VOTERS of Maringe/Kokota Constituency in Isabel have given former University of the South Pacific (USP) lecturer Dr Culwick Togamana the political mandate to lead them in the next four years. Dr Togamana taught at USP’s Laucala campus in Fiji for many years. He returned home in 2010 to contest the national elections but was unsuccessful.…
POLICE Commissioner, Frank Prendergast has praised all members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) for helping maintain a clean, free and peaceful Election Day on Wednesday. Mr Prendergast said that all RSIPF Officers should be commended for performing extremely well during the tiring but important day in the country. “I would like to…
POLICE Commissioner, Frank Prendergast has called on the general public to stay away from counting stations both in Honiara and the provinces as counting started yesterday. Mr Prendergast said that it is important that the public stay away and not to crowd the premises of various counting stations. He added that with the Election results…
COMMISSIONER of Police Frank Prendergast has commended Solomon Islanders for helping make Wednesday’s National General Election Day a peaceful one. Mr Prendergast said that apart from very few minor incidents that Police encountered, the overall election process was peaceful, adding that such would not have happened had it not been for the support of the…
COUNTING of election ballot papers in Temotu Province continues today after the process was suspended 5pm yesterday. Election officials have counted up to 13 boxes for the Temotu Nende Constituency. The remaining 18 are expected to be completed today. Before suspending the process yesterday, electoral manager Luke Paul warned election officials and the media against…
THREE former Members of Parliament (MP) for the Honiara constituencies are leading the election race at the close of counting yesterday evening. Former West Honiara MP Namson Tran is leading the count after eight ballot boxes from all White River and Ngossi ballot boxes. His closest rivals are, Issac Inoke, Moffat Konofilia and Julie Gegeo.…
OBSERVERS from the Commonwealth are still in different provinces observing the counting phase of the elections. The Media Adviser to the Commonwealth Observer Group, Julius Mucunguzi said that the teams spent much of yesterday, following the counting processes in locations in Central, Malaita, Western, Santa Isabel and Guadalcanal. “Vote counting is an important component of…
Kirakira Police officers have confiscated 11 cartons of beer and a bucket of homebrew from Ulawa Island during the polling day. The confiscated beers were transported along with the ballot boxes to Kirakira by boat yesterday. Information from the Kirakira Police said, “Our officers on the field have confiscated 11 cartons of beer from Ulawa…
After 30 years, voters showed veteran politician the exit door THE nation’s longest serving politician Job Duddley Tausinga has finally lost the North New Georgia Constituency – a seat he held for three decades. He becomes the first major casualty in Wednesday’s polls – going down to a little-known John Dean Kuku, who contested as…
RENBEL Constituency will proceed with its counting this morning. The delay was to allow ballot boxes from Bellona to be transported to Tingoa, Renbel Provincial capital where counting will kick off today. Returning Officer (RO) Rueben Ngiumoana told the Solomon Star from Tingoa station yesterday that ballot boxes from all polling stations around Rennell Island…