BREAKING NEWS
THE cry for change in leadership in the islands of Ulawa and Ugi in Makira/Ulawa Province has been finally answered. Voters in Ulawa/Ugi constituency made this possible by electing a new Parliament representative during Wednesday’s polls. The new MP is William Marau. The need for change was evident in Mr Marau’s cruising victory over the…
POLICE Commissioner Frank Prendergast has made it clear that there will be no float parades for winning candidates in each of the three Honiara constituencies. Mr Prendergast made the announcement following day one of counting in Honiara. None of the results for the three Honiara constituencies have yet been declared, however Mr Prendergast said that…
A NEW parliament is in the making as results for 25 constituencies that completed their counting became known The remaining 25 constituencies are expected to know their new MPs today and tomorrow. So far, 17 outgoing MPs in the last House have been re-elected. They included outgoing Finance minister Rick Hou, who was given a…
CARETAKER Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo is out. He was unseated by new comer Jimson Fiau Tanangada in what is by far the biggest upset in the 2014 national elections. Returning Officer Patrick Toiraina announced the results for the Gizo/Kolombangara Constituency just after 11pm last night in Gizo after a marathon ballot count. Mr Toiraina…
Caretaker PM’s supporters furious over MV Maetalau’s late arrival More than two hundred supporters and voters of the caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo have been denied their rights to vote after the boat transporting them fail to arrive on time before 5pm on Wednesday. MV Maetalau was said to be chartered by three…
A GOOD number of voters in Western Province were denied opportunity to cast their vote after time catches up with them on Wednesday. Affected were voters at two polling stations at Noro and Munda. They were part of the long queue which could not cast their votes because of time limitation. Due to the pressure,…
HEAVY downpour yesterday in the Marovo Lagoon, Western Province has affected the movement of voters. Reports reaching the paper yesterday said heavy showers throughout the day has affected many voters who travelled by boat and feet to their polling stations. Malrick Unikana, a Bible teachers at White River Community High School told the Solomon Star…
The Honiara City Caretaker Lord Mayor, has praised the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) for the introduction of the new Biometric Voting System. Andrew Mua highlighted this in an interview with the Solomon Star yesterday at the White River Community High School, where four of the polling stations in West Honiara were located. Mr Mua…
Solomon Islands National University (SINU), since its inception has entered another milestone in its endeavour to improve teaching and learning facilities at the University. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Dr. Glynn Galo and Solomon Islands Country Manager for Kramer Ausenco (SI) Ltd, Mr Rovaly Sike signed a contract last Wednesday for construction of a…
Polling in Makira Ulawa Province for the National General Election yesterday was peacefully and successfully conducted. General observation based on the visits by the paper to a number of polling stations from the East Makira to Central Makira Constituencies revealed, the day was trouble-free and peaceful. Confirmation from the Makira Electoral Manager Gilbert Dabihau and…