Private View
AFTER a day’s work and the rain continued to aggressively cause splashes due to a low depression, I decided to head home.
Reasons for release of detained vessels
I write to get the public better informed about the issues surrounding the release of the Chinese fishing vessels, so that we have the true and correct understanding of the issue thereof.
In the matter of Carol Edwards
WHEN my article first appeared in the Solomon Star on the 9 February 2010, I was hoping the information I had provided would shed more light on the matter of Carol Edwards, given the various newspaper articles highlighting the DPP’s and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force’s (RSIP) handling of the case.
The ‘Sweet Island’ trip
MY four-year-old daughter Tutina called Switzerland, “Sweet Island”, whenever somebody asked her where I was going to, which I laughed at first but later realised that it did have some meaning.
Candidate for West Honiara
PLEASE allow me space in your column to comment on the above matter.
My comments, I hope, will give another perspective from the view points given by David K. Wate and L. A. Fakaia in support of the intending candidate for west Honiara Constituency, Namson Tran.
Wondrous vision of capitalism with a conscience
MUHUMMAD Yunus has already produced one great breakthrough.
He transformed the concept of aid by pioneering micro-lending, tiny loans as small as $20 to poor villagers, and has lifted many millions out of poverty as a result.
Temotu Pele 2010 hopefuls
THE 2010 election fever is gaining momentum and the tempo will increase in the coming months.
Who is Mark Emery? And what connections, if any, does he have in Honiara?
This backgrounder [article] is prompted by a letter, purported to be written by Mark Emery, in response to an article which I have written about the man’s departure from Honiara.
The article was published in the Solomon Star about two weeks ago. Mr. Emery’s response appeared in Friday’s Letters to the Editor column of the Solomon Star newspaper.
A fresh start for the better... People’s Federation Party sets to be launched
As the 2010 national general election looms closer, the people of Solomon Islands will no doubt be treated to a feast of new political parties with menus of policies that are certain to tantalize voters. Spurred on by the Government-sponsored Integrity Bill, which is facing an uphill battle for passage in the Parliament meeting which began this week, the “rush” to form political parties is unprecedented. Here, ALFRED SASAKO, who will also be contesting the election, looks at one of the newcomer parties, the People’s Federation Party (PFP), what it stands for, its policy intention as well as a look back on the 32 years since our Solomon Islands gained political independence from Britain:
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