Dear Editor – AXF’s recent announcement that a new Chinese investor has been found for Gold Ridge came as no surprise. The company has been saying that Gold Ridge is set to roll for the last two years such that such announcements could now be labelled over-sexualised or fake news. There are two types of…
Dear Editor – It is not uncommon for foreigners like Bruce White who spend a few days in Solomon Islands to assume they know more about the country and its people. My letter, which appeared in star of 27/07/2017, was intended for Solomon islanders. For Mr White, an outsider to respond to my comments, is…
Dear Editor – I thank you for publishing my article on the paper of the 8/7/17 issue No. 6639 which was never the case with Island Sun. To further add on to the issues raised as a concern for this nation which I touch base on in my last article, I would like to put…
Dear Editor – From being an Office Cleaner and errand boy to Church Pastor, David Day Pacha was elected to Parliament thereafter appointed Minister with responsibility for Mineral and Energy Resources. “The sky is the limit” so they say in a democracy. Anyone with determination and drive could be whatever they wish and whenever they…
Dear Editor – The French BRED Bank has opened its doors in Honiara, on Friday, becoming the fourth commercial bank in the Solomon Islands. BRED Bank’s other operations in the Pacific are in Fiji, Vanuatu, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. Having given the go ahead to open its doors in Honiara, the governor…
Dear Editor – The ongoing deteriorating bad road condition in south central Malaita is still heating the airwaves. The responses made by John Sala against Eddie Leamae’s comments to the MID Permanent Secretary on the issue of not having enough engineers and fund to do road maintenance in Malaita province and as well as other…
Dear Editor – In the general understanding, most of our people don’t grip the meaning of corruption and the by-product of corruption. The ratio of corruption is very minimal comparing with the rich countries except the Scandinavian countries. Corruption weakens the legislature and regulation structures of any country. In Asia there is no word for…
Dear Editor – Patterson Siliota, the Chief Inspecting Officer of the Solomon Islands Commodities Export Market Authority (CEMA), has confirmed that total exports of cocoa beans to the premium chocolate market for 2017 so far stands at 24 metric tonnes (worth over $600,000) compared with less than 2 metric tonnes exported in previous years. “This…
Dear Editor – May I refer to Solomon Star issue No: 6661 dated on Tuesday 1st August 2017 at front page “Varley Defends his Decision”, and in Solomon Star issue No: 6663 dated on Friday 4th August 2017 on page 2 “Varley takes stand” regarding the above subject matter. First and foremost, I wish to…
Dear Editor– My isles de Ramos Malaita province will celebrate Malaita day on the 15th of August mark its second appointed day 39 years old In the count. Come on isles de Ramos you big boy nao! Big enough to look after your own affairs and the welfare of your people’s young and old and…