Arnavon marine park

Dear Editor – I congratulate the communities of Katupika, Wagina and Kia for combining their efforts that has led to the setting up of the Arnavon Community Marine Park’s declaration. The initiative of the three communities to seriously consider marine life conservation in the Arnavon Islands in a place frequented by the hawksbill and Green…

THIS LIFE

This planet flying slowly towards flattery Aiming to take a worse battery in gender based violence Global governments doing their part to reduce them While in reality its the beer thats contributes to worsening The beer that increases their wealth at the expense of the poor   Last week the news was worse A man…

Road safety

Dear Editor – It is interesting! You go to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) headquarters and at the side of the building there is a large notice board which introduces the basic functions of the ministry, one of which is Road Safety. This morning (yesterday) on my way down to Point Cruz, I saw…

RAMSI farewell sports grant

Dear Editor – Fourteen years ago, RAMSI deployed to our shores for PEACE restoration. Today, we the people and community of Aibaita, Ward 8 in North Malaita are as thankful as a recipient for the RAMSI FAREWELL SPORT GRANT. We have breathed, witnessed and live by what RAMSI did to our communities. Thank you RAMSI…

Charity fund in RSIPF

Dear Editor – Could you please allow me space to express my concern regarding the above subject matter that has been blowing like a hurricane wind in the RSIPF for last few years since then with an expectation to receive some huge amount of money like a manner falling from Heaven, and is quiet shocking…

Redeeming Moti: Australia says sorry to Julian Moti

Published here is the speech former Attorney General JULIAN MOTI delivered at the launch of the book “Redeeming Moti” in Fiji last Thursday. Australian journalist Dr Susan Merrell wrote the book, which provides many answers to insistent questions that have previously gone begging in the controversial ____Moti Saga____. Luckily for all of you and happily…

Reply to Rodney Tahara

I AM obliged to reply Rodney Taraha’s statement in this column regarding the delivery of the Northwest Guadalcanal Constituency women’s project that Mr Taraha also referred to as cheap donation. Geographically, the Northwest Guadalcanal Constituency (NWGC) is one of the biggest constituencies on Guadalcanal with a total voter registration of almost 6,000(5982) in the last…

NPF saving scheme

Dear Editor – I was reading in the Solomon Star issue No.6584 on the Thursday last week issue. Page 11 caught my attention of the news “NPF’s saving schemes for self-employed piloted.” I write to congratulate the National Provident Fund’s new product mentioned above. This caters for the self-employed citizens for nation building. This is…

Catholic media

Dear Editor – In his letter to your paper, SS of 8/5/2017, I don’t see the connection between G Bruns of Marist House, Tanagai, in his concern over Camillus Koke’s call on the good parishioners of Makira to behave during the Archbishop’s visit and Bruns final statements. I quote: “What does Catholic Media expects from…