Dear Editor, It has been brought to my notice that the Atoifi Hospital in the Uru District of East Kwaio in Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands – a 90 bed hospital facility built in the early 60’s and currently serving a local population exceeding 80,000 people of all ages and degrees of infirmity and…
DEAR EDITOR, Many in the Solomon Islands are at their own villages and communities during Christmas and spend time away until early in the New Year. I previously wrote about the need for safety at sea when travelling and reproduce my previously letter in the hope the message will be heeded and we will avoid…
Today, Sunday is a day of reflection for me and my thoughts are especially focused on the health needs of Solomon Islanders, as they are most days, and especially as my efforts to raise financial support for causes I hold dear and important are not producing the results they once did when material aid was…
Dear Editor, Who in his right mind in SI would swallow such an entitlement? Common! SI. Where are we? Tuesday’s papers followed by various FB posts revealed: The 50 members of Parliament are allocated an extra $4.5 million on top of the $3 million under National Parliament, to refer them for medical treatment abroad ……
Dear Editor, Sunday 1st January 2023 is a new beginning for many people. It’s a special day for many reasons. In fact, different people will see different reasons to celebrate this day. A couple of things will be the same though. The sun will rise this morning in most places and later set this evening.…
Dear Editor, As we end 2022 and are about to begin a new year on Sunday I hope the next 12 moves will see greater moves to witness national unity across the country taking into consideration the unique aspects of the cultural heritage of the Solomon Islands, comprising of social norms and behavior, customs, habits…
DEAR Editor, First of all, I would like to congratulate and welcome all of the 26 Provincial Members of the Western Provincial Assembly for successfully securing a seat in their respective wards during the 14 December 2022 Provincial Election. And very soon, you will get to choose from amongst yourselves the next Premier of the…
Dear Editor, My name is Moses. I’m a farmer from Auki. I applied for the SCALE program two years ago but haven’t received any funding so far. So many people in my village are facing the same problem. Our provincial government and winrock office have been ignoring our request and now we are getting mad at their inaction.…
DEAR EDITOR, This week is our last week of schooling, which is exam week. Most students are already done with their exams and a few have remaining exams till Friday. This semester is one of the most frustrating semesters for the students in the sense that all modes of study are online and it requires…
DEAR EDITOR, Its very frustrating to note that over the weekend on Sunday I used the top-up service from the BSP service and nothing came through. I just wasted around $60 from my BSP account. This is very disappointing. In the past BSP do not normally refund this. Its something that some of us need…