September 24, 2018

Cash for ID tale revealed

Corruption in cross-border registration motivated by bribery has continued to be seen in West Honiara Constituency last Friday. The Solomon Star was told that some ignorant youths from East Honiara said they were promised $1,000 each in exchange for their voter Identification (ID) cards, after registering themselves. Around eight people residing in Panatina of East…

Chief magistrate hits out at new law Bill poorly done: Garo

The Traditional Governance and Customs Facilitation Bill 2018 was a poorly designed piece of legislation. It is also well below the required judicial standard. That’s according to Chief Magistrate Emma Garo when she appeared before the Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) last week. Garo was part of a team of judicial officers who made submissions…