Anti-Corruption Strategy

Dear Editor – The much anticipated, Anti-Corruption Strategy which is currently being debated in Parliament, has taken so long to have it passed as a Bill. The Anti- Corruption Strategy was seen by many as targeted towards Politicians, but in reality it was supposed to address corruption practices from all walks of life, from recipients…

Who owns MV Gulatata’e?

Dear Editor – There is a phenomenon going on amongst the populace of East Kwaio regarding the MV Gulatata’e, which I could not understand especially when people could not called it by the vessel’s rightful name but Faka ala sofu (Sofu’s ship). I certainly have questioned it myself as an East Kwaio constituent since the…

MPs scholarships

Dear Editor – I write to express my personal appreciation to the Leader of the Independent Group and Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal, Dr Derek Sikua,  for having explained in his letter to the Solomon Star, today, 2 March 2017, how the MPs’ scholarships act as a ‘Good Samaritan’ for the disadvantaged…

Lack of online information

Dear Editor – Having this great moment in expressing my thoughts on the above subject is an opportunity and my appreciations. It has been aware that a lot of government ministries provide insufficient information to students doing researches. Government ministries are not posting most information online. Our citizens, especially students, were undertaking studies overseas perhaps…

Anti-corruption bill

Dear Editor – Radio New Zealand International’s news report on 2 March 2017, carried a story which stated the chairperson of Transparency Solomon Islands, Ruth Liloquala, as saying she had it from a credible source that the majority of MPs in the Solomon Islands Government do not support the proposed legislation. The report went on…

Police radar

Dear Editor – Those Rt. Hon. MPs whom the Police Radar could not detect them for corruption investigations must be commended for doing the right thing for their voters, constitution and the nation as a whole. Good on them, thou good, honest and faithful MPs.  How, bae iumi putim olketa back moa lo power, come…

Ethical leadership

Dear Editor – Allow me a space just to spell out my opinion on “Ethical Leadership” in relation to the article published on Friday 24th of February 2017, in the Page “Letters To the Editor, Title: SPOL-Treatment of its staff” written by Desmond Tutu.  In Mr Tutu’s letter, he voiced out the treatment that the…