Dear Editor, THE system we use in this country for electing MPs is the “first past the post” system. That means the candidate with the most votes wins. At first sight there is nothing wrong with that but when you take a closer look at the figures you will see that in many cases the…
THE responsibility to choose leaders who genuinely care for the nation weighs heavily upon us as Christians as we approach 17 April 2024, the election day for our beloved country. Our faith calls us to seek wisdom, discernment, and a deep commitment to biblical principles as we navigate the complexities of election time. In this short discourse,…
Today marks a historical milestone for Solomon Islands as registered voters nationwide will cast their votes in the country’s first ever Joint Elections – the casting of votes for National Parliamentarians, Provincial Assembly Members/Honiara City Councillors in a single day. The importance of all eligible Solomon Islanders participating in the electoral process cannot be over-emphasized…
Dear Editor, I deem it important that the people of West Honiara Constituency to read this summary of events that led to the termination of Mr Wilson Mamae, one of the three candidates for the West Honiara Constituency Seat. Mr Mamae understandably is running under the banner of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party led by…
Introduction THE rapidly changing moral landscape of the twenty-first century has overturned centuries of norms concerning the family, marriage, and human sexuality, leaving many people, including Christians confused. This is a call for Bible believing Christians to go back to the Scriptures and see what the Bible has to say about Human Sexuality. I will…
THE announcement by the Solomon Islands Electoral Office (SIEO) that its Media and Communications team is soon to roll out a voters’ awareness program in preparation for the ‘Synchronized Elections’ in April this year 2024 is a positive development worthy of commendation. The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Commissioner Jasper Highwood Anisi, in announcing the…
ONE year on since taking up the role as the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Transform Aqorau reflects on his first year in office. The SINU Media and Public Relation Office recently conducted an exclusive interview with Professor Aqorau and will be releasing a series of stories from the interview. This…
Dear Editor, Pierre Belliard and Christophe Hélis, aged respectively 37 and 48 years old, are fathers of 6 children aged from 4 to 14 years old, and they have been lost at sea since Sunday, October 1st off the coast of Wallis Island, a French territory. They reported their position: 13°11.72S 176°18.30W, by radio transmitter…
Dear Editor, I acknowledge receipt of $70,000 paid to me by your newspaper, as ordered by the High Court in Civil Case number 28 of 2022. This case arose because the Solomon Star published ill-considered articles written by your journalist Alfred Sasako about me, which the Court found to be defamatory and the Court found…
Dear Editor, Last week I went to the office of a lawyer in Bangkok where I signed an Agreement for 11 million US dollars to be sent to me via my personal bank account in Bangkok to be used for charity and humanitarian aid purposes in the Solomon Islands. The Agreement was a legal document…