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Oz Foreign Minister
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has defended his open letter to Solomon Islands.
In a respond to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's statement that he was offended by the letter, Downer says Australia cannot deliver any message directly to the government because Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare continues to decline seeing Australia's new High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Mr Downer says he bypassed the normal diplomatic channels because his country saw the bigger issue is the future of the people of Solomon Islands.
The Foreign Minister says there are some people in Solomon Islands who have attacked, criticised and tried to undermine RAMSI. He says despite this, Australia does not have any aggressive intent or interest in the Solomon Islands. Mr Downer says Australia just want to help the ordinary people of that country, to give them stability, get the guns off the streets to make health services and schools work and the country have a bit of a future.
Transparency
Transparency Solomon Islands, TSI, has again fired another shoot at the government, hoping that it leader Manasseh Sogavare stop and reconsider the decisions it made on the various issues since October last year.
In its latest missile the TSI Board claims the Sogavare Government is already working to demolish the rule of law in Solomon Islands. A TSI statement released yesterday refers to a series of actions by the Government carried out both in secret and in public. The statement says the most blatant and shocking example of this is the unpublicised decision by the acting Attorney General, Nuatali Tongarutu, last month. The decision was to drop serious charges against the Minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment, Peter Shanel and the AG's own brother, Pastor Joseph Douglas Alamu. The pastor is understood to be a senior officer-holder in the Prime Minister’s So-Cred Party.
TSI says the decision were done behind closed doors, apparently to serve personal and political interests ahead of the nation’s. It says this is a clear abuse of office and goes against all principles of rule by law. TSI says this is a direct assault on the independence of the office of the DPP and represents serious interference in the nation’s judicial and legal system.
RAMSI consultation
The Pacific Islands Forum chaired consultative talks between the Solomon Islands Government and RAMSI got underway today in Honiara. Forum got underway in Honiara today.
Foreign Affairs Minister Patteson Oti addressed representatives at the opening of the talks. He said, as the main stakeholder in RAMSI, the government attaches great importance to the consultative talks. He said the government acknowledges the contributions RAMSI has made in the restoration of law and order, governance, and rehabilitation. Mr Oti however said the government feels that there are a number of issues the Pacific Islands Forum should be aware of. These include the issues that were highlighted in a Solomon Islands country paper presented to the forum by Prime Minister Sogavare last year.
The Reverend speaks
In this post MyBlog ends with some wise words from a respected religious leader, Reverend Leslie Boseto.
The Minister for Lands and Survey had this to say on the motion moved last week by the Leader of Opposition seeking Parliament to allow the PNG Defence Commission of Inquiry to come to Honiara to further investigate into the secret flight of suspended AG into Solomon Islands last October.
"While this television is watching us, hammering or fixing out faces, our movement and speeches, there is one above x-raying each one's heart. Therefore I just want to read these words then finish. Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful, too sick to heal. I the Lord search the minds and the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do. The two edged sword of the word of God knows the desires and the thoughts of the heart. There is nothing that can be hidden from God. Everything in all creation expose and lays open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give our account of ourselves.
Mr Speaker, if this side of the House is still hiding our sins or our crime, criminal activities, let God judge us. Thats the only way I can see it. The Bible says our sins will find us out. Not long, our sins will find us out. May god bless us, as we debate, let God continue to judge out heart and reveal the truth."
MyBlog says Amen to that.
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has defended his open letter to Solomon Islands.
In a respond to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's statement that he was offended by the letter, Downer says Australia cannot deliver any message directly to the government because Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare continues to decline seeing Australia's new High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Mr Downer says he bypassed the normal diplomatic channels because his country saw the bigger issue is the future of the people of Solomon Islands.
The Foreign Minister says there are some people in Solomon Islands who have attacked, criticised and tried to undermine RAMSI. He says despite this, Australia does not have any aggressive intent or interest in the Solomon Islands. Mr Downer says Australia just want to help the ordinary people of that country, to give them stability, get the guns off the streets to make health services and schools work and the country have a bit of a future.
Transparency
Transparency Solomon Islands, TSI, has again fired another shoot at the government, hoping that it leader Manasseh Sogavare stop and reconsider the decisions it made on the various issues since October last year.
In its latest missile the TSI Board claims the Sogavare Government is already working to demolish the rule of law in Solomon Islands. A TSI statement released yesterday refers to a series of actions by the Government carried out both in secret and in public. The statement says the most blatant and shocking example of this is the unpublicised decision by the acting Attorney General, Nuatali Tongarutu, last month. The decision was to drop serious charges against the Minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment, Peter Shanel and the AG's own brother, Pastor Joseph Douglas Alamu. The pastor is understood to be a senior officer-holder in the Prime Minister’s So-Cred Party.
TSI says the decision were done behind closed doors, apparently to serve personal and political interests ahead of the nation’s. It says this is a clear abuse of office and goes against all principles of rule by law. TSI says this is a direct assault on the independence of the office of the DPP and represents serious interference in the nation’s judicial and legal system.
RAMSI consultation
The Pacific Islands Forum chaired consultative talks between the Solomon Islands Government and RAMSI got underway today in Honiara. Forum got underway in Honiara today.
Foreign Affairs Minister Patteson Oti addressed representatives at the opening of the talks. He said, as the main stakeholder in RAMSI, the government attaches great importance to the consultative talks. He said the government acknowledges the contributions RAMSI has made in the restoration of law and order, governance, and rehabilitation. Mr Oti however said the government feels that there are a number of issues the Pacific Islands Forum should be aware of. These include the issues that were highlighted in a Solomon Islands country paper presented to the forum by Prime Minister Sogavare last year.
The Reverend speaks
In this post MyBlog ends with some wise words from a respected religious leader, Reverend Leslie Boseto.
The Minister for Lands and Survey had this to say on the motion moved last week by the Leader of Opposition seeking Parliament to allow the PNG Defence Commission of Inquiry to come to Honiara to further investigate into the secret flight of suspended AG into Solomon Islands last October.
"While this television is watching us, hammering or fixing out faces, our movement and speeches, there is one above x-raying each one's heart. Therefore I just want to read these words then finish. Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful, too sick to heal. I the Lord search the minds and the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do. The two edged sword of the word of God knows the desires and the thoughts of the heart. There is nothing that can be hidden from God. Everything in all creation expose and lays open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give our account of ourselves.
Mr Speaker, if this side of the House is still hiding our sins or our crime, criminal activities, let God judge us. Thats the only way I can see it. The Bible says our sins will find us out. Not long, our sins will find us out. May god bless us, as we debate, let God continue to judge out heart and reveal the truth."
MyBlog says Amen to that.
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