BY SAMIE WAIKORI FORMER premier of Malaita province and leader of the MARA regime, Daniel Suidani is eyeing the premier post for the province. Mr Suidani, who was denied by the Sogavare led DCGA government to complete his term as…
Petitioners can file within 30 days after the gazette: SIEC BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Election petitions can be filed 30 days after the Gazette to officially open this process. Chief Electoral Officer Jasper Highwood Anisi made this statement in response to…
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case against a man accused of murdering a girl at Marau, Guadalcanal, in October last year has been adjourned for April 30. This is to allow time for police to obtain the photo album of the…
BY INDY MAEALASIA VOTE counting for the three (3) constituencies of Honiara and its wards has faced delays, attributed to venue space limitations, according to election officials. Schedule to kick start yesterday, the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) Chief Electoral…
CEO clarifies issuance of tendered ballot papers during polling BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Electoral Officer Solomon Islands Electoral Commission Jasper Anisi, sheds light on the matter of tendered ballot papers issued by some presiding officers at few polling station during polling…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRESIDING Officer Elison Bakolo at Tutuva Polling Station expressed satisfaction with the turnout of voters yesterday. Bakolo said Tutuva polling has 585 registered voters however, only 465 turn up to cast their votes. He said from 6am…
Provincial and HCC ballots first following crucial verification step: SIEC BY IRWIN ANGIKI Counting of the casted ballots of yesterday’s successful joint elections begins today. After close of elections yesterday at 4pm, polling officials sealed the ballot boxes in front…
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…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Electoral Commission has refuted as misleading rumours that the ballot paper must be signed with a red-coloured pen. Speaking to Island Sun yesterday evening, Ednal Palmer of the SIEC Communications team said, “the electoral law does…
