Dear Editor – Who is optimistic to tell to the Prime Minister and the people of Solomon Islands that every single village in up on mountains down in deep valleys and atolls are all equally provided with public and social services? The Solomon Islands is now 37 years from independence what is the transparency of…
Dear Editor – The intention here is to put some light and facts to the subject of debate in the past weeks which has attracted confusion from writers to your paper especially in the likes of Charles Kieu who failed miserably to research issues hence injecting rubbish into your readers. This is sad to say…
Dear Editor – What is the current status of investigations, if any, into the recent allegations of sexual harassment against the SSPM? Meanwhile, it would seem that he is still in office having just returned from a private trip to Australia where he denied having assumed the alias of “Bart MV” on facebook! Yet immediately…
Dear Editor – I would like to raise an issue where some of the shops in our city can rob customers by overcharging them if they buy many goods at the shops. It had happened a number of times and some people might not be aware of it. The most vulnerable people are the market…
LAND is a very important asset for this nation and many communities. People treasure land as very important for their future livelihood. And because of that, the demand for land everywhere remains a sensitive issue to talk and discuss. Most disputes between individuals, families, tribes, and communities has its roots to the land. In Honiara…
What about West Papua? United Liberation Movement for West Papua The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) just held its extraordinary summit in Jakarta from 6 to 7 March, with the theme “Independence is the right of all nations”. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia reaffirmed its support for the independence and sovereignty of Palestine.…
NEW YORK, (UN NEWS CENTRE) —- As a boy growing up in post-war Korea, I remember asking about a tradition I observed: women going into labour would leave their shoes at the threshold and then look back in fear. “They are wondering if they will ever step into those shoes again,” my mother explained. More…
Dear Editor – Firstly I want to maintain that the police arrests done during the logging dispute in Vanikoro was unprofessional. Secondly the writer of the article, Benjamin Tua and his grandfather are settlers on Vanikoro during the first logging operates of the 1930s Benjamin Tua’s grandfather came from the Polynesian otters of the Reef…
Dear Editor – Please allow me space to express my concern on vehicles with excessive thick black smoke in Honiara town. Excessive exhaust emission is a silent killer and is becoming a real problem to our country and environment. Most people think only the food we consume can get us sick. But our air pollution…
Dear Editor – This problem of drink and drive is a real problem in the city. And this leads to high numbers of accidents on our roads. Yesterday there was an accident involving two cars. And most of these accidents do happen during the weekends when people are under the influence of alcohol. Therefore something…