Tag: Manasseh Sogavare
Malaita plans self-determination poll to see if it’s ‘still in the...
RNZ Pacific
Malaita province in Solomon Islands is planning to poll people on self-determination.
It comes two weeks after a Malaitan-led protest against the national government...
Solomon Islands political battle ends with Sogavare winning confidence vote
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
After a day of political showdown that at times involved shouting battles and personal clashes, the much anticipated motion of...
Solomons PM condemned during confidence debate, but survives
RNZ Pacific
The Solomon Islands prime minister came in for searing criticism when he faced a confidence vote in Parliament today.
A motion of no confidence...
More NZ peacekeepers arrive to help defuse tensions in Solomon Islands
RNZ Pacific
The latest members of New Zealand's Defence Force and police contingent have arrived in Honiara after days of unrest in the Solomon Islands...
PM ‘must take responsibility’ for Honiara tragedy, says Wale
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
Opposition leader Matthew Wale has rejected the prime minister’s claim that he and other opposition members were behind last week's...
New Zealand forces deployed to Solomon Islands in wake of riots
RNZ Pacific
The New Zealand government is deploying dozens of Defence Force and police personnel to Honiara in the coming days "to help restore peace...
Pacific regional response to Solomons post-riots crisis takes shape
RNZ Pacific
Fiji is the latest regional country to announce it is sending security forces to Solomon Islands where major unrest rocked the capital.
Days of...
50 Fiji troops join Australian, PNG forces boosting Honiara security
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A contingent of 50 Republic of Fiji Military Forces troops flew to Honiara today to help restore security and stability in...
Dan McGarry: It’s how, not who in Melanesian politics
THE VILLAGE EXPLAINER: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
One of the key characteristics of Melanesian politics is its ability to remain formless and chaotic...
Solomon Islands riots: International community monitoring ‘nervous’ calm
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
With no plans to evacuate their citizens from Honiara, the international community is closely monitoring the situation in the...
Solomon Islands riots: Wale calls for no confidence vote in ‘hiding’...
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has announced that he is filing a notice of a vote of no confidence...
Solomon Islands riots: Night-time curfew imposed in capital
RNZ Pacific
The Governor General of Solomon Islands has declared a nightly curfew in the troubled capital Honiara, after a third day of looting and...
Defiant Sogavare vows he will not resign in wake of riots
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
A defiant Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has vowed tonight that he will not resign and will defend Solomon Islands democracy...
Solomon Islands covid vaccination plan kicks off – delta variant threat
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
The Solomon Islands government has kicked off its full rollout of its nationwide covid vaccination strategy.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said...
Solomons to ban Facebook but claims ‘media freedom to remain’
By Georgina Kekea in Honiara
The Solomon Islands cabinet has agreed to ban the world’s biggest social networking platform Facebook in the country.
The submission for...
Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected
By RNZ Pacific
Police in Solomon Islands called for calm today after rioting broke out in the capital of Honiara over the election of Manasseh...
Manasseh Sogavare elected Solomon Islands PM for fourth time
By RNZ News
Manasseh Sogavare has been voted in as the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands for the fourth time, polling 34 votes over his rival...
Candidates for Solomon Islands PM announced amid ‘political turbulence’
Amid continued “political turbulence” in the Solomon Islands, candidates for the position of prime minister have been announced, the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reports....
Sogavare voted out as no confidence motion passes after ‘fierce’ debate
The Solomon Islands is without a formal Prime Minister tonight after the motion of no confidence against Manasseh Sogavare passed Parliament this evening after...
Sogavare appoints eight new ministers in effort to consolidate government
Following the resignation of nine ministers last weekend Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has made moves to consolidate the coalition government.
The Solomon Islands Broadcasting...
Government in Solomon Islands ‘collapsing’ as MPs change allegiance
A change of government is likely on the horizon for the Solomon Islands after several MPs changed allegiance.
The saga unfolded on Saturday following the...
West Papuans in Vanuatu reject Jakarta response to Solomons PM
By Len Garae in Port Vila
West Papuan leaders, through the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association in Port Vila, have rejected the Indonesian government’s statement...