Editorial

Think safety as you travel this festive season

IT’S that time of the year when travelling between our islands become so frequent. Despite the rainy season and at times strong winds and bad weather, the festive season is also a time to travel home to spend Christmas with loved ones. In the final week before Christmas there will be more travelling in ships, canoes and even in our small inter-island air crafts. Only few who can afford it spend Christmas and New Year overseas. We all know the rainy season continues until early next year, but the urge to travel is always in our itineraries. This time last

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Safety first on our roads urgently needs direction

WE have all been taught to accept that safety is first on our roads. In fact, it is the same everywhere outside Solomon Islands. That Safety First is the number

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The laying to rest of anti-corruption bills may just be a good idea

THE shelving of anti-corruption related Bills should come as no surprise. It was expected all along. Many have suspected all along that support for these important bills would fizzle out

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PMO, it is not your role to determine timing of arrests

UNTIL now the first line of defence in upholding the law is the police. In our case it is the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). The organisation is modelled

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Play our part in lightening up Solomon Islands

SOLOMON Islands is one of the countries in the world that offers the most expensive electricity prices ever. The cost of electricity is just so exorbitant that do not reflect

USP students must utilise tablets well to pass

THE Tablet Learning Project introduced to first year degree students at the Solomon Islands Campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) is a big step ahead in the

Lesson learnt – stop drink and drive

AUKI is in mourning following the unfortunate death of three people in a vehicle accident. The incident happened on Wednesday night when the driver of a RAV 4 vehicle they

Goodwill gesture by Kava Bar Munda

THE donation of pillows for patients at the Helena Goldie Hospital by Kava Bar Munda is a great gesture. Kava Bar Munda is 100 percent locally owned who donated 20

Put Solomon Islands first before your own politicking

THE current political wrangling maybe best described as selfish and narrow-minded all at the expense of ordinary Solomon Islanders. Our national motto says ‘To Lead is To Serve’, so are

US help against climate change must continue under Trump

TWO local organisations received assistance to fight climate change from United States Government on the day most Solomon Islanders are still digesting the news of Donald Trump becoming the new

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