Dear Editor, Please allow me a space in your paper, I wish to say something in this subject. My mother used said to me, son you are a registered voter, why are you not voting anymore? I said Mama, I’ve voted in every Solomon Islands election since I was turn 18 and I’ve never registered…
Dear Editor, We wish to share a scary and terrifying incident we encountered during our recent travel from Honiara to Auki, and then on to our village at the Fouia head-road in northeast Malaita. When we arrived in Auki, we realised that all three trucks destined for Fouia head-road had departed and so we had to look around for any truck travelling north road. …
THE recent announcement from the Japanese government, sanctioning the discharge of recycled waste from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, is more than just a matter of policy; it’s a heavy-hearted disappointment that resonates on a deeply personal level for many of us who have been at the forefront of Pacific conservation and…
WAY forward (2) for State Government that was mentioned in “An Inhouse Critical Analysis: Final Draft of the Federal Constitution” says [quote]: Way Forward D (2): “It is important that the intention to restructure the country’s government system along the line of federalism as per the new Constitution must be supported by the entire country,…
Dear Editor, I wish to raise the ill-considered military intervention by the RSIPF after mid 1999 using guns during the so called ‘Ethnic Tension” in the Solomon Islands. At a time when the Commonwealth Envoy, Major General Sitiveni Rabuka, was attempting to broker a peace settlement to the uprising in the Solomon Islands that first…
Dear Editor, Harvesting of marine resources such as turtles, beche-de-mer, shark fins and other fish species was traditionally a normal activity for most communities in parts of the country. There was no such law as banning of these resources, which were harvested for food mainly as only small quantity would be sold or traded for…
THIS is the time of year my fellow countrymen come to Solomon Islands in order to honor those who served and those who did not return home. The commemoration service at the WWII American Guadalcanal Memorial and Ambassador Caroline Kennedy’s visit to where her father’s PT boat was sunk are reminders of our shared history…
THE bold reiteration of Australia’s commitment to ensuring a prosperous Solomon Islands by the Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, was indeed reassuring. Minister Conroy’s three-day visit to Honiara coincided with the 20th anniversary of the deployment of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands…
MAPPING OUR SOCIETYBy Mr. Gideon Harps This year we stand among nations, as a young democracy, to celebrate 45 years of nationhood. This day 07 JULY is set aside to remember those days when our fathers lead us into gaining independence from Great Britain. It is a day to not only remember but to ponder…
Today marks 45 years since our attainment of nationhood from Great Britian. 45 years back, Solomon Islands joined the international community as a sovereign state. 45 years back, the Union Jack flag was lowered for the final time and our Solomon Islands national flag of blue, green colours with a white diagonal and five stars…