Dear Editor – I am reacting to the article in the Island Sun of August 7th about urban flooding in Honiara. It looks as if most of the blame is being put on to changes in the climate, which means it is not the fault of Solomon Islanders and there is not much we can…
Sinking of HMAS Canberra Memorial Ceremony Honiara, Solomon IslandsWednesday, 9 August 2017 It is an absolute honour and privilege for John and I to be able take part in this service today. Last year, I had the honour to be here as we commemorated the 74th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra. This year,…
THE country’s futsal talent Elliot Ragomo has finally full-filled his dream to be part of a professional futsal club. That dream is very dear for Ragomo because has has done it in Brazil and no other countries. Being regarded as one of the world’s soccer power house, Ragomo has done his country proud by being…
Dear Editor – It is expected the NRH Accident and Emergency Ward will be relocated to two temporary buildings in September to allow an inspection and assessment of the present A&E Ward for damage caused by last year’s earthquake. The planned move was announced in the National Parliament on Tuesday, by the Minister of Health…
Dear Editor – Thanks to the very kind and generous donation of a Brisbane based doctor and staff members of Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology Laboratory, also in Brisbane, the NRH has received 400 kilos of much needed equipment, including a bacterial incubator, a refrigerator, computers, a printer, scanner, a bath and some chairs. Delivery of the…
Dear Editor – According to a broadcast on Radio New Zealand International on Wednesday, and quoting Sir Bruce Saunders in Honiara, a local 110 year old gentleman, a former Coastwatcher during the battle of Guadalcanal in the Second World War, is to receive a medallion at the 75th Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary celebrations. The medallion…
The selection of Eugine Tepai Tekobi into the national soccer squad should make our Renbel province proud because he makes history for the twin islands who though the game was introduced to them sometimes after World War Two there has not been one selected to play at that highest level like Tekobi. Actually there were…
Dear Editor – Interesting to note this piece of information in such a time as this. The Western world led by the USA and her allies including Australia are under tremendous pressure at the moment from China and Russia and the Islamist world. China and Russia, because they are eventually closing the technology gap, whilst…
Dear Editor – What has become of the country’s finances? Much talk have been flooding the media on the state of government finances. Ironically, on the eve of RAMSI’s departure, financial discipline was well on its way to the doldrums. The question remains: where have all the capacity development RAMSI has poured its resources on? …
Dear Editor – Over the past two days the news that captured media attention was the undersea cable which will benefit the country. When the project was first proposed, I was excited about it. The signing was done around June 27th before RAMSI officially left on June 30th. At that time, Nick Warner was here…