Dear Editor – Please allow me to say a few words of encouragement to the National Kurukuru Futsal team. Don’t give up Kurukuru, the fight is not over yet. You have another two more games to go against Portugal and Thailand. Best wishes, Warren Thomas Buala Santa Isabel
Dear Editor – Solomon Island has been trying its best in fighting the Covid-19. Thanks to the national Government in implementing its plan to keep front liners in front in the fight and preventing its citizens at all costs to stop the virus from reaching our shores. The deadly virus “Delta Variant” is now a global…
Dear Editor – On the outset, I must strongly condemn the practice of corruption that is ripening at SINU, and praise the people who kept updating the public on corrupt practises that has its roots traced to some of the seniors at the University. In the context of corruption, when there are rumours of foul…
LIKE any other citizen, Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) is appalled with the content of the statement issued by the Attorney General (AG) John Muria relating to the decision by Malaita Premier on the termination of his deputy premier. The decision is a political issue belong to the Provincial Government of Malaita province and for the…
Dear Editor – Regarding the SINU SAGA I would like to point out that the story from both parties should be published for the people of the nation to know what is really happening. I’m aware that the VC from Fiji in a very short time did major improvements on the management of the university,…
Dear Editor – Whilst the Government is busy vaccinating against Covid-19, another virus has been silently ravaging our communities. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Solomon Islands has one of the worst rates of domestic violence in the region. For a country that is proudly Christian and rich in culture, it is truly sad that many of…
By Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui Former Head of State and High Court Judge I wrote previously in Solomon Star about the lockdown Order made by the PM under the Emergency Regulations, in May 2020. In that article I made reference to Denis Mitoro, Criminal Case No. 1 of 2021 but said I had not…
Dear Editor – This is in response to contention on your paper, issue No.7926 (Tuesday 31st August) subject “Acting IRD chief under spotlight”, written by Alfred Sasako. First, I would like to welcome any criticism in the media as an individual person, or any other person who have credible matters to talk about. At the…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) is flabbergasted to sight the Letter written by the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands to the Financial Controller of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet informing him of full Caucus’s agreement with regard to the remaining balance of the Peoples Republic of China Constituency Development Fund for 2020. Caucus…
HONIARA – the nation’s administrative heartbeat – went into a 36-hour lockdown, which ended this morning. What, if anything has the nation achieved, let alone learned from the unlawful exercise, appropriately described as “misapplication of the law?” Put it another way, what has $1.8 million bought for the 160, 000 or so residents of Honiara…