In Small Malaita, eight individuals including a juvenile were apprehended over the weekend amid escalating tensions related to the elections. The detainees, hailing from the same area, allegedly initiated arguments between supporters of losing and winning candidates, resulting in the…
BY MORRIS NAFU Teasi Sanga, chairlady of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), has officially announced the closure of the national joint election on Wednesday, April 24. This declaration marks the conclusion of a crucial phase in the democratic process…
BY MORRIS NAFU The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has acknowledged all candidates, political parties, observers and the citizens of Solomon Islands for a national joint election. The Commission’s acknowledgment comes in light of the commendable conduct exhibited throughout both…
GDL: ‘We are consulting” BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA SOLOMON Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA) Parliamentary wing leader and Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Central Honiara, Gordon Darcy Lilo says their grouping is currently in consultation with all parties at…
BY ROMINAH FAKA Final sentencing submissions into the case against a former Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) teller has been adjourned for May 1. This is for prosecution and defence to finalise their positions with regards to the amount the accused…
BY ROMINAH FAKA Verbal sentencing submission for former Bank South Pacific (BSP) Teller has been moved for May 1. Tessa Solenone Rore earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny by servant and one count of forgery of certain documents…
‘Independent MPs holding the balance’ BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA WITH the large turnout of Independent Member of Parliament (MP) elects, this grouping holds the fine line of the current lobby and camping period Political numbers are currently evident in The…
Lobbing for the premiership post in Central Islands province begins this week and is expected to complete by next week. Former premier and returning MPA for Ward 8 – North-west Ngella, Polycarp Galaigu, said he is confident in taking back…
Police in Malaita are on the hunt for a man who reportedly stabbed another over an election related argument over the weekend. The suspect is said to be in hiding somewhere on Malaita. Malaita police commander Leslie Kili said the…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE current lobbying period is building up possible camps of what is known to our country’s political norm to happen now. Solomon Islands is well known for its unpredictable political nature when it comes to the current…