Dear Editor – I kindly ask if you could print my responds of Forestry Commissioner article that appeared in the Island Sun newspaper on 22 May Friday which demanded us to responds to the article so that there is a proper balance of understanding on the subject to avoid misunderstanding, confusion and mishap. The public…
Dear Editor – Sick, disabled, unemployed and with six young children to raise alone following the death of his wife, it took courage for Nelson Mwaki from Small Malaita to have his plea for help featured on the front page of your newspaper last week. Despite the desperate situation the story illustrated about Nelson, he…
SOMEWHERE in the Solomon Islands lies a place that remains unscathed by time – or tourists. The inhabitants of Rendova live life much like they have for centuries. They fish and grow vegetables for food and get by doing what they have always done. Eco Lodge only opened last year and manager Kilo Paza…
Wrapping up the biggest ever Solomon Islands promotional campaign in Australia, Solomon Airlines and the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau have hailed the week-long travel industry road show industry update series in Queensland and NSW a major success. With travel agent workshops taking place in Brisbane, Wollongong and on the New South Wales Central Coast, the…
Veni Santo Spiritus was celebrated in style by the Holy Spirit Parish at Buma Catholic Church last Sunday. Prior to the celebration the sport tournament was kicked off on May 19th, 2015 and the final game was played on Sunday May 24th. The one week of sport and spiritual enrichment came to its closure with…
The Festival of Pacific Arts Coordinating Committee, along with Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, FestPac Coordinating Committee Honorary Chairwoman First Lady Christine Calvo, the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB), the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities (CAHA) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that on Friday marks exactly one year until the…
Some people asked the media to publish their request asking Members of Parliament (MPs) to join social media, as a means of strengthening their relationship with the people they represents. Speaking to this paper, a concerned citizen commended the likes of West Makira MP Derrick Manuari and Jimmy Lusibaea for their membership in the Forum…
ARABALA school in Auki last week organised a speech and a drama week for both primay and secondary students last week. According to the chair lady of the programe Tracy Sifoni and also an English teacher of Arabala community high school, she said, they organized the event as part of trying to improve the speaking…
Leader of the Independent group Manasseh Maelanga has urged the public that they are closely monitoring the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) government, to ensure they implement their policies. Speaking to the Solomon Star, Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kwara’ae Manasseh Maelanga told the Solomon Star that the current pressure on the DCC government…
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) relocation committee has embarked on a five year project to relocate the National Referral Hospital. The aim of the relocation is to make sure there is improvement in the quality and safety of health care services provided to the public. Chairman of the NRH Relocation Committee Dr. Aaron Oritaimae said,…