DEAR EDITOR, As one keen to see the development of the Solomon Islands for the benefit of all its citizens, but one who is merely an outsider with a lay man’s knowledge of the complexity of local customary land ownership and tenure, I was concerned last week about a reported threat by angry landowners to…
IT has been well said that no one is above the law. No one is above the law means everyone – police, government and even members of the judiciary. In other words, we are all equal before the law. The Eviction Notice posted this week at the entrance to the Hell’s Point site on the…
Dear Editor, The article I am sharing with Solomon Islander’s readers today carries a strong message about the health risks in drinking “sugar sweetened beverages.” The worst drinks for blood sugar control are the drinks containing the greatest amount of sugar, also known as “sugar-sweetened beverages”. And the drinks that contain the greatest amount of sugar are sodas,…
Dear Editor, In response to the article released on 12th October 2022, I want to raise my concern on the specific topic above. The article released yesterday, mentions the $300 fine of a teen drinking kwaso in public places. This is somewhere around the Burnscreek area. The article which was written by Buchanan mentions that…
Dear Editor, We have seen that behind any relation there are expectations to be met by each party involved. At the start we enjoyed a shared relationship within the warm, comforting environment of our greater family. As time flew by, I started to create mutual understanding with others outside my family which I call-foreign relations.…
Since Solomon Islands and China established diplomatic relations three years ago, China has become the largest infrastructure cooperation partner and reliable development partner of Solomon Islands. In July 2022, China-Pacific Island Countries Poverty Alleviation and Cooperative Development Center was officially launched in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, which is an important measure taken by China to support…
Dear Editor, In 2018, yes already 4 years ago, I wrote and published the following letter (below) in the hope of getting free hearing aids for the community in the Solomon Islands suffering from hearing loss. My hopes were dashed after the report of Mr Obiga Newton of the NRH’S ENT department who wrote to…
Dear Editor, I am reflecting back on my life’s journey and this would cost me to be free in writing. I was born in 1993 when my mother was having a really hard time with my father. Those conflicts erupted into a cloud of separation at the start of ethnic tension and because of the…
By Kelly Durrant and Phoebe Ryan The overturning of Roe versus Wade is a huge setback for reproductive rights in the United States, and worldwide. But closer to home, there are many countries in Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbourhood where access to legal, safe abortion care has never been available. The US now joins El Salvador, Nicaragua…
DEAR EDITOR, The Disable People Association of Solomon Islands have launched an European funded project aimed at producing sustainable and meaningful change for the rights of People with disabilities. President of People with Disability Solomon Islands Simon Dolaiano said “The funding provided by the EU and the partnership aims to produce sustainable and meaningful…