TWO guns and a number of bullets have been surrendered to police since the commencement of the amnesty, last Monday. Police Commissioner Matthew Varley revealed this to journalists on Wednesday at his weekly media conference at Rove Police headquarters. “At this point in time, we have quite a number of rounds of ammunition and two…
Dear Editor – This piece of news is more heartwarming than the one I previously commented on. The fines imposed and still to be charged on those captains are more realistic than the previous SBD$800. That fine of US$100 as previously reported on would be unreasonable, even to the ignorant person in our country. Those…
Dear Editor – The importance and what will be the impact of public private partnership (PPP) development strategy as lucidly stated by former PPP consultant, Peter Forau in SS 7/5/2017, should not be ignored by both national and provincial leaders in the country. In my opinion, the intention of the public private partnership (as a…
Dear Editor – The news, that five members of the RSIPF deployed as part of the United Nations & African Hybrid Mission (UNAMID) as Peacekeepers have recently been awarded the UN Peacekeepers Medal reflects great credit on the individual policemen but also reflects more widely on the Solomon Islands contribution to the UN Mission. The…
Dear Editor – A piece of lamentation over our once renowned educational institutions was written to you by one J R Williams. His reflections or rather reminiscing on those good old days is something we and our leaders need to do from time to time, especially these days. A company statement I saw some years…
Dear Editor – As a volunteer English teacher for many years in Thailand I always practiced being as concise and succinct as possible when teaching. I had many occasions to communicate some technical information to non-specific audiences and always asked myself whether every single word was necessary and whether it would be understood by students.…
Dear Editor – Thank you Francis Maelia for responding to my article released in the Island Sun News paper on Friday 19th May 2017, regarding the above subject. In fact our committees do not release any informations to the remaining current serving members of RSIPF, and the outgoing members that the claim submitted to S.I.…
Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) carried a story,Thursday, 25 May, 2017, which highlighted how communities in Temotu Province could greatly benefit from preserving their environment rather than through logging and mining. This is the news slot that caught my eye and I quote. “An environmental NGO says communities in Solomon Islands____ Temotu province can earn…
Dear Editor – According to the sub-committee on Gold Ridge released to the media gold mining will soon start to flow again from Gold Ridge. “As early as 2018” according to media statements issued by the same subcommittee. Activities connected with efforts to push start gold mining at Gold Ridge was confirmed in one of…
Dear Editor – In Taro last week, Provincial Government Leaders, local business operators, community elders, women and youth representatives expressed their desire to see the DBSI Bank revived during a consultation and awareness meeting. Choiseul’s Premier, Jackson Kiloe, reportedly said the bank was an important institution that lent money to entrepreneurs in the country when…