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Sogavare is a dangerous paranoid prime minister

The Australian government has donated police vehicles and deadly weapons to the Solomon Islands' government per the request of the prime minister of the less developed country in the region. The ridiculous thing he said in justifying these deadly weapons is that they are crucial to the prosperity of the country, which is absolutely ridiculous. Besides that, he also accepted donation from China of motorbikes and riot vehicles. Are these weapons necessary or are these so-called powers merely feeding into the paranoia of this mentally unstable prime minister?  Prime Minister Sogavare had been in government since the 90s and was elected in 1997 until now as MP for East Choisel. And he should remember that in the 1980s and 1990s, prosperity defined the country, and though various governments succeeded, and the economy fluctuated, it was largely considered stable until the late 1990s when the SI government decided to buy weapons to protect itself from the threats posed by the PNG Defense

The government of Sogavare is illegitimate

  The Crooked Prime Minister In 2019, Sogavare was elected as an independent. He didn't have a party that commands the majority of the elected MPs. He didn't have any leg to stand on in terms of party numbers or affiliations. During the negotiation process, Sogavare rounded up Independent MPs and formed a large party in violation of the law. The unethical move granted Sogavare the majority party that required to lead the coalition of parties to form the government. He was able to establish a majority of the coalition and became a clear contender for the office of the Prime Minister.  Illegal maneuvers The other camp led by Peter Kenilorea and Matthew Wale apparently saw Sogavare's maneuvers as an illegal tactic that needed to be addressed by the courts immediately. As such, they sued for the court, as they should, to redress the constitutional impasse. Unfortunately, the judge ruled in favour of Sogavare on a technicality. This doesn't mean the Sogavare's moves were

Even the devil went to church

  PM honoured at Christian even organized to give God honour and glory Even the devil goes to church for some fun. Here is Prime Minister Manasseh as "guest of honour in the 30th anniversary of the All Pacific Arise and Sukkot 2022", an event that "gives honour" and "glory and recognition to God as the Lion of Judah," but inviting someone who has a habit of sleeping around while married, divorced a few times, invited a Christian butcher to SI, is the most hypocritical thing Christians in the Pacific and SI ever did.  The most corrupt prime minister in the history of SI and perhaps in the region for that matter, was given the opportunity to spread bullshit in the name of God. Solomon Star News reported that "Sogavare proclaimed that God is the leader of the country and as God’s servant, he is only a custodian of the highest position of the land." A country so corrupt and had given up its moral standard in order to get cheap money from a country th

Sogavare is pimping out his country for cash

  The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands is pimping out his country like a pimp sending out his prostitutes to sleep with total strangers for cash. It is unbelievable what he is doing in SI. Here are the pimping parallels:  1. Sogavare invited China in, kicking Taiwan out. China enters SI and started building the country's sporting infrastructure.  2. Working with China's main Asian rival, Japan on key projects.  3. Met with Australian leaders and then Australian prime minister to discuss cooperation between the two countries.  4. Australia provided funds for the Pacific Games in Honiara. Also Australians have been in the country since 2021 providing important services to the country. And also training SI police for the upcoming SP Games. 5. Met with the US president in Washington, D.C. and had his name down as one of the signees of the Pacific/US partnership, though his embassy retracted.  6. Claims FBI is going to train SIRP.  7. Just yesterday, sent 32 police officers to Chin

China hits back at Australia over claims Beijing is spreading false narratives in SI

  On Saturday China  slammed a recent report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, which claimed that China is attempting to "spread false narratives and suppress information on a range of topics" in the Solomon Islands. Chinese authorities said such move is an ineffective attempt to stir trouble. There is no doubt that the Chinese Communist Party is all over Solomon Islands influencing its decision making, and its domestic policies. This is a violation of all diplomatic decorum where domestic issues are left to the governing bodies, not foreign entities. In the months after booting China out of the country, China wanted to ensure no one in the country had any connection to Taiwan. No only did the government of Sogavare pushed hard against any provinces that still remained loyal to Taiwan, it was doing so at the best of Beijing. Sogavare had attacked the Malaita Province, and attempted to unseat the pro-Taiwanese premier Suidani. The Suidani government was shaken and

