Dear Editor – The Chief Justice, His Honour Sir Albert Palmer has called for a Commission of Inquiry to determine the cause of the 2021 November rioting and looting in Honiara. He made the call during the opening of the legal year this week, which was conducted virtually. Chief Justice Palmer said the Chinatown riots…
Dear Editor – I have been & will be wearing a mask in shops. I’m not sure how being considerate to others for the common good is now being mocked by some who are calling it “living in fear”, but it needs to stop. When I wear a mask over my nose and mouth in…
Dear Editor – The above is the opposite of the much hyped submarine cable. Instead the speed that’s been blown in the media is that to do with how fast you lose data while waiting for your web search to reply to your request that’s been sent. They say that due to the 4GLTE, you’ll…
Dear Editor – Thank you for publishing my view about the good works of our Police Response Team (PRT). On Monday morning my relative told me about what the PRT allegedly did to my relative, who is a teenager, 19 years old. I’m told they took him to the Central Police Station on Sunday 16th…
Dear Editor – I shall be grateful if you could publish this view on your paper. East Malaita region of Malaita has enormous potential for growth and contributions to national development. In the past people from East Malaita have continued to develop Honiara and other provinces both in the private and public sectors. There are resource owners who are willing and able to work with the national government to further fulfill the government’s…
Dear Editor – Solomon Islands is a nation of inferior complex people stuffed with self-hatred. Solomon Islanders hated themselves so much even to the extreme and branding themselves with names and with effect of cultural lose stuffed by themselves. As a direct result, we saw Chinatown turn to ash, the only self-satisfaction we have is…
Dear Editor – On December 29th, 2021, while Solomon Islands people were counting down to the arrival of the New Year, a chartered flight landed in Henderson Airport Honiara, carrying first cargo of anti-riot gears aided by China. I had the honour to accompany senior Solomon Islands government officials at the airport to witness the…
Dear Editor – thank you for allowing me share my personal thoughts here about certain bus conductors and their behaviours towards passengers. I think our bus drivers and conductors need basic customer service training. Last week, I saw someone who was about to punch a bus conductor because of something the conductor said to him…
Dear Editor – the closure of flights due to Covid-19 is not a good move. Covid virus is not going to go near soon. This virus should be considered like any other viruses (eg. Flue virus) for which we have no treatment. We just have to learn to live with it. We have already destroyed world…
Dear Editor – I take this opportunity to respond to the Monday 10th January article on Rennell & Bellona Province financial management issues, described as ‘’Audit Report Revealed’’. The article detailed audit findings on Renbel covering 2012 – 2016. Whilst the figures mentioned in the article are facts, I disagree with the conclusion that nothing…