DEAR EDITOR, Lauru Land Conference of Tribal Communities is very concerned about the tabling of the Traditional Governance Facilitation Bill that is before the parliament. Lauru Land Conference of Tribal Community is the biggest Non-Government Organisation in Choiseul. It deals…
DEAR EDITOR, I’ve seen a lot of government critics by people in the media on how the government of Solomon Islands practices governance, but I want to share my thoughts in reminding the governance actors on the old story of…
DEAR EDITOR, the Executive of the Fataleka Peoples Power had met last Sunday Sept 2, 2018 at Rufoki community to decide on the second phase of the People’ Power Process that will lead towards the pre-election of a candidate to…
THE Office of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has warned intending candidates or their agents from influencing the Voter Registration process. In a press statement, SIEC said the BVR update exercise must be carried out freely without influence. “People…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA THE Solomon Islands United Party is calling on the government to quickly carry out the process of installing a Commissioner of Elections to oversee the Registration of Political Parties. Speaking to Island Sun during the opening of…
THE National Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) Update exercise commenced yesterday, September 3, 2018. Registration teams have been deployed to all the provincesin the past week and are now carrying out the registration exercise. The Office of the Solomon Islands Electoral…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Airlines CEO Mr Brett Gebers has chided media for what he claims as unfair representation of the airline. In an email correspondence with Island Sun relating to yesterday’s article on the dangerous landing at Taro airport,…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE Ministry of Fishery and Marine Resources will hand over a Community Fishery Centre to the people of Aoke Langa Langa today. The fishery centre located in Auki is one among five other CFCs in Malaita…
By Gary Hatigeva THERE is widespread concern over the number of developments taking place on lands at the Alligator area going east, with questions directed at the tendering of lands in that region. The area of concern runs from after…
THE recently revised Electoral Act has significantly increased penalties for election related offences prior to the 2019 National General Election. These penalties range from fines of $10,000 for less serious offences up to $150,000 or 15 years imprisonment for the…
