Suibaea congratulates new Mala MPs

MALAITA Provincial Premier Edwin Suibaea has congratulated all the newly elected Member of Parliaments (MP) from Malaita who gained victory during last week’s election. In an interview with the Solomon Star yesterday Mr Suibaea said that he was very pleased with the outcome of the results. He added that its a joy for the province…

Where to from now?

AS it is, the second question has been answered. Fifty names and faces have been put to the 50 constituencies after tense campaigning and rivaling in the past few weeks. The first question was about who were to compete in the National General Election. The third and fourth questions are who will make up the…

16 Days of Activism starts today

SOLOMON Islands will join the rest of the world to celebrate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign today. It is a global campaign dedicated to ending gender-based violence. It runs each year from November 25: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10: Human Rights Day. This year’s campaign…

Tertiary students’ final activities

Students studying at various universities will conclude their academy year with sport activities and voluntary work from December 6-13. Chairperson of the Inter-tertiary committee Clayton Tuimaka said the program will start with a thanksgiving service at St Barnabas Cathedral on December 6, at 4 pm. Following that the students will carry out a cleanup campaign…

Lilo:I lose cleanly

Outgoing prime minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says he accepted his shocking election defeat. Lilo, a heavy weight in the Gizo/Kolombangara contest, was unseated in a dramatic election upset that took the nation by surprise. “This is an election, it’s anyone’s game. I’ve accepted the outcome and would like to congratulate Jimson Fiau Tanangada on his…

Fiulaua win irks electors

Jackson Fiulaua fought hard to secure his Central Kwara’ae seat in Malaita despite strong competition from his 16 opponents who contested the seat. The victory, announced in provincial capital Auki on Saturday, earned the businessman his second term in parliament. Fiulaua polled 1,558 ahead of his runner up Ben Bau who received 1,018 ballot –…