Rove, Honiara Rove, Honiara Rove is a suburb in Honiara located west of the main center on the Tandai Highway. Rove borders the Honiara City Council ward of Nggosi and Rove-Lengakiki. Rove is East of Tanaghai and West of Town Ground. Previous audits of the Solomon Islands Police armory in Rove were conducted by New Zealand Defence in 1997 and August and November 1999 and the results of these audits were 865, 961 and 881 weapons respectively that were stored in this facility. In 2000, as a precursor to RAMSI, the International Peace Monitoring Team (IPMT) conducted another audit with numbers ranging
2008 East Honiara by-election "Solomon Times" reported that many voters and other residents stayed "around to watch the whole day", viewing the election as "entertainment". The newspaper also reported that the election was "filled with drama, with candidates and supporters accusing certain camps of corrupt dealings". The following candidates finished first, second and third, respectively. Silas Milikada -described by the "Solomon Times" as a "private businessman"- was duly elected MP for East Honiara. Dr. George Manimu contested the result, claiming "corrupt dealings and voting irregularities", unsuccessfully. 2008 East Honiara by-election The East Honiara by-election, 2008 was a by-election for the East Honiara constituency in