HONIARA, 17 FEBRUARY 2020 (SOLOMON STAR) — Central Honiara MP John Moffat Fugui and Northeast Guadalcanal MP Jamie Vokia on Friday lost their seats in two dramatic Solomon Islands High Court election petition rulings. This was after two High Court judges found them both guilty of bribery. Justice Rex Faukona found Fugui guilty of one […]
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8 dead, 4 survived, Bougainvilleans rescued after drifting for 32 days at sea
HONIARA, 10 FEBRUARY 2020 (SOLOMON STAR) — Four out of 12 people from Buka in Bougainville have been rescued by a fishing boat in Solomon Islands after their boat capsized and drifted at sea since December 2019. On arrival on Saturday at the Solomon Islands International Ports, the survivors were then transported immediately to the […]
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China has Honiara onside but hasn’t yet won over Solomon Islands
SYDNEY, 23 JANUARY 2020 (THE INTERPRETER) — In September, the Solomon Islands government led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare severed its 36-year diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and switched to the People’s Republic of China (China). In the months since, dissenting voices have kept bubbling up. Most prominently, on 26 November, the […]
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The lesson from my trip to China? Solomon Islands is not ready to deal with this giant
BEIJING,23 DECEMBER 2019 -The invitation from the prime minister’s office came in mid-November, almost exactly two months after the event referred to as “the switch” – the day the government of Solomon Islands, after more than 30 years of diplomatic allegiance to Taiwan, unceremoniously switched recognition to China. “The PRC [People’s Republic of China] want […]
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Taiwan denies offering Solomon Islands politicians’ bribes to maintain diplomatic ties
TAIPEI, 09 DECEMBER 2019 (TAIWAN NEWS) — Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has denied attempting to bribe a member of the Solomon Islands’ parliament earlier this year to retain diplomatic ties with the Pacific archipelago, which switched recognition to China in September. Solomons Parliamentarian Titus Fika, who presided over a government task force that […]
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Solomon Islands PM urged to confirm Huawei-Telekom talks
HONIARA,21 NOVEMBER 2019 (SOLOMON STAR) —Solomon Islands Opposition leader Matthew Wale has called on the Prime Minister to confirm whether the Government is currently talking to China or Huawei, for the takeover of Solomon Telekom. This call came after the Premier of Malaita Province made a statement earlier suggesting that Huawei maybe eying Solomon Telekom. […]