Sources: Solomon Star News and Solomon Islands public holidays. The Solomon Islands will hold a state funeral later this week to honour one of its statesman, Sir Lloyd Maepeza Gina, who passed away over the weekend. This death occurred almost at the time the Solomon islands was mourning the passing of another of its statesman, the late Bartholomew Ulufa’alu.Analysis: This is going to be the third state funeral, this year, in the Solomon Islands. Traditionally, such events, in most Pacific island states, tend to be followed by the declaration of a public holiday on the day of the funeral, but as of tonight (Sunday night), nothing had been announced. But one should recall that Monday, May 28, is already a public holiday in the Solomon Islands, so that any announcement may not occur until Tuesday, local time, or Monday night, European time. We will continue to monitor further announcements.
Update: Early Monday morning, European time, we contacted our sources in the Solomon Islands, who informed us that the date of the State funeral for Sir Lloyd Maepeza Gina had been set for tomorrow, Tuesday, May 29, 2007, but that this would not be a public holiday in the Solomon Islands (ie. all businesses and government agencies will function normally).
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