I was surprised to read in last Friday’s Solomon Star that the Australian High Commissioner Dr. Strahan said he is proud of his government’s climate change policies. Australian leaders, when they are not in Canberra waving pieces of coal in Parliament like to claim they are part of the Pacific Family; Australia is our kind…
Dear Editor – In the UK on Friday, Harriet Brewis writing in the Evening Standard says the woman who helped shape the UK Government’s Covid mass vaccination efforts has said she wants to see vaccines replaced with “improved formats” such as nasal sprays or pills. I wish to quote the article. Kate Bingham, who led…
Dear Editor – An online report raises, at least to me, some sensible points to the recently touted suggestion to banning yeast to try and prevent the illegal brewing and sale of kwaso. This article reads, and I quote. “The banning of yeast has been touted by the public and Premier Daniel Suidani of Malaita…
Dear Editor – I wish to raise SINCW’s appeal for adequate funding to implement women’s programmers in line with the SIG’s reprioritisation agenda. Last December, in a meeting with the Prime Minister, Hon. Manasseh Sogavare, the executive members of the Solomon Islands National Council of Women, led by the SINCW President, Ms Ella Kauhue, informed…
Dear Editor – I wish to quote Joe Murphy writing in the Evening Standard in the UK which said poor countries must have fair access to coronavirus vaccines the UK’s Foreign Secretary has said. Speaking to the Evening Standard, the Foreign Secretary said the UK will put “global health at the forefront” when Boris Johnson…
Dear Editor – This may be of interest to your readers and the nation. Tech News released news over the weekend that Facebook will no longer recommend politics-themed groups to users, says Mark Zuckerberg Facebook would also reduce political content in users’ main news feeds as part of a push “to turn down the temperature…
SOLOMON ISLANDS ranked 44 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) survey announced last week. CPI uses a scale of 0 to 100 to rank nations, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. Last week, the wise men and women of Solomon Islands congregated to discuss a solution. The…
Dear Editor – It was reported that the Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has thanked the Fataleka Housing Scheme for responding positively to a request for a clinic staff house in Ward 5 in West Fataleka, Malaita Province. It was reported that Member of Parliament (MP) for Fataleka Rex Ramofafia has donated building materials, which…
By Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jr. MP East Are Are Chairman Foreign Relations Committee Firstly, I would like to offer my congratulations to Dr. Transform Aqorau on his new appointment as Legal Adviser to the Republic of Marshall Islands, as has been reported in the media. As one of the many Solomon Islanders who have been inspired by…
As the Solomon Islands and China stand side by side to combat COVID-19, people in China are also in heated discussions on how to further develop its country and implement decisions made by an important meeting held less than two months ago. That meeting is of historic significance, not only to China but also to…