BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Madame Taeasi Sanga, Chairwoman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), emphasized the importance of the day in her early morning national address. With months of hard work behind them, both citizens and officials are looking…
Today, April 17, a day for registered voters to choose their political representatives through voting process BY MAVIS PODOKOLO TODAY – April 17, 2024 – is an important day for all registered voters to cast their votes at their assigned…
Solomon Islands Electoral Commission urges early voting for smooth election day BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission is calling on all registered voters to arrive promptly at designated polling stations tomorrow at 7am to cast their…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The country’s first woman and former politician, Hilda Kari called on all registered and eligible voters to vote wisely comes April 17th. Kari made this strong call during an interview the Island Sun Newspaper. “To registered…
The struggle to meet the demands of their voters but at the same time trigger ‘development’ is an ongoing issue for anyone who wants to represent their people at National level, and this national election is no different. With less…
As Solomon Islanders go to the polls next month to elect our 12th national parliament since Independence, it is disheartening, after all the billions of dollars that have been poured into the hands of our members of parliaments in the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Market Manager for Gizo, has brought forward significant concerns that he believes demand the attention of the incoming government. Moffat Maeta highlighted several crucial issues during an interview with Island Sun urging the new administration to…
Gizo enjoying a clean, sustainable environment 5 years ahead of Honiara on single-use plastics BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO GIZO, the capital of the tourism hub province of Solomon Islands is well into enjoying a single-use plastic-free environment. Honiara is still…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Thirty-five-year-old Simon Chottu is one of the candidates contesting the Northwest Guadalcanal constituency seat this coming joint elections on April 17. Mr Chottu is from Kiribati and India. He is a born Solomon Islander and raised…
US government committed to share Solomon Islands’ climate change burden BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The United States government says it is fully committed to support Solomon Islands in sharing the unequal burden of climate change. Non-Resident Ambassador to Solomon Islands…