Sogavare sends 32 SI Police to China for Month-training

 A delegation consisting of 32 officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) led by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ian Vaevaso and Assistant Commissioner (AC) Evelyn Thugea left for China for a month’s training. Most of the officers who are from the RSIPF National Response Department left the country on 8 October 2022 for a seminar on police techniques. What techniques these officers don't know that the Chinese police know? The Chinese government and its police and private attack-dogs are among the most repressive police forces in the world, and no one knows what kinds of techniques these SI police will get or learn from the Chinese.   The new states: The Counsellor hoped all the officers could exchange with their Chinese colleagues, gain better understanding of Chinese police, diversified Chinese cultures and friendly Chinese people. What do these SI officers going to gain from a police force that don't hold the same values as democratic police forces in the world? Chin

Sogavare living up to his status as a Manchurian Prime Minister

 And Sogavare is Chinese Puppet The leaders of the Pacific nations met in Washington, D.C. to sign a symbolic cooperation agreement with the United States. That effort by the Biden administration to woo the governments of the Pacific came crashing down as Sogavare refused to sign the agreement. This move is not by accident. Sogavare didn't just wake up in Washington, D.C and decided, the US government didn't need his corporation. As a Manchurian Prime Minister, he acted on behalf of the Chinese government, and everything he did since arrive in the US a few weeks ago, was to please his handler in Beijing, Xin Jinping.  The Solomon Islands' embassy in New York explained that the Sogavare government wants more time to look at the agreement, study it and understand its underlying message and long-term consequences. But that is “diplomatic language” that can be translated to - NO, we are with the Chinese government and we dont' want to jeopardize that relationship. But the S

Sogavare lied to the world

 SOGAVARE LIED AT THE UNGA The Prime Minister of SI spoke at the United Nations General Assembly, attacking two important key issues he believes that are hurting his government and SI.  First, he went after what he called an effort on 'Social Media' to spread disinformation about his 'China – SI' security pact, which he signed earlier this year. In it, Sogavare claimed that most of the things said about him and his new friends, the Chinese Communist Party, were done deliberately to mislead his country and the world. As a result of that, he said the misleading information led to riots and looting, as we'd seen at the end of 2021.  Secondly, Sogavare attacked – indirectly – Australia and its allies such as the US and Britain. Choosing a foreign partner is the right of a sovereign, independent state. He argued that his government's partnership with the Chinese government is solely for the interest of the country, and decried any perception that SI was becoming an a

Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jr attended health conference in Korea

  SIBC Online : Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jr. attended and participated in the 6th Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health (APPFGH) in his capacity as a parliamentarian and a member of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands Health and Medical Services Committee. Read more

Sogavare is playing Australia for sucker - an opinion

  ASPI—The Strategist: There’s a moment to realise that you’re being played for a sucker. That moment has come for the Australian government in the case of the current Solomons Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare. Since the new Australian government came to power after the 21 May elections, it has engaged rapidly and deeply with Pacific island leaders and with Sogavare himself and acted in ways that  address their deeply held concerns , notably on the existential challenge of climate change. Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s  trip to the Pacific  straight off the plane from the Tokyo Quad meeting, followed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s participation in the Pacific Islands Forum meeting and the  visit to Honiara  by the minister for international relations and the Pacific, Pat Conroy, were welcome evidence of priority and attention to the region and its leaders. Read more

Election Deferred to 2023

  Solomon Times: visit this site There has been a flurry of international media and commentary attention on Solomon Islands in recent months. Since the news broke of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s intention to sign a security agreement with the People’s Republic of China, scrutiny of his every move and word has been intense. There have been two recent developments that have caused yet more scrutiny of the Sogavare government - the government’s intention to delay next year’s federal election and moratorium on some international ships from its ports. Once again, too much of the reporting and commentary casts these events through the overly narrow lens of geo-strategic competition. The interplay of domestic political dynamics is overlooked or oversimplified, yet it is only by understanding these dynamics that a full picture of what is happening in Solomon Islands can be drawn. Read More

Hon. Tovosia apologized and cited his marriage to a Malaitan as sign he isn't anti-Malaitan

 Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal has issued an apology to people who may feel hurt about the statements he uttered in parliament during the second reading of the constitutional amendment bill 2022. “I apologize to the peace loving people of this country for the words I used in parliament recently,” Honorable Bradley Tovosia stated. “I understand that my statements were taken out of context to say I directed it to certain ethnic grouping, I want to put in paper that I never specifically called out any particular ethnic group,” Tovosia clarified. Honorable Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal has issued an apology to people who may feel hurt about the statements he uttered in parliament during the second reading of the constitutional amendment bill 2022. Tovosia further clarified that he never made mention of any particular ethnic group, and that the recent riot of November 2021 has involved the rest of the country. “Although the architects came to Honiara in a ship, those

Hon. Tovosia going nuts on the floor of parliament telling people to leave Guadalcanal (Honiara)

  Hon. Braddley Tovosia (55), MP for Guadalcanal Mr. Tovosia is a Member of Parliament from Guadalcanal Province . He is one of the avid supporters of the Mr. Sogavare in his pro-Chinese agenda. In the recent parliament seating last week, he rose to his feet and berated opposition MPs and attacked so-called protesters and rioters - many of them from Malaita province. He told them to leave Guadalcanal, and Honiara. He later clarified his remarks and paid compensation to Malaitan leaders and apologized for his unnecessary outburst in parliament.  There are better ways to approach this issue. He could have addressed those rioters and people who planned to disrupt Honiara during the parliamentary seating through the 'Speaker of Parliament'. Yet, he was directly talking to Opposition MPs who are mainly from Malaita Province.  Like Sogavare, Hon. Tovosia is an aggressive, bully and a sometimes acting as if he was speaking to a bunch of gangsters, and not honourable Members representi

Sogavare is a puppet Prime Minister

  In his past three terms as a prime minister, he was considered a stubborn leader who would bully his ministers and backbenchers to bend to his will. During his three terms, he lost the majority of MPs, each time he was removed from the office of the PM and replaced by new PMs via secret ballot.  The Question is now is - why is he still in power?  The answer is, Mr. Sogavare is backed by Chinese money. The first trial of his Chinese-back government occurred at the end of 2021 when Parliament met to consider a No-Confidence Motion filed by the Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale. After screaming and shouting on the floor of parliament led by Sogavare, the vote was heavily in favor of the Mr. Sogavare. He decisively defeated the NCM giving him time to implement his Chinese-backing agenda. 

Is Sogavare really in control of SI?

  If you put water in a glass container and watched for days, you won't see any change to the water, the clarity, depth and its movement. But if you put a hard object inside that water, it changes everything. It changes the stillness of the water, its depth, and coloring if the object is colored. Your conclusion is, the foreign object changed the nature of the water. In this analogy, your conclusion is simply - the foreign object changed everything.  Sogavare and China Since China entered SI, everything changed and continues to change. The election dates are deferred, foreign Naval ships are being subjected to new standards, reaction to foreign diplomat changed, views on human rights changed, regional security also changed, and new standard for accepting foreign money also changed. So, the new changes and be summed up this way - they come along because of the Chinese government's presence in SI. 

Mr. Sogavare is the Law

  Mr. Sogavare is the law - he changed the law of the country to suit his own political agenda. Last week, 37 Members of Parliament backed Sogavare to extend parliament term from 4 years to 5 years, simply changing the laws for his personal ambitions, in what pundits beloved was done at the behest of the Chinese government. 

This Blog is about Manasseh Sogavare

 Welcome,  This blog documents the history of Sogavare and his controversial dealings since entering politics in 1997. Mr. Sogavare is the only prime minister in the history of Solomon Islands to hold the office of Prime Minister in four different terms - 2000, 2006, 2014, and 2019 - to current.  In his first three stints, Sogavare was marred by controversies and eventually voted out of office. He became the most revered and feared politicians in Solomon Islands. He was also the first PM to take on Australia after the election of 2006 - kicking out the Australian Higher Commission to SI, and appointed a sex offender as Attorney General of SI in defiance of protestation of the 'Civil Society' and the regional partners.