GAO-BUGOTU Constituency in Isabel Province has elected a new Member of Parliament. The MP-elect is Trevor Hedley Magaha who polled a total of 2861 votes, to unseat the constituencies long-serving Parliamentary Representative Samuel Manetoali, a lawyer by profession. Mr Magaha is an Environmental Engineer. Mr Manetoali, who occupied the Gao-Bugotu Constituency Seat for four consecutive…
THE Solomon Islands United Party (SIUP) candidate for West New Georgia-Vonavona Silas Vaqara Tausinga, who occupied the constituency’s parliamentary seat for three consecutive terms, has been unseated by none other than the Solomon Islands Democratic Party Candidate (SIDP) George Temahua. Temahua polled a total of 3,869 votes, whilst Vaqara polled 2,524 votes. Vaqara was first…
CHIEF Electoral Officer (CEO) and Commissioner Jasper Highwood Anisi has assured that the votes counting process at all Polling Stations nationwide are steadily progressing though slow. Mr Anisi made the assurance today as the counting process entered its third day. “Today is third day of counting into votes. There are no major operational or administrative…
CARETAKER Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been re-elected for his seventh tenure as the Member of Parliament for East Choiseul. The four-time Prime Minister secured his seventh parliamentary election by a total of 1,808 votes, beating his runner up David Qurusu of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party 259 votes. Qurusu polled a total of 1549…
Former PM Manasseh Sogavare has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Constituency retaining his seat with a total of 1,808 votes beating closest rival David Qurusu who polled 1, 549 votes. The former Opposition leader Matthew Cooper Wale has also been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga Constituency in…
THE Honiara City Councilor for Rove-Lengakiki Ward Eddie Siapu has been re-elected for another term. Mr Siapu who served as the mayor after the removal of the Councilor for Ngossi Ward Wilson Mamae was removed from the mayoral position in a motion of no-confidence over allegations of corruption. Mr Siapu won with a landslide victory…
THE Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) commended the public for Wednesday’s peaceful polling. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said this was what the RSIPF have been expecting from people, a peaceful Joint Elections. Commissioner Mangau said it was good to see people move freely to cast their votes for their preferred leader to represent them…
A business man has been arrested for breaching the nation-wide liquor ban for the joint elections 2024 in Choiseul province on Friday. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) on police operation in Taro for the joint elections have arrested the businessman and confiscated seventy-four cartons of beer after police received information from…
A MAN who forced a young man and his girlfriend to have sex and then took videos of them last November, which went viral on Facebook, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Charles Manaba, 26, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to one count of Compelled Sexual Intercourse under the Penal Code Act…
CHIEF Executive Officer of Solomon Islands Electoral Commission, Jasper Highwood Anisi has declared three winning candidates for provincial election in Malaita Province, Friday. The winning candidates won their respective seats in Matakwalao ward, Malu’u and Subobono/Burianaiasi. Two of them were Members of Provincial Assembly for Malaita province in the last term, namely Glen Waneta and…