Tag: Solomon Islands elections
Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of...
By Koroi Hawkins in Honiara
Police in Solomon Islands remain on high alert after Wednesday's riots which broke out across the capital Honiara shortly after...
‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of...
By Rosalie Nongebatu, editor of Wansolwara
A Solomon Islands academic says the only body that can find a legitimate solution to his country’s current crisis...
30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital
Police say some people decided to take the law into their own hands and marched through some streets of the capital, fighting, causing public...
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...
Solomon Island’s election among ‘most corrupt’, says former PM
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua says that while last week's general election was peaceful, he claims it was also...
Independent, returning MPs dominate new Solomon Islands Parliament
By Koroi Hawkins of RNZ Pacific
Independent and returning MPs dominate the line-up for Solomon Islands new Parliament with all the results in from last...
Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election
By RNZ Pacific
The Commonwealth observer group has commended the commitment of the people of Solomon Islands to participating peacefully in last Wednesday's national election.
In...
Only two women elected in Solomon Islands – no new females
By SIBC
Two women have been elected out of the 25 female candidates who contested last week's Solomon Islands general election, officials have declared.
They are...
Former PM Sogavare back for sixth term in Solomon Islands poll
By Ofani Eremae in Honiara
Former Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been returned for his sixth term in Parliament after retaining his East...
Solomon Islands students ‘denied’ opportunity to vote in election
By Rosalie Nongebatu
As Solomon Islanders headed to the polls on Wednesday to vote for leaders whom they trust will lead them in the next...
Campaign ‘blackout’ in force ahead of Solomon Islands election
By RNZ Pacific
With less than 24 hours to go before polling booths open for the Solomon Islands election tomorrow, RNZ Pacific's reporter in Honiara,...