US offer to Malaita

DEAR EDITOR – In the Solomon star of Friday 20th Malaita  premier Suidani said that the SIG decision to sever ties with Taiwan deprived Malaita and its people largely from benefiting from a USD$300 million package offered by USA to  Malaita for its development aspirations. I think this is a latest move by USA to…

Reflection on SI, Taiwan & China

     As the pro-Chinese emphatically exclaimed “Its China”, Island Sun headline last Tuesday said it all; “September 16 – A sad day”.  Yes, I agree, it’s a sad day indeed.      A relationship that we worked hard together to develop over nearly four decades had abruptly disappeared, taken away by a government that…

FRC bypassed, MP unhappy

Member of Parliament (MP) for East Are Are Constituency and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Kenilorea Jr has expressed disappointment over the government’s move to ignore the recommendation by the Foreign Relations Committee (FRC) before switching ties with China. In a statement on Sunday Kenilorea Jr said it is discouraging that the establishment of diplomatic relations…

SI, CHINA SEAL TIES

SOLOMON Islands has formally established ties with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the weekend. The signing of the deal came five days after the country abandoned its ties with Taiwan on Monday 16th September. A statement from the Prime Ministers Office said Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Jeremiah Manele signed the…