Dear Editor – Over the weekend, Tony Hughes, a board member of Solomon Island’s Transparency Watchdog and a former Manager of the Solomon’s Central Bank, reportedly told Radio New Zealand International that Solomon Island’s Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has a lot of work to do if he is to live up to his promise to…
DEAR EDITOR – I am elated as any Solomon Islander with the onset and formation of a new government under the leadership of Manasseh Sogavare, but not for political reasons I hasten to add. I have been encouraged by the words of the newly elected Prime Minister in his acceptance speech, when he declared that…
Dear Editor – On behalf of our families, relatives, friends and supporters, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for your success in the recent National general elections for Vatud Constituency. Congratulations, your victory can be attributed to the following factors: It’s a Devine call – And you have made an accurate…
Dear Editor – Sogavare for the PM Job. It was indeed refreshing to see and read the Solomon Star front page on Wednesday that one of our dedicated and most loyal Members of our Parliamentary Democracy may become the next Prime Minister. Also very comforting were the composition of academics, experiences and heavy weights in…
Dear Editor – Surely I am not the only one who thinks those vehicles that can be heard coming from hundreds of meters away are a menace to society. You know the ones I mean. They are the cars usually driven by young men who like to announce their presence on the road by pumping…
Dear Editor – Your readers might be interested in some of the facts that the recent general elections have revealed when the statistics are examined more closely. The base statistics used for the following analysis is sourced from the “national general elections 2014 results” in the Island Sun Issue No.1845, for Thursday 27th Nov. on…
Dear Editor – In the current lobbying frenzy to form a new government, high and important positions are being offered to office bearers and executives of political parties in the negotiations. The Speaker is one such position being prostituted about. No doubt there would be others. This is not good for the country. Firstly it…
Dear Editor – The gentleman who was campaigning in West Koloale the other night should get his facts straight before he starts to make noises. West Koloale is mostly an SIEA compound and connected to the same line as the NRH. The area only suffers from power cuts as we all do in Honiara and…
Dear Editor – I would like to also contribute along with vast majority of Solomon Islanders, who wants to see a leap forward in our nation’s development. In saying so, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the former members of parliament. You in your own right are voted leaders of this nation. I…
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…