FEMALE candidates contesting various constituencies in Malaita province have been unlucky during last week’s election. Five female candidates have joined the election race this year. But following the end of the counting over the weekend none of them have secured any spot. Those five female candidates are Rose Anilabata and Ann Tanny Oromae for Central…
The former Member of Parliament for East Are’Are constituency in Malaita province Andrew Manepora’a has reclaimed his parliament seat this election. The Kadere party of Solomon Islands (KPSI) candidate has reclaimed his seat by polling 2378 votes. His runner up Andrew Hanaria Keniasina managed to poll 1913, followed by Edward Jacob Ronia with 194 votes…
THE new government has to put its priorities right when it comes into power in a couple of week’s time. One of the country’s top scholars Dr Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka made the statement last week in an interview with SIBC. Dr Kabutaulaka said there are a number of priorities that a new government has to…
Choiseul Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Rolland Lapo has commended all the communities and voters in the province for their respect during last week’s election and counting. Speaking from Taro, the PPC said throughout last week, police have no records of any crime related activities which may have disrupted the election and counting process. He said…
Temotu Provincial Assembly (TPA) will convene its last meeting to dissolve the house ahead of provincial elections. Temotu premier Brown Beu had expressed, top of the agenda is to pass the provincial supplementary budget. The Solomon Star had cited the Temotu supplementary budget 2014/2015 which is $1,020,000.00. The recurrent expenditure are office of the premier,…
THE third suspect into police case of the false gold bar sale to former Member of Parliament and Minister of Peace and Reconciliation Hypolite Taremae has been arrested over the weekend. John Ross was finally arrested last Saturday morning at Sun Valley, East Honiara after he had escaped police and in the hiding. He was…
THE usual political game of lobbying has begun with reports certain independent candidates have already started lobbying candidates to join their camp. The Solomon Star is aware of certain re-elected and newly elected independent candidates who have already been in touch with each other in a move to choose their candidate for the Prime Minister’s…
THIRTEEN (13) former Member of Parliament (MP) for Malaita Province have regained their parliament seats after last week’s election. This was revealed by the Electoral Office in Auki on Monday. The office revealed that out of all the 14 elected MPs, 13 of them are former MPs except one. The former MPS are; Manasseh Maelanga…
The Temotu Premier Fr Brown Beu described the election results of Nende constituency as highly suspicious claiming it involves corruption and a broad daylight bribery. “I have no evidence to show but such win has indicated that a lot of money was involved.” Beu made the statement in an exclusive interview yesterday in Lata saying,…
WORLD BANK – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved US$5 million for the Economic Reform and Recovery Development Policy Operation which will support continued economic and financial reform and provide rapid financing to deal with the impacts of the severe flooding which hit the nation in April 2014. The operation supports a…