Private ViewAs the 2010 national general election looms closer, the people of Solomon Islands will no doubt be treated to a feast of new political parties with menus of policies that are certain to tantalize voters. Spurred on by the Government-sponsored Integrity Bill, which is facing an uphill battle for passage in the Parliament meeting which began this week, the “rush” to form political parties is unprecedented. Here, ALFRED SASAKO, who will also be contesting the election, looks at one of the newcomer parties, the People’s Federation Party (PFP), what it stands for, its policy intention as well as a look back on the 32 years since our Solomon Islands gained political independence from Britain:
Violence against women is our business
THE battered face of Rosemary Nunua that was published in the Solomon Star on the International Women’s day indicates that Solomon Islands still has a long way to go when it comes to addressing and ending violence against women.
In the matter of Carol Edwards – A final submission
LAST week was an eventful one.
As I moved around in Honiara, I talked and listened to people from all walks of life to gauge their view[s] on the debate generated by the controversial handling of the Carol Edwards’ case by none other than the Director of Public Prosecution [DPP], Ronald Bei Talasasa jnr, the nation’s top law enforcement officer.
Church: A moral guide to society
AS we prepare for the coming general election I would like to share something to encourage the Christian Church and the rest of our people in the Solomon Islands.
Of Tuvalu, tsunami and king tides
Political adviser of environmental group Greenpeace SHIRLEY ATATAGI was in Tuvalu for the King Tides Festival last weekend when there was a tsunami alert for the Pacific. Here, she shares what she saw first hand on a Pacific island nation that is threatened by climate change:
Kagovai to Whiteside: Pack up and go
WITHOUT a doubt, Tony Kagovai is desperate for me to be kicked out of Solomon Islands as soon as possible.
Anatomy of corruption...Corruption of office
IT is perhaps a repetition of the obvious to say that corruption of office is the rock which will destroy the ship of the Nation of Solomon Islands.
Australian government prosecutors appeal Julian Moti verdict
Australian government prosecutors have issued a notice of appeal against a ruling by the Queensland Supreme Court last December that threw out statutory rape charges levelled against former Solomon Islands’ attorney general Julian Moti.
Constituency boundaries in Choiseul
WE treasure this opportunity for being able to comment on the above captioned initiative undertaken by our government.
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