THE National Constitution do not protect the land but it allows land manipulation hence it prostitutionalised the tribal land. The constitution is very colonial it has many colonial words with destructive intentions. These words are corruptions and briberies hence our system of governance is a corrupted system. It destroys the very fabric of our society,…
A STATEMENT by the prime minister while concluding the debate on the Anti-Corruption Strategy is interesting. Thumbs up to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare when he uttered something like this; “it is not wrong to assume that members who got into parliament through corrupt means will continue to practice corruption as a parliamentarian”. Although these were…
THANK you for giving me the opportunity to speak on this important and historical bill the Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Bill 2016. Sir, historical because this is the first time we will have a legal framework that will govern and regulate tertiary education and skills development in this country. Sir, at the outset…
AS 2016 draws to a close, I am particularly pleased to see this year has seen the spotlight focus more on the needs of the disabled in our community and their rights. I am especially grateful to the Government of Japan for the generous and practical assistance to the Honiara Special Development Centre of the…
“BOTH now and then, we had to accept your eternal wars. And patiently we forgave whatever you did. You didn’t receive critics – you were our idol. But we did understand your play. When we smilingly asked you “How did your peace negotiations go? Did you decide upon peace?” The man said: “Don’t bother. Leave…
MY name is Oliver Nol Salopuka. I am from the Russell Islands. A Lavukal by birthright and of the Kaiseleng Tribe. I am the Chairman of the Lavukal House of Chiefs and the Lavukal Trust Board. I am also a director in RIPEL and Lever Solomons Limited. I went home to the Russell Islands last…
Articles published in Solomon Star on “University Education for SI “makes interesting reading. SINU has been existence for the last 3 years and this is the fourth year. SINU was created by an Act of Parliament and shall remain so. SINU has changed the face of University education in the Solomon Islands. It seems that…
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I READ with a great deal of interest Clement Kengava’s letter to the Star dated 6 September under the title referenced “University Education for Solomon Islands”. I write to express my strong support for the views expressed by Clement. The ideas and views he expressed should have been considered at the time. Indeed, there is…
The uncertain agenda of the Pacific Islands Forum WITH a focus on economic growth, the central theme of this week’s Pacific Islands Forum is “Small and Far – Challenges for Growth.” It’s yet another confusing message from the Forum. Just two years ago in Palau, Forum organisers celebrated island nations as “Large Ocean States” rather…