DEPUTY Police Chief Juanita Matanga is calling on people in the country to accept the 2024 joint elections results and not to involve in any unlawful action that might cause differences in the community. She made the call following the arrest of 18 people in relation to election results in Western province recently. She said…
MALAITA’S Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA)-elect for West Fataleka Ward, Daniel Suidani says he has had a meeting with the majority of MPAs to form the next provincial government and he bids to be the Premier again. Mr Suidani revealed this to Solomon Star in Auki, Thursday. Suidani served as Premier of Malaita since June…
THE Political Parties Integrity Act clearly states that the leader of the political party with the highest number of winning candidates in Parliament should be the Prime Minister. Dr Alice Pollard provided this insight during a panel interview over the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) when asked about the current lobbying environment following the final…
Lobbying for the formation of the 12th Parliament gov’t intensifies, Wale’s rejection of Lilo’s proposal to join CARE leaves the tripartite coalition at the verge of disintegration THE rejection of a proposal by the Central Honiara Member of Parliament (MP)-elect Gordon Darcy Lilo to join the Coalition for Accountability, Reform and Empowerment (CARE) if he…
MALAITA Province’s representatives in the 12th Parliament comprise four new faces and 10 returnees. The four new faces are Daniel Waneoroa who is the MP-elect for North Malaita replacing Senley Filualea, Ben Maenu who is MP-elect for Lau-Mbaelelea replacing Augustine Auga, Ricky Fuo’o MP-elect for Central Kwara’ae replacing Jackson Fiulaua and Polycarp Paea MP-elect for…
NORTH New Georgia Constituency (NNGC) constituents want their re-elected Member of Parliament, John Dean Kuku to deliver more development projects in the constituency his third term in Parliament to strengthen money circulation in the region. Kuku has been re-elected in this year’s National General Election of the Joint Election for his third term. A constituent…
WESTERN Provincial Capital Gizo experienced a limited supply of garden produce at its market throughout last week as people across the province have been busy participating in the electoral process. As observed by the Solomon Star, the Gizo main market was virtually empty as most of the market vendors from in and around Gizo were…
THE Leader of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) and the Coalition for Accountability, Reform and Empowerment (CARE) Matthew Wale has been called on to apologize to the people of both Choiseul and Western provinces for his recent derogatory remarks. The call was made by Chief of Samango Village in the Shortland Islands, Bernard Otuana…
WITH the official declaration of all 50 Members of Parliament (MPs)-elect of the 12th Parliament now over, intense lobbying is now underway ahead of Prime Minister’s Election in a fortnight. According to the tentative schedule, all MPs-elect are expected to arrive in Honiara this week and will proceed with lobbying to form the next government.…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers at Kirakira police station have arrested a 40-years old male person for breaching the nation-wide liquor ban order at Makira/Ulawa Province on 18 April 2024. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Juanita Matanga said the police have received a report that some youths (male) from Central Makira were drunk and…