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by Ronald Toito’ona Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele’s Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) is now in a strong position to beat the vote of no-confidence scheduled for debate in parliament tomorrow. GNUT now has the support of 26 MPs, while the Opposition has 23. This change happened after three…
An in-depth analysis of the Sogavare-Tovosia blame game by Charley Piringi The Solomon Islands is in a deepening political crisis as a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is set for tomorrow. Central to this turmoil is a public blame game between two key figures: Bradley Tovosia, the former Deputy…
by Ronald Toito’ona Bradley Tovosia, the former mines minister and Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele have pushed back against claims made earlier this week by Manasseh Sogavare and former Infrastructure Minister Manasseh Maelanga, who resigned from the GNUT government alongside eight others. Tovosia said the claim by Sogavare and Maelanga that…
by Ronald Toito’ona Former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and minister for Mines, Bradley Tovosia has revealed that former Finance Minister, Manasseh Sogavare was not a happy man since the formation of the government in May 2024. Speaking to the local media in a press conference yesterday, Tovosia said the internal…
by Ednal Palmer Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has admitted to leading the country without the numbers as required by the Constitution, but insists it’s business as usual for GNUT until Parliament decides. “In politics, anything can happen,” Manele told reporters this afternoon as he prepares to face a vote of…
by Ronald Toito’ona Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says the mass resignation of 10 government MPs on Monday is a “blessing in disguise”, and an opportunity to usher in a new generation of leaders. Fronting the media this afternoon in high spirit, a firm and confident Manele described the political upheaval…
by Ronald Toito’ona Member of Parliament for Central Honiara, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has dismissed recent rumours suggesting he was offered the Prime Minister’s position, and denied a newspaper report in the Solomon Star naming him as a potential Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination. Lilo, who is also the…
by Ronald Toito’ona Member of Parliament for Central Honiara, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has broken his silence ahead of next week’s highly anticipated motion of no confidence, declaring that the current government has lost its mandate and that a new, reform-minded coalition is prepared to lead Solomon Islands into a national…
by Ronald Toito’ona In a stunning revelation, former Finance Minister Manasseh Sogavare has exposed what he calls serious failures in the government’s handling of the country’s mineral wealth—pointing to missing revenues, halted mining licenses, and a leadership unwilling to act. Sogavare was responding to a question from In-depth Solomons about…
The Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has come under fire following the resignation of West Kwaio MP, Claudios Tei’ifi, who cited the administration’s failure to prioritise the Bina Harbour Project as his main reason for leaving. Tei’ifi, who joined the GNUT government last year after leaving the Parliamentary…
