Friday, January 13th, 2017
Sale rejoins Western United
“Selection process will be strict” Menapi. EXPERIENCED central defender Nelson Sale will join OFC Champions League bound Western United FC camp. The club confirmed the 30 year old Sale will arrive this weekend from Port Villa Vanuatu to join the men in orange for the champion’s league. “Solomon Islands National defender, Nelson Sale will arrive this weekend from Port Vila to join the men in orange for the 2017 group C of the Oceania Champions League in Auckland,” the statement said. “Sale with his wealth of defending experience inRead More
Goodwill mission in rough waters
THE pre-Christmas bad weather has overturned a boat loaded with Seventh Day Adventist welfare service members from Bekabeka during a daring journey across the Gatokae and Vangunu waters in Marovo, Western Province. Communications Officer, Martin Baedonga relates that that the mission on December 19, 2016, consist of six boats loaded with welfare members and supplies travelling from Bekabeka in Gatokae island to Nineveh in South Vangunu island when one of its boats met its fate in high waters. “We left Bekabeka School on Monday morning December 19. The trip consistRead More
Limited space cuts F7 placement
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource revealed that limited spaces available in schools for Form 7 is a factor that determines placements for F7. A statistical summary made on this year’s findings stated that F7 enrolment continue to increase over the years, but no increase in space available for F7 in schools for the past five years. The report stated that only 13 schools offer F7 with 629 space available and it is very limited compared to the growing number of students. “One of the biggest contributing factors thatRead More
CBT one step further in Solomon Islands
THE Community Based Tourism (CBT) initiated by Land Economic Management and Conservation (LEMCO) sees green light for implementation in Solomon Islands. The initiative comes to effect this year after one seminar held on December 9 by LEMCO along with a facilitator, Dr Marcus Curcija. For this year, LEMCO is currently taking CBT ahead an additional step by looking into different ways to bring it to several provinces throughout Solomons Islands. The Director for Sustainable Livelihood, LEMCO, Dr Marcus Curcija said past December was very beneficial in terms of networkingRead More
CBT ideal for preserving environment
THE Land Economic Management and Conservation (LEMCO) see Community Based Tourism as a viable solution to some urgent problems in environment preservation in Solomon Islands. It more specifically focuses on reducing the most urgent problems faced by humans today such as global warming, deforestation and land speculation. Although CBT is new to Solomon Islands, it is not something new to other parts in the Pacific, an oldest way of conducting tourism, and it is recommended for Solomons which is rich in natural resources. According to LEMCO, the CBT is fortunateRead More
Recruitment of RSIPF must be controlled
A former police sergeant has called on the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Service to consider controlling police recruitment. Henry B Kahui made the call following the observation that the number of female recruits over the years started has increased. He said it is a good idea to consider gender balance among the recruits made, but the importance in police work lies on the work output. Mr Kahui said as experienced within the force, only male officers are more active in executing their duty when faced with oddRead More
A report of 7000 people without any health services in Isabel province
DEAR EDITOR, for any ‘outsider’ reading that in 2017 in a province of the Solomon Islands when substantial medical aid in terms of funding and medical supplies has been constantly given by countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the Republic of China (ROC), it is incredible and hard to believe that up to 7,000 people have no access to medical services. Even worse to have to believe that communities around Tatamba ward are having to travel 200 miles by canoe to access health service at Poro clinic. TheRead More
Project mismanagement in Ulawa
DEAR EDITOR, we refer to two new articles titled “Contractor Rebuts Allegation of Project Mismanagement” and “Workers Be Patient with Me: Ha’atalo” which appeared in your paper on Thursday January 12, 2017, Issue 2492. I am surprised to read about the constant denial of Mr Badley Ha’ataolo, the contractor who was awarded the contract to construct two buildings for Pirupiru Secondary School in Ulawa Island, stating that he had settled financial dues of 32 construction labourers and that he had not mismanaged project funds belonging to Pirupiru Secondary School. HisRead More
Land, government & RAMSI
MUCH has been said about the Customary Land Tenure System and its hindrance to national development. Studies have been conducted to identify an alternative and workable system that would promote the development aspirations of the country. Sadly enough, there is no political will to pursue this idea beyond the recommendations and reports on which they are written. It seems that the findings are shelved away to gather dust at the cost of the much needed development to the people of Solomon Islands. Successive governments admittedly agreeing to the impediments poisedRead More
CIP citizens complain over incomplete Tulagi mini hospital
DEAR EDITOR, the complaints raised by CIP concerned citizens over the above in the last week issue No 2487. My ultimate response is to put things in perspective in light of the above misconceptions levelled toward the halting of the Tulagi mini hospital construction. First and foremost, the concern citizens of Central Island Province are barking at the wrong tree, whilst their genuine concern should be voiced to the responsible ministry (Ministry of Health) as the employer. Common sense should rule on such issues why the completion of this projectRead More