Rodger’s pledge

Dear Editor – Whilst not siding with any parties regarding issues debated by Grant David (Sunday Star 19 October 2014) on above I am obliged to state the truth. The 23 Malaysian doctors stated by David and that they were invited by Dr Rodgers were both incorrect. They were Filipino doctors. They were not invited…

Voting

Dear Editor – I have seen displayed in your Monday 20th October 2014 issue, the illustration of the process along which voting would be done. I have noticed that this process does not match the whole intention of conducting the completed nation-wide BVR process. This is because of the situation where the use of finger-print…

SINPF

Dear Editor – There’s been a lot of good news and some bad as well about NPF in the newspapers lately. As a member, I am excited that the NPF Board in their wisdom have come up with lots of exciting investment plans for the fund. Whilst I may not be able to reap some…

Disappointed with Our Telekom

Dear Editor – Please publish this letter expressing my disappointment in Telekom TV for not broadcasting the rugby match between the All Blacks and Wallabies last Saturday. I am sure many rugby and sports fans in Solomon Islands must have been disappointed too for missing such an exciting spectacle. Previously Telekom TV has been quite…

Look before you leap

Dear Editor – May I express my views on contradicting news item headlines over the SIBC in the recent days, regarding the sacking of the permanent secretary of finance and treasury ministry. One would have thought that after having served this nation with distinction all these years in the finance ministry –only at the eleventh…

Call to open Lomlom soon

Chairman of the land owning group of Lomlom airport, Luke Paul has questioned why the government continues to delay the opening of the Lomlom airport. Speaking to the Solomon star this week, he said people of Reef islands are urging the national government open the airport, the sooner the better. He said with the end…

Supporters welcome Lilo

Gizo, the centre of Western Province came to a standstill this week as Caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo returned to his constituency to seek his peoples’ consent to represent them in parliament for the fourth term. Reports from Gizo said the response was resounding and overwhelming with more than 200 people showed up to…