Dear Editor – We Tikopians are quite known for our respect, kindness and other good cultural behaviours. We are generally peaceful, non-hostile citizens of our country. These are some of the products of good relationship between the chiefs and the people. However, these good relationships will keep on diminishing if the above subject is not…
Dear Editor – At the outset, it appears that the issue regarding Moti’s compensation has drawn both legal and political overtones. I am not privy to Moti’s employment contract with the Solomon Islands Government. Hence, if he is therefore claiming for dues he is entitled to under that contract, then perhaps that is something the…
Women in government or representation of women in Parliament are often quite hard for many to accept in this country, however since the national general election is just around the corner, it is the right time to give it a focus again. All alone, it seems that Solomon Islands government remained unconvinced of the need…
Dear Editor – I have been monitoring the internet edition of your daily newspaper over the past month chiefly for the purpose of identifying prospective defendants to both civil and criminal proceedings in defamation which I intend to institute to test your legal system’s capacity to discipline the exercise of constitutionally-protected rights of one person’s…
TOURISM is a growing industry. As more people are traveling and trying to discover something simple, special and unique its important that Solomon Islands must take advantage of the opportunity. This is because we have a lot to offer when it comes to cultures, natural beauties and history. Solomon Islands is rich in terms of…
The incident yesterday involving a cargo freighter operated by Toll which crashed at the Honiara international airport while landing calls for the need to quickly certify Munda as an international airport. The accident which occurred in the morning affected all flights in and out of Henderson. Even two of the international flights operated by Solomon…
Once, I was on a trip to tour a high school with some fellow teachers. We had driven all day and were tired. When we finally got to the motel, I went to my room and took a nap, but since I’m a night owl, I was wide awake again that night. However, the guy…
Dear Editor – As one of the rock-bottom tax payers of Solomon Islands, I would be very grateful if you could publish this article in your paper. There is a saying which goes like this, “you are what you eat.” People have to eat to live. In order for all the citizens of Solomon Islands…
Dear Editor – It still seems a long way off, hopefully we will have a Government in place by the end of the year. With the electronic voting, how will the computers be secured against theft, tampering with and deliberate or unintentional damage? Will there be some form of off-site back or at least some…
Dear Editor – The Moti saga the NCRA regime decide to settle out of court which don’t go down well with the Opposition, who facilitated the mess when he was the PM then and was remote controlled by Aussie to have Mr Moti deported in 2007 should not poke his nose this time on the…