Dear Editor – THE exposure by Magistrate Jimmy Hanahunu of the alleged $2,000 bribe by Jefter Tuhagenga that appeared in the front page of the Solomon Star issue No.5942 of Thursday 6 August, 2015 is in no way convincing that Hanahunu and his sister adviser Esther Lellapitu are honest and ethical as the article implied…
Dear Editor – Most often we ignore the fact that our surrounding predetermines our living. Rubbish dumping is an issue in the country particularly in our main city Honiara as well as our sub centers in the provinces. The no care attitude is one factor contributing to the increase unnecessary dumping of rubbish in the…
Dear Editor – I applaud the Honiara City Council’s vision to improve the image of Honiara by demolishing the first stretch of buildings along the Pt. Cruz shoreline. Without the benefit of details, I feel compelled to express some reservation. My biggest concern is what will become of buildings that are historically significant. For example,…
Dear Editor – I call for CDF to be changed and be called MP’s discretion fund. The reason is obvious when MP’s, CDO’s, chairpersons and those who voted for the winning candidates do not allow other constituency citizens to access the fund. The list for projects under CDF omits all other citizens of the constituency.…
Dear Editor – The recent cancellation of Renbel Province second appointed day for reasons based on the mining controversy in West Rennell is a disgrace and a mockery to Rennell/Bellona people. Premier and his executive have many ways to deal with the mining saga and that should not disturbed the much awaited provincial day, which…
A YOUTH Forum for Guadalcanal and Honiara youths was organized, Wednesday at the Saint Barnabas Cathedral premises to give young people an opportunity to raise their voice and concerns in the development of the country. It was an initiative by the popular non-government organisation (NGO) – Save the Children Australia through its Youth Outreach Partnership…
YOUNG women are facing more challenges than young men when it comes to decision making and leadership, says the acting Director of the Youth Development department, within the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs. Mr Andre Tipoki highlighted this when presenting his keynote address during the opening of the Youth Forum, which was…
Academic staff at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) are currently participating in a professional development programme to improve their teaching and assessment practices. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Dr Glynn Galo, has formed a partnership with Volunteer Service Abroad in New Zealand who have contracted Dr Elly Govers to develop and facilitate the professional development programme.…
Bmobile-Vodafone are continuing their expansion rapidly this month with more towers coming on air. A statement from the company yesterday said, more towers will come on air in Honiara with a new tower in Rove scheduled for Tuesday next week – 18th of August. “This tower will give vastly improved voice and 3G+ services to…
TWO local students will be heading to United Kingdom (UK) to study at the University of Manchester. They will join other 15 students from the Pacific who are also studying at the university. The successful recipients are Jerry Siota and Rawcliffe Ziza. Mr Siota works at the Ministry of Public Service and Mr Ziza at…