Fiji’s ex-Minister of Most Things Aiyez Sayed-Khaiyum was sent to catch up with Sancho plodding past windmills. There is another point: are these two Supreme Court justices saying Constitution IV is worthless? And if so, what are implications for Fiji? open.substack.com/pub/michaeljfi…

Solomon’s election conducted efficiently, peacefully, transparently and with credibility. There is a reason the Solomons are known as the Hapi Isles. open.substack.com/pub/michaeljfi…

Fiji dailies for Tuesday April 30 The Fiji Times Fiji Sun

Government by PowerPoint bullet points

Odds are that Peter Kenilorea Jr, 51, will be next PM of Solomon Is. Son of founding PM, Sir Peter Kenilorea, he was educated at Auckland's Wesley College & got law degree at Waikato University. He is pro-Taiwan, unlike outgoing PM Manasseh Sogavare. Vote on Thursday

This does no show the PLAN satellite monitoring ships we see in the South Pacific

It could have been the Coalition for Unity and National Transformation...

Sogavare announcing that Jeremiah Manele will be the Coalition leader of the newly formed Coalition for National Unity and Transformation.

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1News Kantar poll:

Happy now... but the boss Winston Peters is back this week

Solomon Islands Governor General calls Parliament to session on May 2 to elect a prime minister. It had earlier been reported meeting was May 8. Solomon Star reporting PM Manasseh Sogavare has pulled out and will not be running.
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Dengue fever outbreak in Fiji's major tourism areas. Earlier this month Samoa began suffering an outbreak.
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A pix summing up why Solomon's PM Manasseh Sogavare is facing defeat. Cowboy's Grill is a bar in a casino in a desperately ailing economy. Meeting in rooms behind this broken sign, his ruling party has virtually conceded defeat. Sogavare is out.

NEWS📢 More than 200 personnel have completed a successful deployment to assist with Solomon Islands’ general election, and provide other support to the island nation.

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Solomon Star reporting from Cowboy’s Grill meeting says PM Sogavare pulling out of the May 8 PM contest to support ​​Jeremiah Manele, as OUR Party’s candidate for PM. No public statement yet from Sogavare or party yet.
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At a meeting in Honiara’s Cowboy’s Grill in Pacific Casino, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced he was pulling out of May 8’s prime ministerial contest - Solomon Star

Tofua volcano update… Tonga

Fiji dailies for Monday April 29 The Fiji Times Fiji Sun

What on earth did Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland do to deserve this magnificent autumn Sunday?