By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has invested in communication and public awareness ahead of the elections in April 2024. SIEC Chief Electoral Officer, Jasper Highwood Anisi confirmed this to media last Thursday. Anisi said to inform and…
By EDDIE OSIFELO TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands has welcomed the decision by the Parliamentary Entitlement Commission to postpone the proposal for salary arrears of Members of Parliament to next year. PEC agreed to this decision on April 1 due to the…
PEC moves exercise to June or July due to country’s poor economy By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Members of Parliamentary Entitlement Commission will re-look into the salaries of the Members of Parliament in June or July this year. This came after…
By EDDIE OSIFELO ABOUT five independent candidates have submitted their nomination papers to contest the West Kwara’ae by election in Malaita Province on May 24, 2023. This came after Governor General Sir David Vunagi appointed the date of election on…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) is increasing its manpower and to expand office spaces to deliver the synchronised elections on April 17, 2024. The synchronised elections will see SIEC holding elections for all provinces except Western…
Electoral commission considers the 18th birthday before election By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Electoral Commission is looking at registering 17-year-olds in the coming registration update from July 17 – August 26 this year. This is provided for under the Electoral Act…
Electoral Commission to abolish Out of Constituency registration By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Electoral Commission has agreed to abolish Out of Constituency registration for the National General Election proposed for April 17, 2024. The Out of Constituency registration was done in…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Water is supporting Government to re-negotiate the lease with landowners of the Kongulai water source in North West Guadalcanal. This comes after the Paramount Chief of Haumbata Haniguana, Haumbata Taonavoa tribe, Chairman and Trustee of the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO WORK on the $130 million Kongulai Water Treatment Plant and pipeline Project on North West Guadalcanal, is progressing slowly. This came after the ground breaking ceremony of the project in February this year. Solomon Water project manager…
PS Maesiola calls for investigation. By EDDIE OSIFELO POLICE is still to charge Members of Parliament, who received funds from the government but did not purchase any shipping vessels. This is after the Ministry of Infrastructure Development had submitted a…