Dear Editor -The RSIPF Police Commissioner, speaking with the Premier of the Western Province last Thursday, reportedly said 44 police advisors from New Zealand and Australia are expected to work alongside the members of the RSIPF after RAMSI leaves at the end of June this year. Mr. Varley explained the advisors will be in the…
Dear Editor – Most tertiary students and even senior secondary students (F6/F7) beginning from last year are sponsored by govt under the MPs constituency funding scheme. This is part of government assistance in ensuring its support to the people in education sector. To such it brings hope and shine forth to parents prioritizing and investing…
Dear Editor – It was reported in the SUN newspaper last week that the United Nations Peace Building Fund (UNPBF) and Youth@Work (Y@W) have entered into a partnership to train up to 100 young people from rural settlements around Honiara, especially those who are marginalized with limited opportunities. The training aims was said to support…
Dear Editor – In a press release yesterday, Solomon Islands Prime Minister expresses his disappointment and dismay at the recent announcement by the President of the United States of America – Donald Trump on the intention of the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. In his press release, the PM said, “To date…
Dear Editor – Someone just sent me the opinion piece of Jimsyn Diodi that you ran. I would like you to publish an answer to that, please. Dear Mr Diodi, Thank you for your letter (article?) to the editor. It is for people such as you that I wrote the book ‘Redeeming Moti’ and your…
Dear Editor – I was not in a good position to aware of the Solomon Islands development context as we ready to adopt this new Federal System. There are still a lot of mix feelings among people today concerning how do we excel to this new chapter. I wrote about the development context for our…
Dear Editor – If you are already a victim or if you are thinking of tendering for one of them then I suggest you be very careful and make a wise decision as only the highest bidders will be accepted. As preached and baptized with the establishment of the lock-up shops, a fair and equal…
Dear Editor – This piece of news is more heartwarming than the one I previously commented on. The fines imposed and still to be charged on those captains are more realistic than the previous SBD$800. That fine of US$100 as previously reported on would be unreasonable, even to the ignorant person in our country. Those…
Dear Editor – The importance and what will be the impact of public private partnership (PPP) development strategy as lucidly stated by former PPP consultant, Peter Forau in SS 7/5/2017, should not be ignored by both national and provincial leaders in the country. In my opinion, the intention of the public private partnership (as a…
Dear Editor – The news, that five members of the RSIPF deployed as part of the United Nations & African Hybrid Mission (UNAMID) as Peacekeepers have recently been awarded the UN Peacekeepers Medal reflects great credit on the individual policemen but also reflects more widely on the Solomon Islands contribution to the UN Mission. The…