Taiwan and business investment in SI

Dear Editor – Last week the resident Taiwanese Ambassador to the Solomon Island, His Excellency Roger Luo, handed over to the Prime Minister a generous donation of 11,000 solar lamps to be distributed to students in 50 constituencies. The Ambassador also said during the official handover ceremony that each constituency will receive another 220 units…

Setting the record on TRC

Dear Editor – Last week Ms Caroline Laore, one of the former TRC Commissioners, wrote a letter to the SI media urging the Solomon Islands Government to act on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, saying the TRC report was tabled in parliament in 2012 but had never been acted upon. Ms Laore…

Matok is not a landowner

  Dear Editor – I wish to respond to an article public in your paper on Thursday regarding the above topic which you receive information’s from Matthew Matok. For purposes of my response I will use MM in reference to him.  Firstly, MM is not a landowner in any way but a conman as he is…

Solomons nabbed?

  Dear Editor – On front page of Solomon Star No. 6835, Wednesday 21st February, 2018, “29 Bougainvilleans nabbed”. On page 3 of that same paper, “Russians here to lobby, says govt.” Rumours here in Central Kwara’ae we heard a team of Israelis arrived at Henderson airport on Monday and all lights at the airport…

NPF issue

Dear Editor – Please give me some space to share my piece on NPF issue which appeared on paper no 6837, the follow up by Charles Dausabea in response to the NPF Board. I must admit that my remoteness in the province made me read the story a bit late and I couldn’t figure out…

Lomlom Airfield

Dear Editor – I wish to respond to an article public in your paper on Thursday regarding the above topic which you receive information’s from Matthew Matok. For purposes of my response I will use MM in reference to him.  Firstly, MM is not a landowner in any way but a conman as he is…

Climate change

Dear Editor – A new grim warning has emerged from a speaker at the Climate Change Conference held in Wellington, Thursday, 22 February 2018. Quoting Radio New Zealand International this is what was claimed to have occurred. “A prominent New Zealand research scientist says sea level rise from the Antarctic ice sheet may be twice…

Go, the Warriors!

Dear Editor – I write to congratulate Solomon warriors FC for making it into the first three finals. Although they went down quite badly to Erakor Golden Stars in the first game, they bounced back and won their two remaining ones. They regrouped, reorganised and regained their focus to be proven as worthy HFA League…