Renbel MPA resignation

Dear Editor – Please, give me space in your editorial column to make comment with respect to the resigned MPA’s and Backbencher of the Rennell and Bellona Provincial Executive which published in the Solomon star of 28th July 2014. Like the famed slogan; “Desperate time, desperate measure” This is laughable and disgraceful to people in…

Good start for SIFF

Dear Editor – When skimming and scanning through the Solomon star article No. 5577 Pg 23, last line of the paragraph, and I quote. ”Meanwhile discussion are still on for Division 1 and Division 2 whether to continue with second round or not” end of quote. Is this way forward of sport in this country? …

Air right crisis

Dear Editor – The air right fight between Fiji and Solomon Islands has been going on for over two weeks. It is spilling into week three without any solution in sight. PM Lilo left our shores for his overseas travel without solving the problem. The crisis is affecting the ordinary people very badly. I was…

Bank services and fees

Dear Editor – Thanks to the banks for providing an important service. I guess in this day an age we cannot live without banks. But I am however concerned that some of the services provided by the banks are unsatisfactory. Moreover some of the fees they charge are unreasonable. For example, recently I deposited a…

Giant African snail & ebola

Dear Editor – It is alleged that the dreaded giant African snail was introduced into the country through heavy logging equipment formerly in use in African countries. That from those countries, the boats that carry these had gone on directly to off load the equipment and their snails at the logging camp sites without the…

Helena Goldie Hospital

Dear Editor – Please allow me space in your paper to write down something that interests me as I read through the article “Helena Goldie Hospital gets its $2m share”. It is interesting to note that the language used would bring hope for hospitals in the country and I quote “Helena Goldie Hospital gets its…

Mamara township development

Dear Editor – Whilst it is good to see new urban centres established throughout the country, let  us not forget that the resource owners are very important in such establishment. Mamara- Tasifarongo town development is the latest and the sad thing about it is that the landowners are totally excluded from this development and any…

Fake council of chief

Dear Editor – Allow me space to respond in brief to the fake council of chief of east Rennell. The recent signatories by those whom claimed as chiefs of east Rennell against our proposed plan to the east Rennell is nothing more to compare as those in the signatory paper aren’t owned any portion of…

Criticism against Renbel

Dear Editor – Please allow me space to respond to so many Rennell and Bellona critics in the papers, facebook, radio, phones and text massages concerning logging and prospecting in Rennell. On the outset, can I please ask critics to refrain from using des-respective languages as “stupid idiot”, “arrogant authority”, “cheap signatures”, etc, etc. We…

A reply to William, chiefs

Dear Editor – Please allow me to reply to the letter from Mt William Ekotani published in your newspaper following my appeal to Edmond Sae to consider handing himself over to the appropriate authorities. Firstly, I apologise to William and the East Kwara’are chiefs if it was incorrectly judged that my appeal to Edmond Sae…