June 18, 2021

Violence as a Human Rights abuse

DEAR EDITOR, A worrying number of wom­en in the Solomon Islands experience domestic vio­lence. Statistics have shown al­most 64% of women in our society have encountered domestic violence at some point in their lives. Others never pursue help since domestic…

127 join nursing service

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO UP to 127 young men and women joined the nursing service yesterday in a ceremony held to confer their status as “registered nurses”. This new lot are expected to further boost the country’s human resource capacity…

Violation of Human Rights

Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen of this country, I strongly urge our government to recognize the rights of persons with disabilities and hold perpetrators accountable. I am deeply saddened to learn that in West Honiara, a 40-year-old man has…