiseul province. Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) Acting Chief Electoral Officer Alphonsus Pero said the recruitment of Registration Managers, Registration Officers, Revising Officers and…
BY JARED KOLI THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) will be rolling out few changes to how it will be conducting Biometric Voters Registration (BVR) updates. But SIEC Operations Manager Freddie Bosoboe says most of the processes from the last…
CORRUPTION is a crime, right? It’s punishable by law, right? So are stealing, assault, robbery, murder, keeping a gun or driving a car without a licence, and other criminal actions you can think of. But they don’t each have a…
THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has launched the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) update for Western and Choiseul provinces. The launching yesterday marks the commencement of a registration update exercise for the two provinces from November 2017 to January 2018.…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO Women in the provinces who have gathered for a week-long forum in Honiara have called on responsible authorities for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) awareness to be done in rural areas within all provinces. Speaking at…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is ready should there be any urgent need for action on the Tinakula volcanic ash issue. Police Commissioner Mathew Varley said police in Temotu are in two stages providing assistance to…
BY BEN BILUA THE ISABEL Provincial Youth Forum (IPYF) has applauded the Mines and Mineral Board (MMB) for its decision to deny prospecting licence to applicants during an MMB meeting this week. This meeting was reported to have taken place…
BY ALFRED SASAKO TAIWAN President Tsai Ing-wen will address Parliament next Thursday, informed sources told Island Sun yesterday. The President, accompanied by a 109-strong entourage, flies into Honiara on Wednesday night, using three aircrafts. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was said…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE Commissioner Mathew Varley urges public not to jump to conclusion on the West Kola Ridge stabbing incident of October 24. Speaking during a press conference, Varley said, “Do not to jump to conclusion in relation to…
