By Graeme Dobell The Strategist Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI’s) first big policy impact was arguing that Australia must intervene to save Solomon Islands. The institute’s 2003 description of Solomon Islands as ‘a failing state’ was one element in the Howard government’s policy somersault. The key factor in the U-turn was a cry for…
Dear Editor – Please do not print misleading articles such as the one about a mobile phone stuck to a girl’s arm after she had a Covid vaccination. This story has been printed in multiple right wing media outlets in the US, and proven to be false many times: Stories such as this are the…
Dear Editor – Radio New Zealand relayed news on Thursday, that the New Zealand Government is further stepping up its relationship with Pacific nations. Its Pacific Reset, ushered in by Winston Peters several years ago, is now to go further and focus on resilience. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said this was the natural next step…
Dear Editor – In the Solomon Islands local media on the 29 October, 2021, it was reported that H.E. Robert Sisilo, Solomon Islands High Commissioner in Canberra was calling on Australia to permit Solomon Islands and Pacific Islands students to “pay local tuition fees [only] instead of the prohibitively expensive international fees”. As a Pacific…
The evidence is clear. In August, the world’s scientists concluded once again that immediate action is needed. Climate change is uncomfortably close to all our daily realities no matter where in the world we live. It is already triggering the kind of climate disasters we have witnessed in the last years, putting the survival of…
Dear Editor – A major deforestation deal has been announced at the end of COP26’s first day of the leaders’ summit where big polluters made new commitments, but with substantial caveats. The first day of the two-day leaders summit at the COP26 climate summit has ended with big polluters making new commitments but with substantial…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) wishes to thank the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) for finally came out public to shed some light on the number of complaints by citizens, who claimed were denied equal opportunity in the trading of bechedemer. However, TSI must say that the content of the article by MFMR will…
Dear Editor – I am very concern when government and Suidani’s MARA government continue to argue in the media. We the people are just watching and wondering what is going on. I think we should stop this and find a solution on how we can solve this problem, it is not a good thing for our…
Dear Editor – Congratulation to the coach, players and officials for participating in the recent Futsal World Cup. Thanks also to the SI Government for funds. Your efforts are not wasted in fact we have to start somewhere and sacrificed. Public criticisms are natural not considering the impediments encountered. During the last game, the commentator have…
Dear Editor – The status of the medical staff house tender in Rennell remain stagnant due to very strict policies and guidelines been applied by the Ministry. I overheard that the four local contractors and bidders from Renbel, all of them are not meeting the very high and strictly required criteria. Firstly, unless not, I…