Dear Editor – Whilst the Government is busy vaccinating against Covid-19, another virus has been silently ravaging our communities. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Solomon Islands has one of the worst rates of domestic violence in the region. For a country that is proudly Christian and rich in culture, it is truly sad that many of…
Dear Editor – This is in response to contention on your paper, issue No.7926 (Tuesday 31st August) subject “Acting IRD chief under spotlight”, written by Alfred Sasako. First, I would like to welcome any criticism in the media as an individual person, or any other person who have credible matters to talk about. At the…
Dear Editor – I generally go on line everyday to read the published Solomon Islands newspapers but cannot always agree with what is published, but there again living outside the country I do not have all the facts to make a reasoned judgment of the stories circulated. I also steer clear of politics in what…
Dear Editor – I was focusing my thoughts on the development needs of Malaita Province and thinking in particular of the long promised but still awaiting Bina Harbour projects, especially the fisheries project and the processing factory for canning locally grown pineapples. In the process of researching the health benefits of pineapples, I came across…
Dear Editor – I refer to the above title which was the front page article of the Island Sun newspaper of Saturday 12th June 2021. In the article at page 2 of your paper, Deo of AIPF referred to “The client in Naha (aka Robert Lesson) in the social media.” The same article may have also…
Dear Editor – I write to express my profound concern on the manner some customs and cultures in Solomon Islands treat girls as though they are only good as house and/or home keepers without any exemplary means to recognise and encourage them of their rights to education. Solomon Islands is one amongst the many countries…
Dear Editor – As one of the senior citizen of Honiara city, I did continue to follow through the various happenings surrounding the operations of HCC under the leadership of the outgoing mayor until to date. First of all, I would like to thank my friend Aloden John for raising this same issue in the…
Dear Editor – As was always said, “The man who asks a question is fool for a minute. The man who does not ask is fool for life.” Also it is said, “Learn avidly, and question it repeatedly. Analyse it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently.” Given my above introductory statements,…
Dear Editor – In early May this year I read the story in the Solomon Star of a sick child, 16 year old Linta from Guadalcanal Province who was reported to be suffering from a heart condition that could not be treated in the Solomon Islands and her anxious family wanted her be able to…
Dear Editor – In contributing to the debate on NCDs that are a major health issue in the Solomon Islands to people and the health services, I want, today, to add a few words about nutrition and eating. We’ve often been advised that having small and frequent meals in a day is better than consuming…