THE Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland has acknowledged Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela and his Government’s policy shift to place more emphasis on youth development. Ms Scotland made this acknowledgement after she was briefed by the Prime Minister on…
PRIME Minister Rick Hou has held bilateral talks with Norway’s International Development Minister Hon Nikolai Astrup at the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit in Nauru this week. During the meeting, Mr Hou acknowledged Norway for its significant…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme with the Australian Government at the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Nauru on Tuesday. Prime Minister Hou signed the MoU with the…
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…
Electors question neutrality of registration booth in CDO’s residence By Gary Hatigeva AS this week begins with hype and excitement for the registration programmes of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), voters in the West Honiara Constituency are concerned over…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA A space to congregate and strategize is particularly important for any grouping or association wishing to do something for the country. On Sunday Solomon Islands United Party (SIUP) are pleased to open a new office space where…
By Gary Hatigeva A legislation aimed to establish the Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) Act and other related purposes, in the country has been passed by both the houses of Parliament. The Bill (Act) was passed after it went through…
By Gary Hatigeva WITH its passage in parliament last week, the government together with the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), are working to have certain sections of the act enacted to be used in the upcoming 2019 National General Elections…
By Gary Hatigeva PARLIAMENT has late yesterday, passed the Goods Tax (Amendment) Bill (Act) 2018 after members of both sides of the house agreed to adopt it and voted for its passage in its third reading. The bill is enacted…
By Gary Hatigeva THE Traditional Governance and Customs Facilitation Bill 2018, has made it through its second reading in parliament and is now set down for debates, but that will happen after it is to put before the Bills and…
