Dear Editor – Kindly please allow me to comment about soccer in this soccer-mad country. I am a soccer fan. Like many soccer fans in Solo, I have just recovered from the excitement of watching the recent World Cup. But as a proud Solomon Islander, I wonder what the soccer bosses in Solo are planning…
Dear Editor – In a week in which Honiara has experienced a spate of robberies with the theft of an ATM machine, reportedly, by armed men and an incident in which more than S$50,000 was snatched by two men from an accountant of Honiara Casino outside Westpac Bank in Point Cruz, it is understandable there…
Dear Editor – Before I start my discussion, first of all I want to applaud those with vision to turn the old SICHE to Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and to those that administered the institution with positive decision to implement degree next year, well done on you. To me this is amazing but a…
Dear Editor – Allow me a space to congratulate the success of Guadalcanal provincial government for the past 32 years. She was a 32 years old lady so elegant with her golden hair, silver necklace on her neck and a long dark green silk dress. Her brown eyes lit as the Englishman offer his hand.…
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…
Police alone cannot fight to reduce crime in the city because of lack of manpower and resources. Therefore it has to get the support from the public to curb criminal activities. Acting police chief Juanita Matanga last Thursday said police cannot address the rise in unlawful activities and behaviour of youths on the streets of…
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? …
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…
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…
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…