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by Ednal Palmer Gordon Darcy Lilo’s second attempt to remove Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and his regime just six months apart suffers the same fate – No numbers. The Member of Parliament for Central Honiara withdrew this second Motion of No Confidence from the standing paper, the sole business expected…
Twenty-eight MPs showed up in a photo Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele’s office released this evening ahead of tomorrow’s motion of no-confidence. They include Claudius Teiífi (West Kwaio) and Nestor Ghiro (Central Makira) – two of the 10 MPs who walked out of Manele last Monday. Three Opposition MPs who left over the…
by Georgina Maka’a Residents of Honiara have been advised to go about their normal business despite the vote of no-confidence set against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele in parliament tomorrow. “It’s just a normal day. People should go about their business,” Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said. Central Honiara MP Gordon Darcy…
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…
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) will join the global community to celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 5 with a panel discussion that will explore sustainability challenges local media organisations are facing. World Press Freedom Day is celebrated annually on May 3, following a 1993 declaration by…
