Dear Editor – Today is recognized as World Health Day and a timely occasion to say Thank You! We often overlook the dedication and tireless work of our doctors, nurses, aid workers, first aid volunteers and all those who have, and continue, to aid our hospitals, clinics, eye clinics and dental clinics. It is my…
THE Honiara City Council recently inspected a line of buildings at Point Cruz with the view of pulling them down and replacing them with new facilities. The exercise was part of the council’s efforts to give Honiara a new-look image. This line of buildings runs from the Point Cruz Hot Break Kitchen right next to…
Dear Editor – There was mention of Micronesians overstaying in the Solomons. They are no real problem. The real problem is the number of Asians and their method of doing business. J.R. WilliamsHoniara
Dear Editor – I want to request the new Sogavare-led DCC government to seriously consider amending the Foreign Investment Act to make provisions for indigenous Solomon Islands fully participate in the economic development of our beloved Solomon Islands. When you look around our country today, all the business opportunities are taken up by Chinese, Filipinos,…
Dear Editor – In the last couple of weeks there has wide coverage in your paper and other forms of media highlighting the need for wider participation of women in the national politics. Sir, nobody is against that and the reasons usually given for their case is always genuine and real. Women as always, served…
SOLOMON Islands as nation had requested the service of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) into the country in 2003. This was as a result of the ethnic tensions the country had gone through at that time. The coming of RAMSI had contributed a lot in seeing the national government able to provide…
DON’T burry your head in the sand and hope someone will magically fix your (community, society, family, youth, money) problems. Start dig up information that others have missed out. Knowledge is power – it brings creative idea or brings good news from faraway. It is an investment that brings great rewards and will open the…
A PHOTO of a fully-formed dead baby was posted on social media yesterday. It was a gruesome and heart-breaking photo of an innocent child who, unfortunately, was not given a chance to have a go in life. Police believed the baby – eight to nine months old and freshly delivered – had been pulled out…
Dear Editor – Please allow me to contribute to an article on the above topic authored by George Fafale who is the late Martin Magga’s acquaintance. However, my contribution will be restricted on the basis of my involvement as the Secretary of the Temotu Pele Shipping Line Ltd (TPSL). Generally, the issue of the sale…
Dear Editor – The controversial issue that hits the mainstream media in the last few months has taken a new twist. The popular social media platform FSII has exposed the lucrative salary paid to the current CEO despite poor performance of Solomon Airlines. The Solomon Airlines Board Chairman has defended the CEO saying “We are…