By Georgina Maka’a With elections in Solomon Islands just eight weeks away, parties contesting the polls are stepping for the challenge. This week, two political parties that made up the last Opposition – Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) and the Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) – signed a coalition agreement to…

By Ednal Palmer In Auki Malaita’s former high-profile premier Daniel Suidani launched his new political party in Auki last week ahead of the national election scheduled for April 17.  Iumi For Change (U4C), says Suidani, is an offspring of the MARA government, which he once led, with members consisting of those in the rural…