ALL good people of Solomon Islands, at midnight tonight, this year 2022, will come to an end. And we thank God for what the year has been to all of us. We must acknowledge, however, that the year was full of health issues, economic challenges, struggles and difficulties. But through the love and goodness of…
A commentary By MOFFAT MAMU THE 2022 festive season and the arrival of 2023 have been celebrated with much excitement. December is always a time when many working people and students look forward to having a well-deserved break after 11 months of stress and hard work. Most often head to their villages to be united…
Happy New Year, my dear readers! At the very beginning of a new year, what is your New Year resolution? I hope it is a better health condition! Last time we covered life style intervention on prevention and treatment of hypertension (limit alcohol consumption and increase work-out). This time, we would go through some mild…
Dear Editor, Sunday 1st January 2023 is a new beginning for many people. It’s a special day for many reasons. In fact, different people will see different reasons to celebrate this day. A couple of things will be the same though. The sun will rise this morning in most places and later set this evening.…
Dear Editor, As we end 2022 and are about to begin a new year on Sunday I hope the next 12 moves will see greater moves to witness national unity across the country taking into consideration the unique aspects of the cultural heritage of the Solomon Islands, comprising of social norms and behavior, customs, habits…
DEAR Editor, First of all, I would like to congratulate and welcome all of the 26 Provincial Members of the Western Provincial Assembly for successfully securing a seat in their respective wards during the 14 December 2022 Provincial Election. And very soon, you will get to choose from amongst yourselves the next Premier of the…
Solomon Islands has been a member of the United Nations since its independence. The United Nations designated 9th December as the International Anti-Corruption Day after the passage of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption on October 31st, 2003. This Convention entered into force in…
Dear Editor, My name is Moses. I’m a farmer from Auki. I applied for the SCALE program two years ago but haven’t received any funding so far. So many people in my village are facing the same problem. Our provincial government and winrock office have been ignoring our request and now we are getting mad at their inaction.…
DEAR EDITOR, This week is our last week of schooling, which is exam week. Most students are already done with their exams and a few have remaining exams till Friday. This semester is one of the most frustrating semesters for the students in the sense that all modes of study are online and it requires…
There seem to be no sense of direction in the government of Western Province since the dissolution of the provincial assembly in June 2022. This is because for over 5 months there has been no care-taker government in the Province until after the provincial elections of 14th December 2022. Only the Deputy Provincial Secretary has…