BREAKING NEWS
HONIARA City Council (HCC) will adopt the same system used in this year’s national general election for its election. Legal officer of City Council Vincent Kohata explained that city council has mended certain sections of council’s regulation to adopt the same system used during the recent national general election. Kohata said some of the amendments…
HONIARA City Council has not given permission to people residing at its public library before the national election last week. They were believed to be supporters of councillor and losing candidate of Central Honiara, Jack Igi. Most of them came from the provinces and leave the premise of the library this week. The Council said…
A research carried out in Honiara this year raises alarming rate on child’s labour and trafficking. This was part of the initial findings on rapid assessment on child conducted by University of South Pacific (USP), Development Service Exchange, Vois Blo Mere and Christian Care Centre on certain young population in the City. The research was…
THE Political Parties Commission (PPC) has defended the High Court ruling on Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) Facebook page on Wednesday. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has ruled in favour of the Commission after re-elected member Mathew Wale and his unregistered party – Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) took it to court. Mr Wale had…
Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) of North Guadalcanal Constituency says he welcomes any petition taken against him by outgoing and ousted Member of Parliament (MP) for North Guadalcanal Constituency Martin Sopage. This follows rumours the ousted MP is planing to lodge a petition. Speaking to the Solomon Star yesterday Samson Maneka said; “I already…
PEOPLE Alliance Party (PAP) is still sitting on the fence and remains undecided as to which political group it will team up with to form the government. This came after reports that PAP plans to join United Democratic Party (UDP) headed by it parliamentary wing leader, Danny Philip, and other small parties to form a…
FORUM Solomon Islands International (FSII) has congratulated the 50 newly elected members of parliament. In a statement the group said despite one’s perception and mixed reactions, people have spoken through their ballot papers. There have been reported incidences of unhappy voters damaging public and private properties as a result of disagreement over results. FSII strongly…
Temotu Provincial Government Opposition leader Edward Daiwo has accused Temotu Premier Fr Brown Beu over the logging operation on Vanikoro Island. The logging company is Jayer Berya Limited. MP for Vaiakau ward Daiwo made the accusation on Wednesday during the assembly meeting to consider Temotu’s provincial budget 2014/2015. Daiwo claimed that something fishy had happened…
THE case of the prominent businesswoman, Mary Chow, is now before the Honiara Magistrates’ Court and it is for a retrial. Chow appeared on Wednesday and her matter was further adjourned to December 10, to determine the trial date. Her case was remitted back to the magistrates’ court after she won her appeal case in…
Tasia Theological training centre in the Diocese of Isabel held a graduation ceremony early this week on Monday. The graduation marked the completion of three years diploma studies for its students, who have undergone diploma studies in priesthood. The significance of the graduation was that, it’s the first graduation since the diploma studies was introduced…