Dear Editor – In our beautiful Solomon Islands, where we celebrate the rich diversity of our people and cultures, it is important to remember that every individual deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Among us are people with Albinism, a genetic condition that affects the production of melanin, resulting in lighter skin, hair,…
Dear Editor – I read in the Solomon Star issue 8857 on Tuesday 13th August 2024 that the Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly has set up a ‘State Government office’ within the Guadalcanal Provincial Government office to pursue the adoption of statehood by 2026. Looking at the statehood, adoption was one of the issues that almost every province in…
Dear Editor, I appreciate this opportunity to voice my concern on the theme transformational leadership in Solomon Islands government. Initially, I’d like to convey my congratulations to our newly prime minister, Hon. Jeremiah Manele, and all the other members of parliament this year (2024). They will be our next leaders for the up coming years,…
Dear Editor, As a concerned resident of Honiara, I urge city officials to prioritize the installation of traffic lights and, if feasible, surveillance cameras in the Central Business District (CBD). The current lack of traffic management infrastructure poses significant risks to both public safety and efficient traffic flow. Honiara’s bustling CBD witnesses a constant stream…
Dear Editor, THE system we use in this country for electing MPs is the “first past the post” system. That means the candidate with the most votes wins. At first sight there is nothing wrong with that but when you take a closer look at the figures you will see that in many cases the…
Dear Editor, I deem it important that the people of West Honiara Constituency to read this summary of events that led to the termination of Mr Wilson Mamae, one of the three candidates for the West Honiara Constituency Seat. Mr Mamae understandably is running under the banner of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party led by…
Dear Editor, Pierre Belliard and Christophe Hélis, aged respectively 37 and 48 years old, are fathers of 6 children aged from 4 to 14 years old, and they have been lost at sea since Sunday, October 1st off the coast of Wallis Island, a French territory. They reported their position: 13°11.72S 176°18.30W, by radio transmitter…
Dear Editor, I acknowledge receipt of $70,000 paid to me by your newspaper, as ordered by the High Court in Civil Case number 28 of 2022. This case arose because the Solomon Star published ill-considered articles written by your journalist Alfred Sasako about me, which the Court found to be defamatory and the Court found…
Dear Editor, Last week I went to the office of a lawyer in Bangkok where I signed an Agreement for 11 million US dollars to be sent to me via my personal bank account in Bangkok to be used for charity and humanitarian aid purposes in the Solomon Islands. The Agreement was a legal document…
Dear Editor, Please allow me a space in your paper, I wish to say something in this subject. My mother used said to me, son you are a registered voter, why are you not voting anymore? I said Mama, I’ve voted in every Solomon Islands election since I was turn 18 and I’ve never registered…