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INTEGRITY BILL
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:34 AM
Leaders and People of Temotu Province have demanded members of the current parliament to pass the Political Parties (Registration and Administration) Bill and the Constitutional Amendment Bill without any form of obstruction.
A four-member team from the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet headed by Chairman and Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, John Keniapisia traveled to Lata on Saturday to listen to the peoples' views on the bill. The Bill aims to strengthen the country's existing weak political party system, which for years have been blamed for creating political instability and poor governance. A similar nationwide consultation process was undertaken last year in six provinces while Leaders of Rennell-Bellona Province were consulted in Honiara. In his opening...
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Economy
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:22 AM
Peter Boyers, MP for West New Georgia/Vona Vona, Western Province, and several prominent parliamentarians are in a last minute attempt to defeat the Integrity Bill.
Peter Boyers says that most parliamentarians were given very little time to study the contents and intentions of the proposed integrity bill. Mr Boyers said that such a "significant bill" would need proper consultations and scrutiny. In what may well be a slight setback for the government, two former prime ministers who still have clout within parliamentary circles, Manasseh Sogavare and Sir Allan Kemakeza, both spoke against the motion yesterday. Government will need the vote of three third of the house in order for it to pass the constitutional amendment necessary for...
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Politics
Monday, November 23, 2009 9:56 AM
Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua has appealed to his fellow parliamentarians to vote in support of the constitutional political parties' integrity bill.
The highly publicized and most talked about bill seeks to end instability caused by political "grass hopping" by strengthening party systems. In its second reading in parliament last Friday, Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua said the bill is in the name and for the sake of the people of Solomon Islands. He said the people have spoken and urged parliamentarians to support the bill in honour of the people they represent. Parliamentary debate on the constitutional political parties' integrity bill begins today. However, in what could be a show of what's to come, MP...
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Politics
Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:27 AM
Special Secretary to Prime Minister, John Keniapasia, has accused Honiara lawyer Andrew Nori of engaging in a campaign to sabotage government's political reforms.
Mr Keniapasia has responded to comments by Mr Nori that the prime minister received improper advice on the "inconsistencies and contradictions in the Political Parties Registration and Administration Bill 2009." Mr Nori has claimed that clauses 25 and 37 of the proposed bill may allow independent MPs and smaller political parties to destabilize the formation of a government and encourage corruption. But Mr Keniapasia says Mr Nori failed to interpret the proposed reforms in its totality. He says Mr Nori should have read the Political Parties Registration and...
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Politics
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:02 AM
A senior Solomon Islands lawyer and former politician, Andrew Nori, says the prime minister is not being properly advised on serious inconsistencies and contradictions in the Political Parties Registration and Administration Bill 2009.
Mr Nori says government stated policies of reforming the political system to achieve political stability and removing corruption are not catered for in the bill. He says clause 25 of the bill, which allows independent MPs to join political parties after 10 days of being elected, will make independent MPs the primary targets for bribery and corruption. Mr Nori says independent MPs will sell themselves to the highest bidder - when parties are lobbying for numbers to form a government. Mr Nori says similar inconsistencies also apply to clause 37 which allows parties to...
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Monday, November 09, 2009 8:51 AM
Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua has defended his government against critics that he is running a dictator government pushing for a political parties integrity concept too fast without mass education on the reform
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Thursday, November 05, 2009 8:34 AM
The Political Party Integrity Bill, which government is taking to Parliament when it meets on November 12, proposes to vest powers to remove a prime minister in the ruling parties
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:51 PM
Key leaders of Malaita Province yesterday have strongly recommended a total ban on business manipulation in national politics
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Monday, September 28, 2009 9:01 AM
A former Makira Ulawa provincial member Martin Karani has called for more reform on the countries electoral act if political stability is to be achieved
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Monday, September 21, 2009 7:00 AM
Leaders and people of Choiseul Province have openly expressed support towards the Political Party Integrity (PPI) Bill during a two-day consultation process in Taro over the weekend.
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Friday, September 11, 2009 9:34 AM
Government will go ahead with its plan to table the Political Party Integrity Bill and a supporting Constitution Amendment Bill in parliament when it resumes sitting on September 24
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:25 PM
The former head of the Solomon Islands Development Trust is in support of an initiative to strengthen political stability, but questions proposed reforms
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:02 AM
Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, local lawyer John Keniapasia has responded to comments by Doctor Jon Fraenkel of the Australian National University's State, Society and Governance Program that the Solomon Islands government's proposed political party integrity bill may not achieve its stated goals
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Friday, April 10, 2009 11:03 AM
Prime Minister, Dr Derek Sikua, is adamant that his proposed Political Party Integrity Bill will go a long way in addressing the instability in the executive arm of government, an unfortunate feature of Solomon Islands politics for some time
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:46 AM
The Government is confident to achieve its push for constitutional and legislative reforms aimed at securing long-term political stability and to improve governance in the country
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