ITS good to hear the Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga coming out to explain his side of the story last week. This came after the Opposition Leader claimed that the road contractor, Eastern Esteem Construction Ltd, is partly owned by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and the Minister of Infrastructure…
We live in a jaded world – for the most part, a post-Christian world. Even within the church, we find apathy and lethargy. Many people are not energized by their faith in God, which is a fulfillment of the statement Jesus made in Revelation 3 in addressing the church of the last days, “I know…
JUST less than a year ago on 1 July 2022, the country was able to open its international borders to overseas guests and returning residents from abroad. During that time, one of the requirements was for all visitors and returning residents to show a proof of two doses of vaccination and this caused a lot…
Dear Editor, I have the privilege of growing up and seeing the beauty of our town post ethnic tension and prior through photos of old. The community feeling, the mangoes, the rain trees, the Christmas trees, frangipanis, the coolness, the shade, the island beauty reverberated still fully in the surrounding. Slowly changes have occurred, raises…
Dear Editor, That day was really fine and fitting to host the highest political echelon of the country. That day was also colourful and fitting to be fervently buried in the bosom of the music and dancing; tools used to entice the entire nursing assembly then. The celebration took its momentum to the enjoyment and…
THE cost and loss from the communication blackout that affected many families and businesses in the three provinces of Choiseul, Malaita and Western are huge. Hundreds have been disconnected for some days when the submarine undersea fibre optic cable was damaged by a single fishing vessel last week Wednesday – 10th May. Since then, many…
DEAR EDITOR, Through the columns of your widely circulated daily newspaper I would like to raise my concern over public transport buses running short bus routes within our town. This issue has caused the public to face a problem in relation to the overcrowding of rail users at the main bus stops in the town,…
DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me to say something that has been affecting people who live in Honiara for more than decades. One can tell that there are new technologies advancing every year and I believe there are new inventory for water systems that may help solve problem of water being turned off when it is…
THE recent land case victory by the Commissioner of Lands, Alan McNeil, over two Asians who obtained a strip of land near the Honiara International Airport in East Honiara through fraudulent means should send a clear message to others planning to obtain land through any corrupt dealings. The court has ruled that the duo have…
DEAR EDITOR, Just recently last week I went to the Honiara Central Market. I was on my way to catch a bus at Naha Kola bustop when I heard someone screaming. At that time, I was on the scene and saw a young lady, so I asked the lady what had happened to her. She…